Panama vs Somalia: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Panama
659.96 tonnes
in 2018
Somalia
786.97 tonnes
in 1991
Panama rank
99th
Somalia rank
98th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

  • Panama
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 786.97 tonnes against 659.96 tonnes in Panama, a difference of 127.01 tonnes.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Somalia ahead.

Panama ranks 99th and Somalia ranks 98th of 111 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 669.97 tonnes 932.77 tonnes 262.81 tonnes Somalia
1980s 9,484 tonnes 3,201 tonnes 6,282 tonnes Panama
1990s 20,278 tonnes 1,357 tonnes 18,921 tonnes Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Panama or Somalia?
Somalia, at 786.97 tonnes against 659.96 tonnes in Panama as of 1991.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Panama and Somalia?
127.01 tonnes, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Somalia?
18 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 1991.
How do Panama and Somalia rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
Panama ranks 99th and Somalia ranks 98th 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.