Japan vs Mexico: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Japan
418,239 tonnes
in 2018
Mexico
406,777 tonnes
in 2018
Japan rank
15th
Mexico rank
16th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

  • Japan
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 418,239 tonnes against 406,777 tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 11,462 tonnes.

Across all 69 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 16th of 111 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Mexico Difference Ahead
1950s 667,525 tonnes 194,254 tonnes 473,271 tonnes Japan
1960s 1.80 million tonnes 74,158 tonnes 1.72 million tonnes Japan
1970s 3.50 million tonnes 48,500 tonnes 3.45 million tonnes Japan
1980s 2.65 million tonnes 99,180 tonnes 2.55 million tonnes Japan
1990s 1.67 million tonnes 157,194 tonnes 1.51 million tonnes Japan
2000s 1.09 million tonnes 190,247 tonnes 899,281 tonnes Japan
2010s 859,321 tonnes 271,137 tonnes 588,183 tonnes Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Japan or Mexico?
Japan, at 418,239 tonnes against 406,777 tonnes in Mexico as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Japan and Mexico?
11,462 tonnes, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
Japan ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 16th 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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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.