Myanmar vs Spain: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Myanmar
625,464 tonnes
in 2018
Spain
693,683 tonnes
in 2018
Myanmar rank
12th
Spain rank
9th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- Myanmar
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 693,683 tonnes against 625,464 tonnes in Myanmar, a difference of 68,219 tonnes.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Spain ahead.
Myanmar ranks 12th and Spain ranks 9th of 111 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,361 tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1960s | 10,207 tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | 1.98 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 77,623 tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 141,331 tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 224,889 tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | 798,170 tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 545,819 tonnes | 736,572 tonnes | 190,752 tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 629,855 tonnes | 640,634 tonnes | 10,779 tonnes | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Myanmar or Spain?
- Spain, at 693,683 tonnes against 625,464 tonnes in Myanmar as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Myanmar and Spain?
- 68,219 tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2018.
- How do Myanmar and Spain rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Myanmar ranks 12th and Spain ranks 9th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Sea Around Us (2020) β 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.