What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Italy and United Kingdom?

20,076 tonnes, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?

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.

Italy vs United Kingdom: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Italy

150,061 tonnes

in 2018

United Kingdom

129,985 tonnes

in 2018

Italy rank

27th

United Kingdom rank

29th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Italy
United Kingdom

How they compare

Italy currently reports 150,061 tonnes against 129,985 tonnes in United Kingdom, a difference of 20,076 tonnes.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Italy ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1950s	206,871 tonnes	559,490 tonnes	352,619 tonnes	United Kingdom
1960s	495,546 tonnes	519,372 tonnes	23,826 tonnes	United Kingdom
1970s	840,163 tonnes	379,911 tonnes	460,252 tonnes	Italy
1980s	816,358 tonnes	307,740 tonnes	508,618 tonnes	Italy
1990s	601,045 tonnes	286,217 tonnes	314,828 tonnes	Italy
2000s	381,273 tonnes	157,782 tonnes	223,491 tonnes	Italy
2010s	150,721 tonnes	127,532 tonnes	23,189 tonnes	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Italy or United Kingdom?: Italy, at 150,061 tonnes against 129,985 tonnes in United Kingdom as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Italy and United Kingdom?: 20,076 tonnes, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Italy ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 29th 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.