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
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) 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.