Madagascar vs Sri Lanka: Bottom trawling

Madagascar
36,228
in 2018
Sri Lanka
42,406
in 2018
Madagascar rank
56th
Sri Lanka rank
55th

Bottom trawling over time

  • Madagascar
  • Sri Lanka
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k195019842018

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 42,406 against 36,228 in Madagascar, a difference of 6,178.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Madagascar ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 135 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 0 10,259 10,259 Sri Lanka
1960s 1,876 27,326 25,450 Sri Lanka
1970s 22,929 46,469 23,540 Sri Lanka
1980s 31,643 50,141 18,498 Sri Lanka
1990s 41,691 37,703 3,987 Madagascar
2000s 29,843 34,610 4,767 Sri Lanka
2010s 27,369 41,810 14,442 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bottom trawling, Madagascar or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 42,406 against 36,228 in Madagascar as of 2018.
What is the difference in bottom trawling between Madagascar and Sri Lanka?
6,178, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sri Lanka?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Madagascar and Sri Lanka rank globally for bottom trawling?
Madagascar ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 135 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as 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
Bottom trawling
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
135 places, 9,315 data points, 1950–2018
Last refreshed