Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Peru or Portugal?

Portugal, at 104,344 tonnes against 99,653 tonnes in Peru as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Peru and Portugal?

4,691 tonnes, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Portugal?

52 years are reported by both, from 1967 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.

Peru vs Portugal: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Peru

99,653 tonnes

in 2018

Portugal

104,344 tonnes

in 2018

Peru rank

35th

Portugal rank

34th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Peru
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 104,344 tonnes against 99,653 tonnes in Peru, a difference of 4,691 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Portugal ahead.

Peru ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 34th of 111 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	33,353 tonnes	928,892 tonnes	895,539 tonnes	Portugal
1970s	129,186 tonnes	510,860 tonnes	381,674 tonnes	Portugal
1980s	98,759 tonnes	318,913 tonnes	220,154 tonnes	Portugal
1990s	214,504 tonnes	180,184 tonnes	34,320 tonnes	Peru
2000s	72,179 tonnes	119,855 tonnes	47,676 tonnes	Portugal
2010s	83,252 tonnes	87,742 tonnes	4,490 tonnes	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Peru or Portugal?: Portugal, at 104,344 tonnes against 99,653 tonnes in Peru as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Peru and Portugal?: 4,691 tonnes, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Portugal?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2018.
How do Peru and Portugal rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Peru ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 34th 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: 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.