Liberia vs Syria: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Liberia
960.4 tonnes
in 2005
Syria
1,051 tonnes
in 2018
Liberia rank
96th
Syria rank
94th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- Liberia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 1,051 tonnes against 960.4 tonnes in Liberia, a difference of 90.6 tonnes.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 96th and Syria ranks 94th of 111 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,926 tonnes | 266.8 tonnes | 6,659 tonnes | Liberia |
| 1970s | 26,924 tonnes | 125.08 tonnes | 26,799 tonnes | Liberia |
| 1980s | 13,151 tonnes | 257.38 tonnes | 12,894 tonnes | Liberia |
| 1990s | 2,657 tonnes | 1,433 tonnes | 1,224 tonnes | Liberia |
| 2000s | 4,998 tonnes | 1,940 tonnes | 3,058 tonnes | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Liberia or Syria?
- Syria, at 1,051 tonnes against 960.4 tonnes in Liberia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Liberia and Syria?
- 90.6 tonnes, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Syria?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2005.
- How do Liberia and Syria rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Liberia ranks 96th and Syria ranks 94th 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.