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

United States, at 791,936 tonnes against 764,583 tonnes in Thailand as of 2018.

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

27,353 tonnes, with United States ahead.

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

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.

Thailand vs United States: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Thailand

764,583 tonnes

in 2018

United States

791,936 tonnes

in 2018

Thailand rank

8th

United States rank

7th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

Thailand
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 791,936 tonnes against 764,583 tonnes in Thailand, a difference of 27,353 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Thailand ranks 8th and United States ranks 7th of 111 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 5 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Thailand	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	253,458 tonnes	520,422 tonnes	266,965 tonnes	United States
1970s	1.00 million tonnes	431,338 tonnes	573,318 tonnes	Thailand
1980s	1.34 million tonnes	1.08 million tonnes	264,281 tonnes	Thailand
1990s	1.67 million tonnes	1.28 million tonnes	384,555 tonnes	Thailand
2000s	1.45 million tonnes	629,861 tonnes	824,346 tonnes	Thailand
2010s	756,453 tonnes	685,835 tonnes	70,618 tonnes	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Thailand or United States?: United States, at 791,936 tonnes against 764,583 tonnes in Thailand as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Thailand and United States?: 27,353 tonnes, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and United States?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
How do Thailand and United States rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Thailand ranks 8th 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.