South Korea vs Malaysia: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
South Korea
659,111 tonnes
in 2018
Malaysia
667,346 tonnes
in 2018
South Korea rank
11th
Malaysia rank
10th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- South Korea
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 667,346 tonnes against 659,111 tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 8,235 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 11th and Malaysia ranks 10th of 111 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 70,478 tonnes | 6.71 tonnes | 70,471 tonnes | South Korea |
| 1960s | 225,842 tonnes | 75,228 tonnes | 150,615 tonnes | South Korea |
| 1970s | 698,681 tonnes | 595,694 tonnes | 102,987 tonnes | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1.32 million tonnes | 556,429 tonnes | 766,410 tonnes | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.16 million tonnes | 685,244 tonnes | 477,677 tonnes | South Korea |
| 2000s | 925,990 tonnes | 684,496 tonnes | 241,494 tonnes | South Korea |
| 2010s | 795,669 tonnes | 667,552 tonnes | 128,117 tonnes | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, South Korea or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 667,346 tonnes against 659,111 tonnes in South Korea as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between South Korea and Malaysia?
- 8,235 tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Malaysia?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do South Korea and Malaysia rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- South Korea ranks 11th and Malaysia ranks 10th 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.