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

United States, at 791,936 tonnes against 693,683 tonnes in Spain as of 2018.

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

98,253 tonnes, with United States ahead.

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

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.

Spain vs United States: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Spain

693,683 tonnes

in 2018

United States

791,936 tonnes

in 2018

Spain rank

9th

United States rank

7th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Spain
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 791,936 tonnes against 693,683 tonnes in Spain, a difference of 98,253 tonnes.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 9th and United States ranks 7th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	United States	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.20 million tonnes	610,297 tonnes	586,023 tonnes	Spain
1960s	1.99 million tonnes	528,345 tonnes	1.46 million tonnes	Spain
1970s	1.68 million tonnes	431,338 tonnes	1.25 million tonnes	Spain
1980s	1.62 million tonnes	1.08 million tonnes	539,543 tonnes	Spain
1990s	1.02 million tonnes	1.28 million tonnes	259,871 tonnes	United States
2000s	736,572 tonnes	629,861 tonnes	106,711 tonnes	Spain
2010s	640,634 tonnes	685,835 tonnes	45,201 tonnes	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Spain or United States?: United States, at 791,936 tonnes against 693,683 tonnes in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Spain and United States?: 98,253 tonnes, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Spain and United States rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Spain ranks 9th and United States ranks 7th 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.