South Korea vs Spain: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
South Korea
659,111 tonnes
in 2018
Spain
693,683 tonnes
in 2018
South Korea rank
11th
Spain rank
9th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- South Korea
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 693,683 tonnes against 659,111 tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 34,572 tonnes.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.
South Korea ranks 11th and Spain ranks 9th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 70,478 tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1960s | 225,842 tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 698,681 tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | 981,239 tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.32 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | 295,941 tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.16 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | 139,862 tonnes | South Korea |
| 2000s | 925,990 tonnes | 736,572 tonnes | 189,418 tonnes | South Korea |
| 2010s | 795,669 tonnes | 640,634 tonnes | 155,035 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 Spain?
- Spain, at 693,683 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 Spain?
- 34,572 tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Spain?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do South Korea and Spain rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- South Korea ranks 11th and Spain ranks 9th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Sea Around Us (2020) β 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.