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

Portugal, at 104,344 tonnes against 86,116 tonnes in Taiwan as of 2018.

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

18,228 tonnes, with Portugal ahead.

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

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 Taiwan: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Portugal

104,344 tonnes

in 2018

Taiwan

86,116 tonnes

in 2018

Portugal rank

34th

Taiwan rank

37th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Portugal
Taiwan

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 104,344 tonnes against 86,116 tonnes in Taiwan, a difference of 18,228 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 12 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 34th and Taiwan ranks 37th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	891,717 tonnes	79,660 tonnes	812,058 tonnes	Portugal
1960s	998,908 tonnes	231,805 tonnes	767,102 tonnes	Portugal
1970s	510,860 tonnes	495,421 tonnes	15,439 tonnes	Portugal
1980s	318,913 tonnes	452,576 tonnes	133,664 tonnes	Taiwan
1990s	180,184 tonnes	254,968 tonnes	74,784 tonnes	Taiwan
2000s	119,855 tonnes	120,346 tonnes	491.22 tonnes	Taiwan
2010s	87,742 tonnes	102,051 tonnes	14,309 tonnes	Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Portugal or Taiwan?: Portugal, at 104,344 tonnes against 86,116 tonnes in Taiwan as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Portugal and Taiwan?: 18,228 tonnes, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Taiwan?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Portugal and Taiwan rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Portugal ranks 34th 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.