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

Portugal, at 104,344 tonnes against 92,467 tonnes in Senegal as of 2018.

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

11,877 tonnes, with Portugal ahead.

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

69 years are reported by both, from 1950 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.

Portugal vs Senegal: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Portugal

104,344 tonnes

in 2018

Senegal

92,467 tonnes

in 2018

Portugal rank

34th

Senegal rank

36th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Portugal
Senegal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 104,344 tonnes against 92,467 tonnes in Senegal, a difference of 11,877 tonnes.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 34th and Senegal ranks 36th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	891,717 tonnes	2,242 tonnes	889,475 tonnes	Portugal
1960s	998,908 tonnes	16,873 tonnes	982,034 tonnes	Portugal
1970s	510,860 tonnes	88,696 tonnes	422,164 tonnes	Portugal
1980s	318,913 tonnes	184,058 tonnes	134,855 tonnes	Portugal
1990s	180,184 tonnes	262,579 tonnes	82,395 tonnes	Senegal
2000s	119,855 tonnes	218,504 tonnes	98,649 tonnes	Senegal
2010s	87,742 tonnes	136,161 tonnes	48,419 tonnes	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Portugal or Senegal?: Portugal, at 104,344 tonnes against 92,467 tonnes in Senegal as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Portugal and Senegal?: 11,877 tonnes, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Senegal?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Portugal and Senegal rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Portugal ranks 34th and Senegal ranks 36th 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.