Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Indonesia
Indonesia: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling was 2.58 million tonnes in 2018. ▲ Rising
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Indonesia, 1961–2018
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Indonesia is 2.58 million tonnes, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Indonesia peaked at 2.58 million tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 151,459 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Indonesia 2nd out of 111 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 151,459 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 192,421 tonnes | +27.0% |
| 1963 | 237,521 tonnes | +23.4% |
| 1964 | 290,600 tonnes | +22.3% |
| 1965 | 374,214 tonnes | +28.8% |
| 1966 | 461,508 tonnes | +23.3% |
| 1967 | 457,515 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 497,778 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 551,997 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1970 | 764,568 tonnes | +38.5% |
| 1971 | 823,048 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 905,546 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 986,760 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 1.02 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 955,847 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 1.10 million tonnes | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 1.24 million tonnes | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 1.28 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 1.29 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.05 million tonnes | -18.2% |
| 1981 | 1.12 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 1.82 million tonnes | +62.9% |
| 1983 | 1.93 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 2.00 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 2.22 million tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 2.29 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 2.42 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 2.42 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.38 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 2.05 million tonnes | -13.9% |
| 1991 | 1.68 million tonnes | -17.9% |
| 1992 | 1.65 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.58 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 1.65 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 1.72 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 1.65 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 1.64 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.72 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 1.74 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.77 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.95 million tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 1.89 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 2.01 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 1.94 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.85 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.80 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.81 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.75 million tonnes | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.80 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.90 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 2.09 million tonnes | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 2.15 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.15 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.27 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 2.43 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 2.41 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.56 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 2.58 million tonnes | +0.9% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 2.58 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18,359 tonnes, 140.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 2.58 million tonnes is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 464,776 tonnes, 5.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Indonesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +62.9% | 1.12 million tonnes | 1.82 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 357,224 tonnes | 151,459 tonnes | 551,997 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.04 million tonnes | 764,568 tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.96 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 2.42 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.71 million tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.86 million tonnes | 1.75 million tonnes | 2.01 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.28 million tonnes | 1.90 million tonnes | 2.58 million tonnes | 9 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More reference data data for Indonesia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 23.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 46.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 19.49 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Indonesia?
- Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Indonesia was 2.58 million 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 million tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest wild fish catch from bottom trawling recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 151,459 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Indonesia rank for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Indonesia ranks 2nd out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is wild fish catch from bottom trawling rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.