Peru vs Senegal: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Peru
99,653 tonnes
in 2018
Senegal
92,467 tonnes
in 2018
Peru rank
35th
Senegal rank
36th
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time
- Peru
- Senegal
How they compare
Peru currently reports 99,653 tonnes against 92,467 tonnes in Senegal, a difference of 7,186 tonnes.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 35th and Senegal ranks 36th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,353 tonnes | 23,384 tonnes | 9,969 tonnes | Peru |
| 1970s | 129,186 tonnes | 88,696 tonnes | 40,490 tonnes | Peru |
| 1980s | 98,759 tonnes | 184,058 tonnes | 85,299 tonnes | Senegal |
| 1990s | 214,504 tonnes | 262,579 tonnes | 48,074 tonnes | Senegal |
| 2000s | 72,179 tonnes | 218,504 tonnes | 146,325 tonnes | Senegal |
| 2010s | 83,252 tonnes | 136,161 tonnes | 52,909 tonnes | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Peru or Senegal?
- Peru, at 99,653 tonnes against 92,467 tonnes in Senegal as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Peru and Senegal?
- 7,186 tonnes, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Senegal?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2018.
- How do Peru and Senegal rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Peru ranks 35th and Senegal ranks 36th 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.