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

United States, at 791,936 tonnes against 667,346 tonnes in Malaysia as of 2018.

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

124,590 tonnes, with United States ahead.

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

69 years are reported by both, from 1950 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 United States: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Malaysia

667,346 tonnes

in 2018

United States

791,936 tonnes

in 2018

Malaysia rank

10th

United States rank

7th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Malaysia
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 791,936 tonnes against 667,346 tonnes in Malaysia, a difference of 124,590 tonnes.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.

Malaysia ranks 10th and United States ranks 7th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6.71 tonnes	610,297 tonnes	610,290 tonnes	United States
1960s	75,228 tonnes	528,345 tonnes	453,117 tonnes	United States
1970s	595,694 tonnes	431,338 tonnes	164,356 tonnes	Malaysia
1980s	556,429 tonnes	1.08 million tonnes	522,808 tonnes	United States
1990s	685,244 tonnes	1.28 million tonnes	597,685 tonnes	United States
2000s	684,496 tonnes	629,861 tonnes	54,635 tonnes	Malaysia
2010s	667,552 tonnes	685,835 tonnes	18,283 tonnes	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Malaysia or United States?: United States, at 791,936 tonnes against 667,346 tonnes in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Malaysia and United States?: 124,590 tonnes, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Malaysia and United States rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Malaysia ranks 10th and United States ranks 7th 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.