Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Spain
Spain: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling was 693,683 tonnes in 2018. ▼ Falling
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Spain, 1950–2018
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Spain recorded 693,683 tonnes for wild fish catch from bottom trawling in 2018.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Spain peaked at 2.52 million tonnes in 1967 and was at its lowest, 490,439 tonnes, in 2013.
Spain ranks 9th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 69 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.20 million tonnes | 919,854 tonnes | 1.44 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.99 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 2.52 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.68 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 2.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.62 million tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 million tonnes | 779,010 tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 736,572 tonnes | 558,578 tonnes | 884,976 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 640,634 tonnes | 490,439 tonnes | 763,237 tonnes | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Spain?
- Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Spain was 693,683 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 million tonnes in 1967.
- What is the lowest wild fish catch from bottom trawling recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 490,439 tonnes in 2013.
- How does Spain rank for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Spain ranks 9th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is wild fish catch from bottom trawling rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.