Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, New Zealand or Poland?

New Zealand, at 211,548 tonnes against 210,541 tonnes in Poland as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between New Zealand and Poland?

1,007 tonnes, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Poland?

61 years are reported by both, from 1958 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.

New Zealand vs Poland: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

New Zealand

211,548 tonnes

in 2018

Poland

210,541 tonnes

in 2018

New Zealand rank

19th

Poland rank

20th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

New Zealand
Poland

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 211,548 tonnes against 210,541 tonnes in Poland, a difference of 1,007 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1958 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 19th and Poland ranks 20th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3,813 tonnes	1,571 tonnes	2,242 tonnes	New Zealand
1960s	9,020 tonnes	197,085 tonnes	188,065 tonnes	Poland
1970s	48,940 tonnes	338,494 tonnes	289,555 tonnes	Poland
1980s	174,317 tonnes	174,440 tonnes	123.25 tonnes	Poland
1990s	203,304 tonnes	86,982 tonnes	116,322 tonnes	New Zealand
2000s	173,524 tonnes	129,041 tonnes	44,482 tonnes	New Zealand
2010s	180,758 tonnes	180,399 tonnes	359.33 tonnes	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, New Zealand or Poland?: New Zealand, at 211,548 tonnes against 210,541 tonnes in Poland as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between New Zealand and Poland?: 1,007 tonnes, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Poland?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2018.
How do New Zealand and Poland rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: New Zealand ranks 19th 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: 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.