Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Cameroon
Cameroon: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling was 23,496 tonnes in 2018. ▲ Rising
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Cameroon, 1951–2018
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 23,496 tonnes for wild fish catch from bottom trawling in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Cameroon peaked at 24,796 tonnes in 1971 and was at its lowest, 70.08 tonnes, in 1951.
Cameroon ranks 59th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 68 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,003 tonnes | 70.08 tonnes | 3,340 tonnes | 9 |
| 1960s | 9,639 tonnes | 3,599 tonnes | 16,748 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 22,097 tonnes | 18,497 tonnes | 24,796 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,916 tonnes | 15,079 tonnes | 22,096 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,130 tonnes | 14,446 tonnes | 15,647 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,828 tonnes | 8,472 tonnes | 17,354 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,013 tonnes | 9,889 tonnes | 23,496 tonnes | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Cameroon?
- Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Cameroon was 23,496 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 24,796 tonnes in 1971.
- What is the lowest wild fish catch from bottom trawling recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.08 tonnes in 1951.
- How does Cameroon rank for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Cameroon ranks 59th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is wild fish catch from bottom trawling rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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About this data
Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.