Norway vs Spain: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Norway
859,280 tonnes
in 2018
Spain
693,683 tonnes
in 2018
Norway rank
6th
Spain rank
9th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- Norway
- Spain
How they compare
Norway currently reports 859,280 tonnes against 693,683 tonnes in Spain, a difference of 165,597 tonnes.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.
Norway ranks 6th and Spain ranks 9th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 246,219 tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 950,101 tonnes | Spain |
| 1960s | 344,809 tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | 1.65 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 438,448 tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 427,195 tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 523,617 tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | 499,442 tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 294,754 tonnes | 736,572 tonnes | 441,818 tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 680,506 tonnes | 640,634 tonnes | 39,872 tonnes | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Norway or Spain?
- Norway, at 859,280 tonnes against 693,683 tonnes in Spain as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Norway and Spain?
- 165,597 tonnes, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Spain?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Norway and Spain rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Norway ranks 6th and Spain ranks 9th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Sea Around Us (2020) β 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
Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.