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

Peru, at 99,653 tonnes against 86,116 tonnes in Taiwan as of 2018.

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

13,537 tonnes, with Peru ahead.

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

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 Taiwan: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Peru

99,653 tonnes

in 2018

Taiwan

86,116 tonnes

in 2018

Peru rank

35th

Taiwan rank

37th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Peru
Taiwan

How they compare

Peru currently reports 99,653 tonnes against 86,116 tonnes in Taiwan, a difference of 13,537 tonnes.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Taiwan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Taiwan ahead.

Peru ranks 35th and Taiwan ranks 37th of 111 countries.

Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	33,353 tonnes	298,309 tonnes	264,956 tonnes	Taiwan
1970s	129,186 tonnes	495,421 tonnes	366,235 tonnes	Taiwan
1980s	98,759 tonnes	452,576 tonnes	353,818 tonnes	Taiwan
1990s	214,504 tonnes	254,968 tonnes	40,464 tonnes	Taiwan
2000s	72,179 tonnes	120,346 tonnes	48,167 tonnes	Taiwan
2010s	83,252 tonnes	102,051 tonnes	18,799 tonnes	Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Peru or Taiwan?: Peru, at 99,653 tonnes against 86,116 tonnes in Taiwan as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Peru and Taiwan?: 13,537 tonnes, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Taiwan?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2018.
How do Peru and Taiwan rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Peru ranks 35th and Taiwan ranks 37th 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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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.