Indonesia vs Vietnam: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Indonesia
2.58 million tonnes
in 2018
Vietnam
2.47 million tonnes
in 2018
Indonesia rank
2nd
Vietnam rank
3rd

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

  • Indonesia
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 2.58 million tonnes against 2.47 million tonnes in Vietnam, a difference of 113,070 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 2nd and Vietnam ranks 3rd of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 1.04 million tonnes 23.5 tonnes 1.04 million tonnes Indonesia
1980s 1.96 million tonnes 23,433 tonnes 1.94 million tonnes Indonesia
1990s 1.71 million tonnes 547,479 tonnes 1.16 million tonnes Indonesia
2000s 1.86 million tonnes 1.48 million tonnes 378,464 tonnes Indonesia
2010s 2.28 million tonnes 2.29 million tonnes 5,031 tonnes Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Indonesia or Vietnam?
Indonesia, at 2.58 million tonnes against 2.47 million tonnes in Vietnam as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Indonesia and Vietnam?
113,070 tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Vietnam?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Indonesia and Vietnam rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
Indonesia ranks 2nd and Vietnam ranks 3rd of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Wild fish catch from bottom trawling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Unit
tonnes
Source
Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 6,156 data points, 1950–2018
Last refreshed

Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.