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
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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) – 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

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

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