Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Namibia or New Zealand?

New Zealand, at 211,548 tonnes against 185,451 tonnes in Namibia as of 2018.

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

26,097 tonnes, with New Zealand ahead.

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

54 years are reported by both, from 1965 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.

Namibia vs New Zealand: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Namibia

185,451 tonnes

in 2018

New Zealand

211,548 tonnes

in 2018

Namibia rank

22nd

New Zealand rank

19th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Namibia
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 211,548 tonnes against 185,451 tonnes in Namibia, a difference of 26,097 tonnes.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.

Namibia ranks 22nd and New Zealand ranks 19th of 111 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,408 tonnes	11,924 tonnes	10,516 tonnes	New Zealand
1970s	4,291 tonnes	48,940 tonnes	44,649 tonnes	New Zealand
1980s	18,084 tonnes	174,317 tonnes	156,233 tonnes	New Zealand
1990s	147,541 tonnes	203,304 tonnes	55,762 tonnes	New Zealand
2000s	186,318 tonnes	173,524 tonnes	12,794 tonnes	Namibia
2010s	176,455 tonnes	180,758 tonnes	4,303 tonnes	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Namibia or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 211,548 tonnes against 185,451 tonnes in Namibia as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Namibia and New Zealand?: 26,097 tonnes, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and New Zealand?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
How do Namibia and New Zealand rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Namibia ranks 22nd 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.