Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Netherlands or Peru?

Netherlands, at 118,096 tonnes against 99,653 tonnes in Peru as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Netherlands and Peru?

18,443 tonnes, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Peru?

52 years are reported by both, from 1967 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.

Netherlands vs Peru: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Netherlands

118,096 tonnes

in 2018

Peru

99,653 tonnes

in 2018

Netherlands rank

32nd

Peru rank

35th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Netherlands
Peru

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 118,096 tonnes against 99,653 tonnes in Peru, a difference of 18,443 tonnes.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 32nd and Peru ranks 35th of 111 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1960s	273,876 tonnes	33,353 tonnes	240,523 tonnes	Netherlands
1970s	301,078 tonnes	129,186 tonnes	171,892 tonnes	Netherlands
1980s	356,125 tonnes	98,759 tonnes	257,366 tonnes	Netherlands
1990s	243,650 tonnes	214,504 tonnes	29,146 tonnes	Netherlands
2000s	136,048 tonnes	72,179 tonnes	63,869 tonnes	Netherlands
2010s	137,310 tonnes	83,252 tonnes	54,058 tonnes	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Netherlands or Peru?: Netherlands, at 118,096 tonnes against 99,653 tonnes in Peru as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Netherlands and Peru?: 18,443 tonnes, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Peru?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2018.
How do Netherlands and Peru rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Netherlands ranks 32nd and Peru ranks 35th 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.