What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Norway and United States?

67,344 tonnes, with Norway ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States?

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.

Norway vs United States: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Norway

859,280 tonnes

in 2018

United States

791,936 tonnes

in 2018

Norway rank

6th

United States rank

7th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Norway
United States

How they compare

Norway currently reports 859,280 tonnes against 791,936 tonnes in United States, a difference of 67,344 tonnes.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.

Norway ranks 6th and United States ranks 7th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	United States	Difference	Ahead
1950s	246,219 tonnes	610,297 tonnes	364,078 tonnes	United States
1960s	344,809 tonnes	528,345 tonnes	183,536 tonnes	United States
1970s	438,448 tonnes	431,338 tonnes	7,110 tonnes	Norway
1980s	427,195 tonnes	1.08 million tonnes	652,042 tonnes	United States
1990s	523,617 tonnes	1.28 million tonnes	759,312 tonnes	United States
2000s	294,754 tonnes	629,861 tonnes	335,107 tonnes	United States
2010s	680,506 tonnes	685,835 tonnes	5,329 tonnes	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Norway or United States?: Norway, at 859,280 tonnes against 791,936 tonnes in United States as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Norway and United States?: 67,344 tonnes, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Norway and United States rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Norway ranks 6th and United States ranks 7th 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.