Mexico vs Russia: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Mexico
406,777 tonnes
in 2018
Russia
369,531 tonnes
in 2018
Mexico rank
16th
Russia rank
17th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

  • Mexico
  • Russia
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M195019842018

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 406,777 tonnes against 369,531 tonnes in Russia, a difference of 37,246 tonnes.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russia ahead.

Mexico ranks 16th and Russia ranks 17th of 111 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Russia Difference Ahead
1950s 194,254 tonnes 1.32 million tonnes 1.12 million tonnes Russia
1960s 74,158 tonnes 3.64 million tonnes 3.57 million tonnes Russia
1970s 48,500 tonnes 5.68 million tonnes 5.64 million tonnes Russia
1980s 99,180 tonnes 5.56 million tonnes 5.46 million tonnes Russia
1990s 157,194 tonnes 611,030 tonnes 453,836 tonnes Russia
2000s 190,247 tonnes 288,573 tonnes 98,326 tonnes Russia
2010s 271,137 tonnes 431,361 tonnes 160,223 tonnes Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Mexico or Russia?
Mexico, at 406,777 tonnes against 369,531 tonnes in Russia as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Mexico and Russia?
37,246 tonnes, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Russia?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Mexico and Russia rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
Mexico ranks 16th and Russia ranks 17th 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

Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.