What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Mexico and New Zealand?

195,229 tonnes, with Mexico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and New Zealand?

68 years are reported by both, from 1951 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.

Mexico vs New Zealand: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Mexico

406,777 tonnes

in 2018

New Zealand

211,548 tonnes

in 2018

Mexico rank

16th

New Zealand rank

19th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Mexico
New Zealand

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 406,777 tonnes against 211,548 tonnes in New Zealand, a difference of 195,229 tonnes.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.9 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 16th and New Zealand ranks 19th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1950s	171,316 tonnes	2,032 tonnes	169,284 tonnes	Mexico
1960s	74,158 tonnes	9,020 tonnes	65,138 tonnes	Mexico
1970s	48,500 tonnes	48,940 tonnes	439.53 tonnes	New Zealand
1980s	99,180 tonnes	174,317 tonnes	75,137 tonnes	New Zealand
1990s	157,194 tonnes	203,304 tonnes	46,110 tonnes	New Zealand
2000s	190,247 tonnes	173,524 tonnes	16,723 tonnes	Mexico
2010s	271,137 tonnes	180,758 tonnes	90,380 tonnes	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Mexico or New Zealand?: Mexico, at 406,777 tonnes against 211,548 tonnes in New Zealand as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Mexico and New Zealand?: 195,229 tonnes, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and New Zealand?: 68 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2018.
How do Mexico and New Zealand rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Mexico ranks 16th and New Zealand ranks 19th 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.