Bottom trawling in Netherlands

Netherlands: Bottom trawling was 196,443 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
196,443
Change on year
up 18.4%
World rank
24th
of 135 countries
All-time high
411,578
in 1989
All-time low
116,850
in 1950
Years of data
69
1950–2018

Bottom trawling in Netherlands, 1950–2018

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k195019842018

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 196,443 for bottom trawling in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bottom trawling in Netherlands peaked at 411,578 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 116,850, in 1950.

That places Netherlands 24th out of 135 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 69 years of available data.

Bottom trawling in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Bottom trawling in Netherlands, 1950 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1950 116,850 —
1951 122,628 +4.9%
1952 122,240 -0.3%
1953 135,973 +11.2%
1954 120,571 -11.3%
1955 132,174 +9.6%
1956 133,324 +0.9%
1957 149,938 +12.5%
1958 149,239 -0.5%
1959 163,480 +9.5%
1960 165,756 +1.4%
1961 184,137 +11.1%
1962 216,285 +17.5%
1963 243,859 +12.7%
1964 245,526 +0.7%
1965 275,979 +12.4%
1966 305,725 +10.8%
1967 251,235 -17.8%
1968 304,678 +21.3%
1969 344,071 +12.9%
1970 329,490 -4.2%
1971 334,940 +1.7%
1972 356,934 +6.6%
1973 348,937 -2.2%
1974 352,415 +1.0%
1975 335,105 -4.9%
1976 299,448 -10.6%
1977 288,522 -3.6%
1978 238,165 -17.5%
1979 261,827 +9.9%
1980 295,204 +12.7%
1981 315,141 +6.8%
1982 365,532 +16.0%
1983 362,796 -0.7%
1984 326,569 -10.0%
1985 407,336 +24.7%
1986 384,242 -5.7%
1987 376,009 -2.1%
1988 391,645 +4.2%
1989 411,578 +5.1%
1990 352,392 -14.4%
1991 304,684 -13.5%
1992 286,146 -6.1%
1993 278,645 -2.6%
1994 278,787 +0.1%
1995 270,286 -3.0%
1996 193,931 -28.2%
1997 185,223 -4.5%
1998 254,841 +37.6%
1999 261,969 +2.8%
2000 209,723 -19.9%
2001 190,785 -9.0%
2002 168,913 -11.5%
2003 178,588 +5.7%
2004 163,604 -8.4%
2005 155,377 -5.0%
2006 148,830 -4.2%
2007 157,138 +5.6%
2008 142,889 -9.1%
2009 163,090 +14.1%
2010 177,838 +9.0%
2011 173,022 -2.7%
2012 178,973 +3.4%
2013 180,900 +1.1%
2014 182,868 +1.1%
2015 173,005 -5.4%
2016 180,752 +4.5%
2017 165,945 -8.2%
2018 196,443 +18.4%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 196,443 is above the median for high income countries, which is 32,013, 6.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 196,443 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 58,807, 3.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 134,642 116,850 163,480 10
1960s 253,725 165,756 344,071 10
1970s 314,578 238,165 356,934 10
1980s 363,605 295,204 411,578 10
1990s 266,690 185,223 352,392 10
2000s 167,894 142,889 209,723 10
2010s 178,861 165,945 196,443 9

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 21 New Zealand 211,548 compare
  2. 22 Pakistan 196,763 compare
  3. 23 Namibia 196,570 compare
  4. 25 United Kingdom 177,875 compare
  5. 26 Angola 170,498 compare
  6. 27 France 168,508 compare

See the full ranking of 135 places →

More reference data data for Netherlands

All data for Netherlands →

Frequently asked questions

What is bottom trawling in Netherlands?
Bottom trawling in Netherlands was 196,443 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest bottom trawling recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 411,578 in 1989.
What is the lowest bottom trawling recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 116,850 in 1950.
How does Netherlands rank for bottom trawling?
Netherlands ranks 24th out of 135 countries with data for 2018.
Is bottom trawling rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 69 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bottom trawling in Netherlands. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/bottom-trawling/netherlands/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/bottom-trawling/netherlands/">Bottom trawling in Netherlands</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed