Sri Lanka vs Uruguay: Bottom trawling

Sri Lanka
42,406
in 2018
Uruguay
47,598
in 2018
Sri Lanka rank
55th
Uruguay rank
53rd

Bottom trawling over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Uruguay
050.0k100.0k150.0k195019842018

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 47,598 against 42,406 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 5,192.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

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

Sri Lanka ranks 55th and Uruguay ranks 53rd of 135 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Uruguay Difference Ahead
1950s 10,259 3,099 7,160 Sri Lanka
1960s 27,326 8,072 19,254 Sri Lanka
1970s 46,469 31,186 15,283 Sri Lanka
1980s 50,141 122,471 72,330 Uruguay
1990s 37,703 107,583 69,879 Uruguay
2000s 34,610 78,362 43,753 Uruguay
2010s 41,810 50,476 8,666 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bottom trawling, Sri Lanka or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 47,598 against 42,406 in Sri Lanka as of 2018.
What is the difference in bottom trawling between Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
5,192, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Sri Lanka and Uruguay rank globally for bottom trawling?
Sri Lanka ranks 55th and Uruguay ranks 53rd 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