Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Malta or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 36,405 tonnes against 36,309 tonnes in Malta as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Malta and Sierra Leone?

96 tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sierra Leone?

48 years are reported by both, from 1971 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.

Malta vs Sierra Leone: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Malta

36,309 tonnes

in 2018

Sierra Leone

36,405 tonnes

in 2018

Malta rank

56th

Sierra Leone rank

55th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Malta
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 36,405 tonnes against 36,309 tonnes in Malta, a difference of 96 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Malta ranks 56th and Sierra Leone ranks 55th of 111 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1970s	8,021 tonnes	11,372 tonnes	3,351 tonnes	Sierra Leone
1980s	13,055 tonnes	17,573 tonnes	4,518 tonnes	Sierra Leone
1990s	30,398 tonnes	37,348 tonnes	6,949 tonnes	Sierra Leone
2000s	42,745 tonnes	45,858 tonnes	3,112 tonnes	Sierra Leone
2010s	52,521 tonnes	53,286 tonnes	765.49 tonnes	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Malta or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 36,405 tonnes against 36,309 tonnes in Malta as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Malta and Sierra Leone?: 96 tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sierra Leone?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Malta and Sierra Leone rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Malta ranks 56th and Sierra Leone ranks 55th 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.