Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Malaysia or Myanmar?

Malaysia, at 667,346 tonnes against 625,464 tonnes in Myanmar as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Malaysia and Myanmar?

41,882 tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Myanmar?

66 years are reported by both, from 1953 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.

Malaysia vs Myanmar: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Malaysia

667,346 tonnes

in 2018

Myanmar

625,464 tonnes

in 2018

Malaysia rank

10th

Myanmar rank

12th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Malaysia
Myanmar

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 667,346 tonnes against 625,464 tonnes in Myanmar, a difference of 41,882 tonnes.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Myanmar ahead.

Malaysia ranks 10th and Myanmar ranks 12th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Myanmar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	5.4 tonnes	1,361 tonnes	1,355 tonnes	Myanmar
1960s	75,228 tonnes	10,207 tonnes	65,021 tonnes	Malaysia
1970s	595,694 tonnes	77,623 tonnes	518,071 tonnes	Malaysia
1980s	556,429 tonnes	141,331 tonnes	415,098 tonnes	Malaysia
1990s	685,244 tonnes	224,889 tonnes	460,355 tonnes	Malaysia
2000s	684,496 tonnes	545,819 tonnes	138,676 tonnes	Malaysia
2010s	667,552 tonnes	629,855 tonnes	37,697 tonnes	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Malaysia or Myanmar?: Malaysia, at 667,346 tonnes against 625,464 tonnes in Myanmar as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Malaysia and Myanmar?: 41,882 tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Myanmar?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2018.
How do Malaysia and Myanmar rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Malaysia ranks 10th and Myanmar ranks 12th 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.