Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Latvia or Montenegro?

Montenegro, at 380.07 tonnes against 293.25 tonnes in Latvia as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Latvia and Montenegro?

86.82 tonnes, with Montenegro ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Montenegro?

62 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2017.

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.

Latvia vs Montenegro: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Latvia

293.25 tonnes

in 2017

Montenegro

380.07 tonnes

in 2018

Latvia rank

102nd

Montenegro rank

100th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Latvia
Montenegro

How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 380.07 tonnes against 293.25 tonnes in Latvia, a difference of 86.82 tonnes.

That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.3 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 102nd and Montenegro ranks 100th of 111 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Montenegro	Difference	Ahead
1950s	48,028 tonnes	138.96 tonnes	47,889 tonnes	Latvia
1960s	210,172 tonnes	220.64 tonnes	209,951 tonnes	Latvia
1970s	325,528 tonnes	552.11 tonnes	324,976 tonnes	Latvia
1980s	205,474 tonnes	493.86 tonnes	204,980 tonnes	Latvia
1990s	5,745 tonnes	314.46 tonnes	5,431 tonnes	Latvia
2000s	1,295 tonnes	396.59 tonnes	898.24 tonnes	Latvia
2010s	904.42 tonnes	469.46 tonnes	434.96 tonnes	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Latvia or Montenegro?: Montenegro, at 380.07 tonnes against 293.25 tonnes in Latvia as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Latvia and Montenegro?: 86.82 tonnes, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Montenegro?: 62 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2017.
How do Latvia and Montenegro rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Latvia ranks 102nd and Montenegro ranks 100th 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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Indicator: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Unit: tonnes
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 6,156 data points, 1950–2018
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.