Latvia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Latvia
293.25 tonnes
in 2017
Sao Tome and Principe
240 tonnes
in 2018
Latvia rank
102nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
105th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- Latvia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 293.25 tonnes against 240 tonnes in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 53.25 tonnes.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 102nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 105th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 262,653 tonnes | 1,408 tonnes | 261,245 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1970s | 325,528 tonnes | 4,291 tonnes | 321,237 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1980s | 205,474 tonnes | 8,195 tonnes | 197,279 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1990s | 5,745 tonnes | 6,615 tonnes | 869.91 tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 1,295 tonnes | 2,475 tonnes | 1,180 tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 904.42 tonnes | 241.2 tonnes | 663.22 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Latvia, at 293.25 tonnes against 240 tonnes in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2017.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Latvia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 53.25 tonnes, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2017.
- How do Latvia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Latvia ranks 102nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 105th 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.