Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling was 3,362 tonnes in 2018. ▼ Falling
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Equatorial Guinea, 1986–2018
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 3,362 tonnes for wild fish catch from bottom trawling in 2018.
That represents a change of up 21.6% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 4,086 tonnes in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1,133 tonnes, in 2012.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 82nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1,495 tonnes | — |
| 1987 | 2,967 tonnes | +98.4% |
| 1988 | 2,943 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 4,086 tonnes | +38.9% |
| 1990 | 3,184 tonnes | -22.1% |
| 1991 | 3,731 tonnes | +17.2% |
| 1992 | 2,846 tonnes | -23.7% |
| 1993 | 2,762 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 2,678 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 2,595 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 2,514 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 2,434 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 2,354 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 2,276 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 2,198 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 2,122 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 2,047 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 1,972 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 1,899 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 1,827 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 1,756 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 3,727 tonnes | +112.2% |
| 2008 | 2,952 tonnes | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 2,923 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 2,894 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 3,030 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 1,133 tonnes | -62.6% |
| 2013 | 2,309 tonnes | +103.8% |
| 2014 | 2,778 tonnes | +20.3% |
| 2015 | 1,593 tonnes | -42.7% |
| 2016 | 1,922 tonnes | +20.6% |
| 2017 | 2,764 tonnes | +43.8% |
| 2018 | 3,362 tonnes | +21.6% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 3,362 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18,359 tonnes, 18% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 3,362 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,282 tonnes, 24% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Equatorial Guinea 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +112.2% | 1,756 tonnes | 3,727 tonnes |
| 2013 | +103.8% | 1,133 tonnes | 2,309 tonnes |
| 1987 | +98.4% | 1,495 tonnes | 2,967 tonnes |
| 2012 | -62.6% | 3,030 tonnes | 1,133 tonnes |
| 2017 | +43.8% | 1,922 tonnes | 2,764 tonnes |
| 1989 | +38.9% | 2,943 tonnes | 4,086 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,873 tonnes | 1,495 tonnes | 4,086 tonnes | 4 |
| 1990s | 2,737 tonnes | 2,276 tonnes | 3,731 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,342 tonnes | 1,756 tonnes | 3,727 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,421 tonnes | 1,133 tonnes | 3,362 tonnes | 9 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0275 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 10.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Equatorial Guinea was 3,362 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4,086 tonnes in 1989.
- What is the lowest wild fish catch from bottom trawling recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,133 tonnes in 2012.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 82nd out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is wild fish catch from bottom trawling rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.