Norway vs Vietnam: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Norway
859,280 tonnes
in 2018
Vietnam
2.47 million tonnes
in 2018
Norway rank
6th
Vietnam rank
3rd

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

  • Norway
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 2.47 million tonnes against 859,280 tonnes in Norway, a difference of 1.61 million tonnes.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 2.9 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 6th and Vietnam ranks 3rd of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 438,448 tonnes 23.5 tonnes 438,424 tonnes Norway
1980s 427,195 tonnes 23,433 tonnes 403,762 tonnes Norway
1990s 523,617 tonnes 547,479 tonnes 23,862 tonnes Vietnam
2000s 294,754 tonnes 1.48 million tonnes 1.18 million tonnes Vietnam
2010s 680,506 tonnes 2.29 million tonnes 1.61 million tonnes Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Norway or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 2.47 million tonnes against 859,280 tonnes in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Norway and Vietnam?
1.61 million tonnes, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Vietnam?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Norway and Vietnam rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
Norway ranks 6th and Vietnam ranks 3rd 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.