Japan vs Russia: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Japan
418,239 tonnes
in 2018
Russia
369,531 tonnes
in 2018
Japan rank
15th
Russia rank
17th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

  • Japan
  • Russia
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M195019842018

How they compare

Japan currently reports 418,239 tonnes against 369,531 tonnes in Russia, a difference of 48,708 tonnes.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russia ahead.

Japan ranks 15th and Russia ranks 17th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Russia Difference Ahead
1950s 667,525 tonnes 1.32 million tonnes 649,788 tonnes Russia
1960s 1.80 million tonnes 3.64 million tonnes 1.85 million tonnes Russia
1970s 3.50 million tonnes 5.68 million tonnes 2.19 million tonnes Russia
1980s 2.65 million tonnes 5.56 million tonnes 2.91 million tonnes Russia
1990s 1.67 million tonnes 611,030 tonnes 1.06 million tonnes Japan
2000s 1.09 million tonnes 288,573 tonnes 800,955 tonnes Japan
2010s 859,321 tonnes 431,361 tonnes 427,960 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 Russia?
Japan, at 418,239 tonnes against 369,531 tonnes in Russia as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Japan and Russia?
48,708 tonnes, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Japan and Russia rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
Japan ranks 15th and Russia ranks 17th 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.