Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Sierra Leone or Tunisia?

Sierra Leone, at 36,405 tonnes against 25,741 tonnes in Tunisia as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Sierra Leone and Tunisia?

10,664 tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Tunisia?

48 years are reported by both, from 1971 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.

Sierra Leone vs Tunisia: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Sierra Leone

36,405 tonnes

in 2018

Tunisia

25,741 tonnes

in 2018

Sierra Leone rank

55th

Tunisia rank

57th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Sierra Leone
Tunisia

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 36,405 tonnes against 25,741 tonnes in Tunisia, a difference of 10,664 tonnes.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Tunisia ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 55th and Tunisia ranks 57th of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 3 and Tunisia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	11,372 tonnes	14,517 tonnes	3,145 tonnes	Tunisia
1980s	17,573 tonnes	27,662 tonnes	10,089 tonnes	Tunisia
1990s	37,348 tonnes	29,181 tonnes	8,166 tonnes	Sierra Leone
2000s	45,858 tonnes	26,937 tonnes	18,920 tonnes	Sierra Leone
2010s	53,286 tonnes	27,109 tonnes	26,177 tonnes	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Sierra Leone or Tunisia?: Sierra Leone, at 36,405 tonnes against 25,741 tonnes in Tunisia as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Sierra Leone and Tunisia?: 10,664 tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Tunisia?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Sierra Leone and Tunisia rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Sierra Leone ranks 55th and Tunisia ranks 57th 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.