Bottom trawling in Israel

Israel: Bottom trawling was 1,221 in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
1,221
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
101st
of 135 countries
All-time high
22,853
in 1971
All-time low
1,221
in 2018
Years of data
69
1950–2018

Bottom trawling in Israel, 1950–2018

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2018, bottom trawling in Israel stood at 1,221. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bottom trawling in Israel peaked at 22,853 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,221, in 2018.

That places Israel 101st out of 135 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Bottom trawling in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Bottom trawling in Israel, 1950 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1950 1,525 —
1951 1,296 -15.0%
1952 1,394 +7.6%
1953 1,762 +26.4%
1954 1,972 +11.9%
1955 2,416 +22.5%
1956 1,965 -18.7%
1957 1,790 -8.9%
1958 2,802 +56.5%
1959 2,991 +6.8%
1960 3,067 +2.5%
1961 3,622 +18.1%
1962 3,883 +7.2%
1963 3,968 +2.2%
1964 3,361 -15.3%
1965 7,694 +128.9%
1966 18,757 +143.8%
1967 18,971 +1.1%
1968 15,615 -17.7%
1969 15,941 +2.1%
1970 12,743 -20.1%
1971 22,853 +79.3%
1972 16,378 -28.3%
1973 10,772 -34.2%
1974 10,332 -4.1%
1975 14,084 +36.3%
1976 10,044 -28.7%
1977 8,315 -17.2%
1978 11,481 +38.1%
1979 11,129 -3.1%
1980 18,142 +63.0%
1981 18,458 +1.7%
1982 9,515 -48.5%
1983 10,177 +7.0%
1984 9,876 -3.0%
1985 6,029 -39.0%
1986 5,756 -4.5%
1987 11,571 +101.0%
1988 15,281 +32.1%
1989 8,490 -44.4%
1990 4,790 -43.6%
1991 1,852 -61.3%
1992 1,948 +5.2%
1993 1,543 -20.8%
1994 1,863 +20.7%
1995 2,156 +15.7%
1996 1,712 -20.6%
1997 1,910 +11.6%
1998 2,070 +8.4%
1999 2,277 +10.0%
2000 2,216 -2.7%
2001 2,650 +19.6%
2002 2,454 -7.4%
2003 2,186 -10.9%
2004 2,072 -5.2%
2005 2,102 +1.4%
2006 1,945 -7.5%
2007 2,313 +18.9%
2008 2,386 +3.1%
2009 2,554 +7.1%
2010 2,707 +6.0%
2011 1,967 -27.3%
2012 2,049 +4.1%
2013 1,843 -10.0%
2014 1,784 -3.2%
2015 1,826 +2.4%
2016 1,548 -15.2%
2017 1,226 -20.8%
2018 1,221 -0.5%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 1,221 is below the median for high income countries, which is 32,013, 4% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Israel's 1,221 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7,614, 16% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Bottom trawling in Israel 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
1966 +143.8% 7,694 18,757

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1,991 1,296 2,991 10
1960s 9,488 3,067 18,971 10
1970s 12,813 8,315 22,853 10
1980s 11,330 5,756 18,458 10
1990s 2,212 1,543 4,790 10
2000s 2,288 1,945 2,650 10
2010s 1,797 1,221 2,707 9

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 98 Trinidad and Tobago 1,382 compare
  2. 99 Papua New Guinea 1,372 compare
  3. 100 Syria 1,260 compare
  4. 102 Venezuela 1,168 compare
  5. 103 Cuba 1,138 compare
  6. 104 Iraq 1,086 compare

See the full ranking of 135 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is bottom trawling in Israel?
Bottom trawling in Israel was 1,221 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest bottom trawling recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 22,853 in 1971.
What is the lowest bottom trawling recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 1,221 in 2018.
How does Israel rank for bottom trawling?
Israel ranks 101st out of 135 countries with data for 2018.
Is bottom trawling rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Bottom trawling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Bottom trawling
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
135 places, 9,315 data points, 1950–2018
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