Spain vs Thailand: Bottom trawling

Spain
683,957
in 2018
Thailand
729,991
in 2018
Spain rank
11th
Thailand rank
9th

Bottom trawling over time

  • Spain
  • Thailand
01.0M2.0M3.0M195019842018

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 729,991 against 683,957 in Spain, a difference of 46,034.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 9th of 135 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Thailand Difference Ahead
1950s 1.20 million 0 1.20 million Spain
1960s 1.99 million 228,112 1.77 million Spain
1970s 1.68 million 1.00 million 680,169 Spain
1980s 1.62 million 1.34 million 278,123 Spain
1990s 1.03 million 1.67 million 642,468 Thailand
2000s 738,878 1.45 million 715,329 Thailand
2010s 583,899 752,610 168,711 Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bottom trawling, Spain or Thailand?
Thailand, at 729,991 against 683,957 in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in bottom trawling between Spain and Thailand?
46,034, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Thailand?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Spain and Thailand rank globally for bottom trawling?
Spain ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 9th of 135 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as 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
Bottom trawling
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
135 places, 9,315 data points, 1950–2018
Last refreshed