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

Malta, at 36,309 tonnes against 25,741 tonnes in Tunisia as of 2018.

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

10,568 tonnes, with Malta ahead.

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

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 Tunisia: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Malta

36,309 tonnes

in 2018

Tunisia

25,741 tonnes

in 2018

Malta rank

56th

Tunisia rank

57th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Malta
Tunisia

How they compare

Malta currently reports 36,309 tonnes against 25,741 tonnes in Tunisia, a difference of 10,568 tonnes.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.4 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Tunisia ahead.

Malta ranks 56th and Tunisia ranks 57th of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Tunisia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	8,021 tonnes	14,517 tonnes	6,497 tonnes	Tunisia
1980s	13,055 tonnes	27,662 tonnes	14,607 tonnes	Tunisia
1990s	30,398 tonnes	29,181 tonnes	1,217 tonnes	Malta
2000s	42,745 tonnes	26,937 tonnes	15,808 tonnes	Malta
2010s	52,521 tonnes	27,109 tonnes	25,412 tonnes	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Malta or Tunisia?: Malta, at 36,309 tonnes against 25,741 tonnes in Tunisia as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Malta and Tunisia?: 10,568 tonnes, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Tunisia?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Malta and Tunisia rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Malta ranks 56th and Tunisia ranks 57th 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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About this data

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.