South Korea vs Norway: Bottom trawling

South Korea
755,045
in 2018
Norway
832,257
in 2018
South Korea rank
8th
Norway rank
6th

Bottom trawling over time

  • South Korea
  • Norway
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M195019842018

How they compare

Norway currently reports 832,257 against 755,045 in South Korea, a difference of 77,212.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

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

South Korea ranks 8th and Norway ranks 6th of 135 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Norway Difference Ahead
1950s 161,361 244,962 83,601 Norway
1960s 385,374 330,560 54,814 South Korea
1970s 1.13 million 435,528 692,230 South Korea
1980s 1.76 million 402,160 1.36 million South Korea
1990s 1.46 million 404,832 1.05 million South Korea
2000s 1.11 million 247,440 862,271 South Korea
2010s 977,587 629,542 348,045 South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bottom trawling, South Korea or Norway?
Norway, at 832,257 against 755,045 in South Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in bottom trawling between South Korea and Norway?
77,212, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Norway?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do South Korea and Norway rank globally for bottom trawling?
South Korea ranks 8th and Norway ranks 6th of 135 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as 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
Bottom trawling
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
135 places, 9,315 data points, 1950–2018
Last refreshed