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

Thailand, at 764,583 tonnes against 667,346 tonnes in Malaysia as of 2018.

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

97,237 tonnes, with Thailand ahead.

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

58 years are reported by both, from 1961 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 Thailand: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Malaysia

667,346 tonnes

in 2018

Thailand

764,583 tonnes

in 2018

Malaysia rank

10th

Thailand rank

8th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Malaysia
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 764,583 tonnes against 667,346 tonnes in Malaysia, a difference of 97,237 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 10th and Thailand ranks 8th of 111 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	83,586 tonnes	253,458 tonnes	169,872 tonnes	Thailand
1970s	595,694 tonnes	1.00 million tonnes	408,962 tonnes	Thailand
1980s	556,429 tonnes	1.34 million tonnes	787,089 tonnes	Thailand
1990s	685,244 tonnes	1.67 million tonnes	982,241 tonnes	Thailand
2000s	684,496 tonnes	1.45 million tonnes	769,712 tonnes	Thailand
2010s	667,552 tonnes	756,453 tonnes	88,901 tonnes	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Malaysia or Thailand?: Thailand, at 764,583 tonnes against 667,346 tonnes in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Malaysia and Thailand?: 97,237 tonnes, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Malaysia ranks 10th and Thailand ranks 8th 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.