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

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 Turkey: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Netherlands

118,096 tonnes

in 2018

Turkey

119,049 tonnes

in 2018

Netherlands rank

32nd

Turkey rank

31st

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Netherlands
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 119,049 tonnes against 118,096 tonnes in Netherlands, a difference of 953 tonnes.

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

Netherlands ranks 32nd and Turkey ranks 31st of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1950s	103,484 tonnes	71,276 tonnes	32,208 tonnes	Netherlands
1960s	219,237 tonnes	96,245 tonnes	122,992 tonnes	Netherlands
1970s	301,078 tonnes	140,557 tonnes	160,521 tonnes	Netherlands
1980s	356,125 tonnes	389,705 tonnes	33,580 tonnes	Turkey
1990s	243,650 tonnes	298,746 tonnes	55,096 tonnes	Turkey
2000s	136,048 tonnes	278,129 tonnes	142,081 tonnes	Turkey
2010s	137,310 tonnes	151,635 tonnes	14,325 tonnes	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Netherlands or Turkey?: Turkey, at 119,049 tonnes against 118,096 tonnes in Netherlands as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Netherlands and Turkey?: 953 tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Turkey?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Netherlands and Turkey rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Netherlands ranks 32nd and Turkey ranks 31st 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: 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.