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.
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 |
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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.