Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Brunei

Brunei: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling was 5,415 tonnes in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
5,415 tonnes
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
77th
of 111 countries
All-time high
7,920 tonnes
in 2014
All-time low
1,000 tonnes
in 1964
Years of data
55
1964–2018

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Brunei, 1964–2018

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Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2018, wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Brunei stood at 5,415 tonnes.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Brunei peaked at 7,920 tonnes in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,000 tonnes, in 1964.

Brunei ranks 77th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Brunei, year by year

Annual values for Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Brunei, 1964 to 2018.
Year tonnes Change
1964 1,000 tonnes
1965 1,100 tonnes +10.0%
1966 1,200 tonnes +9.1%
1967 1,200 tonnes +0.0%
1968 1,300 tonnes +8.3%
1969 1,300 tonnes +0.0%
1970 1,500 tonnes +15.4%
1971 1,500 tonnes +0.0%
1972 1,500 tonnes +0.0%
1973 1,500 tonnes +0.0%
1974 1,500 tonnes +0.0%
1975 1,630 tonnes +8.7%
1976 1,696 tonnes +4.0%
1977 2,249 tonnes +32.6%
1978 2,764 tonnes +22.9%
1979 2,856 tonnes +3.3%
1980 2,273 tonnes -20.4%
1981 2,634 tonnes +15.9%
1982 2,559 tonnes -2.9%
1983 3,195 tonnes +24.9%
1984 4,218 tonnes +32.0%
1985 4,798 tonnes +13.8%
1986 4,698 tonnes -2.1%
1987 4,417 tonnes -6.0%
1988 2,453 tonnes -44.5%
1989 2,781 tonnes +13.4%
1990 2,876 tonnes +3.4%
1991 5,598 tonnes +94.7%
1992 5,462 tonnes -2.4%
1993 4,455 tonnes -18.4%
1994 6,017 tonnes +35.0%
1995 6,423 tonnes +6.8%
1996 7,811 tonnes +21.6%
1997 6,990 tonnes -10.5%
1998 7,478 tonnes +7.0%
1999 5,025 tonnes -32.8%
2000 7,561 tonnes +50.5%
2001 5,725 tonnes -24.3%
2002 4,570 tonnes -20.2%
2003 4,727 tonnes +3.4%
2004 4,635 tonnes -2.0%
2005 5,142 tonnes +10.9%
2006 4,539 tonnes -11.7%
2007 5,740 tonnes +26.5%
2008 5,807 tonnes +1.2%
2009 5,511 tonnes -5.1%
2010 7,674 tonnes +39.3%
2011 7,479 tonnes -2.6%
2012 7,598 tonnes +1.6%
2013 7,699 tonnes +1.3%
2014 7,920 tonnes +2.9%
2015 4,742 tonnes -40.1%
2016 5,850 tonnes +23.4%
2017 5,547 tonnes -5.2%
2018 5,415 tonnes -2.4%

Brunei compared with similar countries

  • Brunei's 5,415 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 47,385 tonnes, 11% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Brunei's 5,415 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 464,776 tonnes, 1% of the median. (16 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1991 +94.7% 2,876 tonnes 5,598 tonnes

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,183 tonnes 1,000 tonnes 1,300 tonnes 6
1970s 1,870 tonnes 1,500 tonnes 2,856 tonnes 10
1980s 3,403 tonnes 2,273 tonnes 4,798 tonnes 10
1990s 5,813 tonnes 2,876 tonnes 7,811 tonnes 10
2000s 5,396 tonnes 4,539 tonnes 7,561 tonnes 10
2010s 6,658 tonnes 4,742 tonnes 7,920 tonnes 9

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 74 Cayman Islands 7,800 tonnes compare
  2. 75 Albania 6,557 tonnes compare
  3. 76 Oman 5,843 tonnes compare
  4. 78 Estonia 4,812 tonnes compare
  5. 79 Belgium 4,731 tonnes compare
  6. 80 Chile 4,507 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Brunei?
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Brunei was 5,415 tonnes in 2018, according to Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest wild fish catch from bottom trawling recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 7,920 tonnes in 2014.
What is the lowest wild fish catch from bottom trawling recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 1,000 tonnes in 1964.
How does Brunei rank for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
Brunei ranks 77th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
Is wild fish catch from bottom trawling rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brunei data come from?
The figures come from Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Wild fish catch from bottom trawling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.