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
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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.

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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.