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

11,889 tonnes, with United Kingdom ahead.

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

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 United Kingdom: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Netherlands

118,096 tonnes

in 2018

United Kingdom

129,985 tonnes

in 2018

Netherlands rank

32nd

United Kingdom rank

29th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Netherlands
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 129,985 tonnes against 118,096 tonnes in Netherlands, a difference of 11,889 tonnes.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Netherlands ranks 32nd and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1950s	103,484 tonnes	559,490 tonnes	456,006 tonnes	United Kingdom
1960s	219,237 tonnes	519,372 tonnes	300,136 tonnes	United Kingdom
1970s	301,078 tonnes	379,911 tonnes	78,833 tonnes	United Kingdom
1980s	356,125 tonnes	307,740 tonnes	48,385 tonnes	Netherlands
1990s	243,650 tonnes	286,217 tonnes	42,566 tonnes	United Kingdom
2000s	136,048 tonnes	157,782 tonnes	21,734 tonnes	United Kingdom
2010s	137,310 tonnes	127,532 tonnes	9,778 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 United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 129,985 tonnes against 118,096 tonnes in Netherlands as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Netherlands and United Kingdom?: 11,889 tonnes, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Kingdom?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Netherlands and United Kingdom rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Netherlands ranks 32nd and United Kingdom ranks 29th 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.