Statizoid

Iraq vs Liberia: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Iraq
976.73 tonnes
in 2018
Liberia
960.4 tonnes
in 2005
Iraq rank
95th
Liberia rank
96th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

  • Iraq
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 976.73 tonnes against 960.4 tonnes in Liberia, a difference of 16.33 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Liberia ahead.

Iraq ranks 95th and Liberia ranks 96th of 111 countries.

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About this data

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.