Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Spain or Thailand?

Thailand, at 764,583 tonnes against 693,683 tonnes in Spain as of 2018.

What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Spain and Thailand?

70,900 tonnes, with Thailand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Thailand?

58 years are reported by both, from 1961 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.

Spain vs Thailand: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Spain

693,683 tonnes

in 2018

Thailand

764,583 tonnes

in 2018

Spain rank

9th

Thailand rank

8th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Spain
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 764,583 tonnes against 693,683 tonnes in Spain, a difference of 70,900 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 9th and Thailand ranks 8th of 111 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.03 million tonnes	253,458 tonnes	1.78 million tonnes	Spain
1970s	1.68 million tonnes	1.00 million tonnes	675,264 tonnes	Spain
1980s	1.62 million tonnes	1.34 million tonnes	275,262 tonnes	Spain
1990s	1.02 million tonnes	1.67 million tonnes	644,426 tonnes	Thailand
2000s	736,572 tonnes	1.45 million tonnes	717,635 tonnes	Thailand
2010s	640,634 tonnes	756,453 tonnes	115,819 tonnes	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Spain or Thailand?: Thailand, at 764,583 tonnes against 693,683 tonnes in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Spain and Thailand?: 70,900 tonnes, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Thailand?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
How do Spain and Thailand rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Spain ranks 9th and Thailand ranks 8th 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.