What is wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Saudi Arabia?

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Saudi Arabia was 13,820 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 Saudi Arabia?

The highest recorded value was 49,296 tonnes in 1973.

What is the lowest wild fish catch from bottom trawling recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The lowest recorded value was 228.6 tonnes in 1962.

How does Saudi Arabia rank for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?

Saudi Arabia ranks 67th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.

Is wild fish catch from bottom trawling rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Saudi Arabia

Name: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Saudi Arabia
Creator: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Saudi Arabia: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling was 13,820 tonnes in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)

13,820 tonnes

Change on year

up 0.8%

World rank

67th

of 111 countries

All-time high

49,296 tonnes

in 1973

All-time low

228.6 tonnes

in 1962

Years of data

1962–2018

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Saudi Arabia, 1962–2018

Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 13,820 tonnes for wild fish catch from bottom trawling in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Saudi Arabia peaked at 49,296 tonnes in 1973 and was at its lowest, 228.6 tonnes, in 1962.

Saudi Arabia ranks 67th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	21,368 tonnes	228.6 tonnes	42,975 tonnes	8
1970s	33,325 tonnes	11,195 tonnes	49,296 tonnes	10
1980s	21,686 tonnes	1,973 tonnes	30,698 tonnes	10
1990s	26,836 tonnes	17,733 tonnes	33,384 tonnes	10
2000s	14,423 tonnes	11,614 tonnes	15,657 tonnes	10
2010s	15,104 tonnes	13,716 tonnes	15,634 tonnes	9

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Frequently asked questions

What is wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Saudi Arabia?: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Saudi Arabia was 13,820 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 Saudi Arabia?: The highest recorded value was 49,296 tonnes in 1973.
What is the lowest wild fish catch from bottom trawling recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The lowest recorded value was 228.6 tonnes in 1962.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?: Saudi Arabia ranks 67th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
Is wild fish catch from bottom trawling rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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

Indicator: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Unit: tonnes
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 6,156 data points, 1950–2018
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.