Latvia vs Panama: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Latvia
293.25 tonnes
in 2017
Panama
659.96 tonnes
in 2018
Latvia rank
102nd
Panama rank
99th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- Latvia
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 659.96 tonnes against 293.25 tonnes in Latvia, a difference of 366.71 tonnes.
That makes Panama's figure about 2.3 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 102nd and Panama ranks 99th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48,028 tonnes | 41.19 tonnes | 47,987 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1960s | 210,172 tonnes | 92.92 tonnes | 210,079 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1970s | 325,528 tonnes | 451.92 tonnes | 325,076 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1980s | 205,474 tonnes | 9,484 tonnes | 195,990 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1990s | 5,745 tonnes | 9,937 tonnes | 4,191 tonnes | Panama |
| 2000s | 1,295 tonnes | 2,783 tonnes | 1,489 tonnes | Panama |
| 2010s | 904.42 tonnes | 719.18 tonnes | 185.24 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 Panama?
- Panama, at 659.96 tonnes against 293.25 tonnes in Latvia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Latvia and Panama?
- 366.71 tonnes, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Panama?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2017.
- How do Latvia and Panama rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Latvia ranks 102nd and Panama ranks 99th 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.