Mauritania vs Philippines: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Mauritania
70,716 tonnes
in 2018
Philippines
67,637 tonnes
in 2018
Mauritania rank
42nd
Philippines rank
44th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- Mauritania
- Philippines
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 70,716 tonnes against 67,637 tonnes in Philippines, a difference of 3,079 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.
Mauritania ranks 42nd and Philippines ranks 44th of 111 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,975 tonnes | 47,001 tonnes | 45,026 tonnes | Philippines |
| 1960s | 8,316 tonnes | 121,894 tonnes | 113,578 tonnes | Philippines |
| 1970s | 12,297 tonnes | 262,794 tonnes | 250,497 tonnes | Philippines |
| 1980s | 45,862 tonnes | 334,825 tonnes | 288,963 tonnes | Philippines |
| 1990s | 205,847 tonnes | 271,252 tonnes | 65,404 tonnes | Philippines |
| 2000s | 207,540 tonnes | 240,411 tonnes | 32,871 tonnes | Philippines |
| 2010s | 48,628 tonnes | 112,657 tonnes | 64,029 tonnes | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Mauritania or Philippines?
- Mauritania, at 70,716 tonnes against 67,637 tonnes in Philippines as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Mauritania and Philippines?
- 3,079 tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Philippines?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Mauritania and Philippines rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Mauritania ranks 42nd and Philippines ranks 44th 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
Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.