Sao Tome and Principe vs Vanuatu: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Sao Tome and Principe
240 tonnes
in 2018
Vanuatu
117.15 tonnes
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe rank
105th
Vanuatu rank
106th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 240 tonnes against 117.15 tonnes in Vanuatu, a difference of 122.85 tonnes.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 2.0 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 105th and Vanuatu ranks 106th of 111 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 253.26 tonnes 2.45 tonnes 250.81 tonnes Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 241.05 tonnes 236.24 tonnes 4.81 tonnes Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Sao Tome and Principe or Vanuatu?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 240 tonnes against 117.15 tonnes in Vanuatu as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
122.85 tonnes, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 105th and Vanuatu ranks 106th 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

Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.