South Korea vs Thailand: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
South Korea
659,111 tonnes
in 2018
Thailand
764,583 tonnes
in 2018
South Korea rank
11th
Thailand rank
8th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- South Korea
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 764,583 tonnes against 659,111 tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 105,472 tonnes.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 8th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 237,364 tonnes | 253,458 tonnes | 16,094 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1970s | 698,681 tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | 305,975 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.32 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 20,679 tonnes | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.16 million tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | 504,564 tonnes | Thailand |
| 2000s | 925,990 tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | 528,217 tonnes | Thailand |
| 2010s | 795,669 tonnes | 756,453 tonnes | 39,216 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 Thailand?
- Thailand, at 764,583 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 Thailand?
- 105,472 tonnes, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Thailand?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
- How do South Korea and Thailand rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- South Korea ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 8th 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.