Namibia vs Poland: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Namibia
185,451 tonnes
in 2018
Poland
210,541 tonnes
in 2018
Namibia rank
22nd
Poland rank
20th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

  • Namibia
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 210,541 tonnes against 185,451 tonnes in Namibia, a difference of 25,090 tonnes.

That makes Poland'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 Poland ahead.

Namibia ranks 22nd and Poland ranks 20th of 111 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Poland Difference Ahead
1960s 1,408 tonnes 328,317 tonnes 326,910 tonnes Poland
1970s 4,291 tonnes 338,494 tonnes 334,203 tonnes Poland
1980s 18,084 tonnes 174,440 tonnes 156,356 tonnes Poland
1990s 147,541 tonnes 86,982 tonnes 60,560 tonnes Namibia
2000s 186,318 tonnes 129,041 tonnes 57,277 tonnes Namibia
2010s 176,455 tonnes 180,399 tonnes 3,943 tonnes Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Namibia or Poland?
Poland, at 210,541 tonnes against 185,451 tonnes in Namibia as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Namibia and Poland?
25,090 tonnes, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Poland?
54 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2018.
How do Namibia and Poland rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
Namibia ranks 22nd and Poland ranks 20th 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.