Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Israel or Venezuela?

Venezuela, at 1,510 tonnes against 1,255 tonnes in Israel as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Israel and Venezuela?

255 tonnes, with Venezuela ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Venezuela?

69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.

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.

Israel vs Venezuela: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Israel

1,255 tonnes

in 2018

Venezuela

1,510 tonnes

in 2018

Israel rank

92nd

Venezuela rank

90th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Israel
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 1,510 tonnes against 1,255 tonnes in Israel, a difference of 255 tonnes.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.2 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 92nd and Venezuela ranks 90th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,991 tonnes	4,392 tonnes	2,401 tonnes	Venezuela
1960s	9,488 tonnes	15,811 tonnes	6,323 tonnes	Venezuela
1970s	12,813 tonnes	60,882 tonnes	48,069 tonnes	Venezuela
1980s	11,330 tonnes	77,730 tonnes	66,400 tonnes	Venezuela
1990s	2,212 tonnes	67,984 tonnes	65,772 tonnes	Venezuela
2000s	2,288 tonnes	26,376 tonnes	24,088 tonnes	Venezuela
2010s	1,801 tonnes	1,539 tonnes	261.2 tonnes	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Israel or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 1,510 tonnes against 1,255 tonnes in Israel as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Israel and Venezuela?: 255 tonnes, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Venezuela?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Israel and Venezuela rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Israel ranks 92nd and Venezuela ranks 90th 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: 18 September 2026

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