North Korea vs Philippines: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
North Korea
72,377 tonnes
in 2018
Philippines
67,637 tonnes
in 2018
North Korea rank
41st
Philippines rank
44th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- North Korea
- Philippines
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 72,377 tonnes against 67,637 tonnes in Philippines, a difference of 4,740 tonnes.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 41st and Philippines ranks 44th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and Philippines in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 302,649 tonnes | 47,001 tonnes | 255,648 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1960s | 474,965 tonnes | 121,894 tonnes | 353,071 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1970s | 682,632 tonnes | 262,794 tonnes | 419,838 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1980s | 661,109 tonnes | 334,825 tonnes | 326,284 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1990s | 161,065 tonnes | 271,252 tonnes | 110,187 tonnes | Philippines |
| 2000s | 54,149 tonnes | 240,411 tonnes | 186,262 tonnes | Philippines |
| 2010s | 67,489 tonnes | 112,657 tonnes | 45,168 tonnes | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, North Korea or Philippines?
- North Korea, at 72,377 tonnes against 67,637 tonnes in Philippines as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between North Korea and Philippines?
- 4,740 tonnes, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Philippines?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do North Korea and Philippines rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- North Korea ranks 41st and Philippines ranks 44th 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
Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.