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Bottom trawling by country

Countries reporting
135
Highest
7.17 million
China
Lowest
0
Norfolk Island
Median
17,904
Years covered
69
1950–2018
Data points
9,315

What the numbers show

Bottom trawling is currently reported for 135 countries. The highest value is 7.17 million in China; the lowest is 0 in Norfolk Island.

The median across all reporting countries is 17,904, and the mean is 212,627.

Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 588.2%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 100.0%).

Bottom trawling: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 7.17 million 2018 up 24.3% volatile
2 Vietnam 3.04 million 2018 up 73.9% volatile
3 Indonesia 2.58 million 2018 up 47.4% volatile
4 India 2.18 million 2018 up 41.1% volatile
5 United States 1.01 million 2018 up 1.4% flat
6 Norway 832,257 2018 up 222.8% rising
7 Japan 827,576 2018 down 19.9% volatile
8 South Korea 755,045 2018 down 33.1% volatile
9 Thailand 729,991 2018 down 18.3% volatile
10 Mexico 722,916 2018 up 34.5% flat
11 Spain 683,957 2018 up 10.0% falling
12 Myanmar 643,134 2018 up 0.9% volatile
13 Malaysia 620,968 2018 down 2.7% volatile
14 Argentina 597,098 2018 down 32.0% volatile
15 Hong Kong 342,988 2018 up 43.0% volatile
16 Russia 333,138 2018 up 22.3% volatile
17 Iceland 283,070 2018 up 5.8% falling
18 Canada 243,715 2018 down 15.8% volatile
19 Denmark 213,683 2018 down 30.6% volatile
20 Morocco 213,599 2018 down 0.1% volatile
21 New Zealand 211,548 2018 up 60.4% volatile
22 Pakistan 196,763 2018 down 2.5% volatile
23 Namibia 196,570 2018 up 30.9% volatile
24 Netherlands 196,443 2018 up 37.5% falling
25 United Kingdom 177,875 2018 up 5.2% falling
26 Angola 170,498 2018 down 11.2% falling
27 France 168,508 2018 down 8.0% rising
28 Philippines 166,708 2018 down 23.5% rising
29 Bangladesh 164,299 2018 up 42.0% volatile
30 Brazil 159,590 2018 up 9.9% flat
31 Greenland 150,864 2018 down 13.8% volatile
32 South Africa 139,897 2018 down 9.9% rising
33 Poland 139,385 2018 up 4.3% volatile
34 Italy 130,665 2018 down 51.9% volatile
35 Guinea 125,225 2018 up 153.7% rising
36 Cambodia 121,520 2018 up 70.0% volatile
37 Turkey 118,106 2018 down 53.9% volatile
38 Portugal 111,662 2018 up 41.6% volatile
39 Peru 99,653 2018 up 139.1% volatile
40 Taiwan 98,751 2018 up 14.8% volatile
41 Nigeria 95,121 2018 down 44.3% volatile
42 Germany 87,783 2018 down 15.9% volatile
43 Iran 85,796 2018 up 173.7% volatile
44 Falkland Islands 81,985 2018 up 9.4% volatile
45 Egypt 80,261 2018 down 14.7% volatile
46 Senegal 74,823 2018 down 53.7% volatile
47 North Korea 69,673 2018 up 32.1% volatile
48 Faroe Islands 65,399 2018 down 41.5% volatile
49 Ukraine 58,807 2018 down 53.8% volatile
50 Sweden 57,925 2018 up 9.7% falling
51 Saint Kitts and Nevis 55,363 2018 — volatile
52 Algeria 50,899 2018 down 25.3% volatile
53 Uruguay 47,598 2018 down 41.3% volatile
54 Australia 44,477 2018 down 25.8% volatile
55 Sri Lanka 42,406 2018 up 22.0% rising
56 Madagascar 36,228 2018 up 92.3% volatile
57 Greece 35,921 2018 down 54.6% volatile
58 Guyana 35,826 2018 up 27.0% volatile
59 Mozambique 34,295 2018 up 22.9% volatile
60 Georgia 33,806 2018 up 588.2% volatile
61 Ghana 29,957 2018 down 41.1% volatile
62 Belgium 28,201 2018 down 9.5% falling
63 Ireland 26,536 2018 down 32.3% volatile
64 Tunisia 23,033 2018 up 20.1% volatile
65 Suriname 20,148 2018 up 63.3% volatile
66 Curacao 18,488 2018 — volatile
67 Guatemala 18,034 2018 up 20.2% volatile
68 Saudi Arabia 17,904 2018 down 18.7% volatile
69 El Salvador 16,759 2018 down 28.2% volatile
70 Ecuador 16,247 2018 down 36.2% volatile
71 Nicaragua 16,036 2018 up 45.4% volatile
72 Cote d'Ivoire 15,684 2018 up 165.0% volatile
73 Gabon 14,533 2018 down 53.0% volatile
74 Chile 13,821 2018 down 56.8% volatile
75 Panama 12,989 2018 down 60.7% falling
76 Libya 12,438 2018 down 1.6% volatile
77 Costa Rica 12,268 2018 down 8.7% volatile
78 Kuwait 10,636 2018 down 36.9% volatile
79 Croatia 10,583 2018 down 47.3% rising
80 Estonia 10,098 2018 down 30.0% volatile
81 Yemen 10,055 2018 down 76.8% volatile
82 Mauritania 9,140 2018 down 96.0% volatile
83 Cameroon 8,782 2018 down 55.8% volatile
84 Romania 7,330 2018 — volatile
85 Congo 7,291 2018 down 2.8% volatile
86 Albania 6,064 2018 up 72.6% volatile
87 Colombia 5,578 2018 down 65.9% volatile
88 Bahrain 5,173 2018 down 23.8% volatile
89 Honduras 4,764 2018 up 263.2% volatile
90 United Arab Emirates 4,370 2018 down 41.5% volatile
91 Brunei 4,056 2018 down 30.1% volatile
92 Tanzania 3,884 2018 up 32.0% volatile
93 Equatorial Guinea 3,032 2018 up 2.7% volatile
94 Togo 2,768 2018 up 6.6% volatile
95 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2,717 2018 down 68.5% volatile
96 Lithuania 2,065 2018 up 38.5% volatile
97 Kenya 2,022 2018 up 51.2% volatile
98 Trinidad and Tobago 1,382 2018 down 20.5% volatile
99 Papua New Guinea 1,372 2018 up 68.6% volatile
100 Syria 1,260 2018 down 46.7% volatile
101 Israel 1,221 2018 down 48.8% volatile
102 Venezuela 1,168 2018 down 91.1% volatile
103 Cuba 1,138 2018 up 55.7% volatile
104 Iraq 1,086 2018 up 0.5% volatile
105 Sierra Leone 927.82 2018 down 98.1% volatile
106 Dominica 868.21 2018 down 95.3% volatile
107 Cyprus 533.76 2018 down 68.2% volatile
108 Mauritius 459.94 2018 down 36.8% volatile
109 Malta 400 2018 down 99.0% volatile
110 Montenegro 347.63 2018 down 26.5% rising
111 Benin 172.67 2018 down 86.3% volatile
112 Vanuatu 143.61 2018 — volatile
113 Liberia 93.95 2018 — volatile
114 Slovenia 80.85 2018 down 46.3% volatile
115 Sao Tome and Principe 8.92 2018 down 96.4% volatile
116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.52 2018 — volatile
117 Bulgaria 1.32 2018 — volatile
118 Belize 0 2018 down 100.0% volatile
118 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 2018 — volatile
118 Cape Verde 0 2018 — volatile
118 Cayman Islands 0 2018 — volatile
118 Eritrea 0 2018 — volatile
118 Gambia 0 2018 down 100.0% volatile
118 Guinea-Bissau 0 2018 — volatile
118 Lebanon 0 2018 down 100.0% volatile
118 Latvia 0 2018 down 100.0% volatile
118 Oman 0 2018 down 100.0% volatile
118 Palestine 0 2018 down 100.0% volatile
118 Qatar 0 2018 — volatile
118 Sudan 0 2018 down 100.0% volatile
118 Somalia 0 2018 — volatile
118 Seychelles 0 2018 — volatile
118 Reunion 0 2018 — volatile
118 Cook Islands 0 2018 — volatile
118 Norfolk Island 0 2018 — volatile

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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
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