Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Nigeria or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 47,385 tonnes against 43,597 tonnes in Nigeria as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Nigeria and Uruguay?

3,788 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uruguay?

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.

Nigeria vs Uruguay: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Nigeria

43,597 tonnes

in 2018

Uruguay

47,385 tonnes

in 2018

Nigeria rank

52nd

Uruguay rank

51st

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Nigeria
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 47,385 tonnes against 43,597 tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 3,788 tonnes.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.

Nigeria ranks 52nd and Uruguay ranks 51st of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,231 tonnes	3,099 tonnes	867.47 tonnes	Uruguay
1960s	7,247 tonnes	8,072 tonnes	825.02 tonnes	Uruguay
1970s	21,360 tonnes	31,186 tonnes	9,826 tonnes	Uruguay
1980s	72,007 tonnes	122,471 tonnes	50,465 tonnes	Uruguay
1990s	122,299 tonnes	107,583 tonnes	14,716 tonnes	Nigeria
2000s	45,915 tonnes	78,362 tonnes	32,448 tonnes	Uruguay
2010s	44,437 tonnes	50,452 tonnes	6,016 tonnes	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Nigeria or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 47,385 tonnes against 43,597 tonnes in Nigeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Nigeria and Uruguay?: 3,788 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uruguay?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Nigeria and Uruguay rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Nigeria ranks 52nd and Uruguay ranks 51st 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.