Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Norway
Norway: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling was 859,280 tonnes in 2018. ▲ Rising
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Norway, 1950–2018
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 Norway is 859,280 tonnes, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 190.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Norway peaked at 920,304 tonnes in 2015 and was at its lowest, 91,095 tonnes, in 1951.
Norway ranks 6th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 246,219 tonnes | 91,095 tonnes | 341,102 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 344,809 tonnes | 306,838 tonnes | 387,685 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 438,448 tonnes | 311,757 tonnes | 612,284 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 427,195 tonnes | 327,079 tonnes | 518,722 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 523,617 tonnes | 422,300 tonnes | 658,079 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 294,754 tonnes | 225,057 tonnes | 383,425 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 680,506 tonnes | 407,536 tonnes | 920,304 tonnes | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Norway?
- Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Norway was 859,280 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 920,304 tonnes in 2015.
- What is the lowest wild fish catch from bottom trawling recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,095 tonnes in 1951.
- How does Norway rank for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Norway ranks 6th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is wild fish catch from bottom trawling rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 190.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.