Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Libya or Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia, at 13,820 tonnes against 11,748 tonnes in Libya as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Libya and Saudi Arabia?

2,072 tonnes, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Saudi Arabia?

49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

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.

Libya vs Saudi Arabia: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Libya

11,748 tonnes

in 2018

Saudi Arabia

13,820 tonnes

in 2018

Libya rank

70th

Saudi Arabia rank

67th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Libya
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 13,820 tonnes against 11,748 tonnes in Libya, a difference of 2,072 tonnes.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Libya ranks 70th and Saudi Arabia ranks 67th of 111 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,657 tonnes	33,325 tonnes	31,668 tonnes	Saudi Arabia
1980s	7,567 tonnes	21,686 tonnes	14,119 tonnes	Saudi Arabia
1990s	6,750 tonnes	26,836 tonnes	20,086 tonnes	Saudi Arabia
2000s	11,903 tonnes	14,423 tonnes	2,520 tonnes	Saudi Arabia
2010s	8,167 tonnes	15,104 tonnes	6,937 tonnes	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Libya or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 13,820 tonnes against 11,748 tonnes in Libya as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Libya and Saudi Arabia?: 2,072 tonnes, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Saudi Arabia?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Libya and Saudi Arabia rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Libya ranks 70th and Saudi Arabia ranks 67th 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.