New Zealand vs Russia: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

New Zealand
211,548 tonnes
in 2018
Russia
369,531 tonnes
in 2018
New Zealand rank
19th
Russia rank
17th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

  • New Zealand
  • Russia
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M195019842018

How they compare

Russia currently reports 369,531 tonnes against 211,548 tonnes in New Zealand, a difference of 157,983 tonnes.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.7 times New Zealand's.

Across all 68 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 19th and Russia ranks 17th of 111 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Russia Difference Ahead
1950s 2,032 tonnes 1.38 million tonnes 1.38 million tonnes Russia
1960s 9,020 tonnes 3.64 million tonnes 3.63 million tonnes Russia
1970s 48,940 tonnes 5.68 million tonnes 5.64 million tonnes Russia
1980s 174,317 tonnes 5.56 million tonnes 5.39 million tonnes Russia
1990s 203,304 tonnes 611,030 tonnes 407,726 tonnes Russia
2000s 173,524 tonnes 288,573 tonnes 115,049 tonnes Russia
2010s 180,758 tonnes 431,361 tonnes 250,603 tonnes Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, New Zealand or Russia?
Russia, at 369,531 tonnes against 211,548 tonnes in New Zealand as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between New Zealand and Russia?
157,983 tonnes, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Russia?
68 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2018.
How do New Zealand and Russia rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
New Zealand ranks 19th and Russia ranks 17th 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

Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.