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

Netherlands, at 118,096 tonnes against 104,344 tonnes in Portugal as of 2018.

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

13,752 tonnes, with Netherlands ahead.

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

69 years are reported by both, from 1950 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 Portugal: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Netherlands

118,096 tonnes

in 2018

Portugal

104,344 tonnes

in 2018

Netherlands rank

32nd

Portugal rank

34th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Netherlands
Portugal

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 118,096 tonnes against 104,344 tonnes in Portugal, a difference of 13,752 tonnes.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.

Netherlands ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 34th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	103,484 tonnes	891,717 tonnes	788,234 tonnes	Portugal
1960s	219,237 tonnes	998,908 tonnes	779,671 tonnes	Portugal
1970s	301,078 tonnes	510,860 tonnes	209,782 tonnes	Portugal
1980s	356,125 tonnes	318,913 tonnes	37,212 tonnes	Netherlands
1990s	243,650 tonnes	180,184 tonnes	63,467 tonnes	Netherlands
2000s	136,048 tonnes	119,855 tonnes	16,193 tonnes	Netherlands
2010s	137,310 tonnes	87,742 tonnes	49,568 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 Portugal?: Netherlands, at 118,096 tonnes against 104,344 tonnes in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Netherlands and Portugal?: 13,752 tonnes, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Netherlands ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 34th 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.