American Samoa vs Congo: Fish discards

American Samoa

626.25

in 2018

Congo

601.99

in 2018

American Samoa rank

114th

Congo rank

116th

Fish discards over time

American Samoa
Congo

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 626.25 against 601.99 in Congo, a difference of 24.26.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Congo ahead.

American Samoa ranks 114th and Congo ranks 116th of 161 countries.

Individual pages

Fish discards in American Samoa
Fish discards in Congo
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Fish discards
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 161 places, 9,371 data points, 1950–2018
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Discards are animals thrown back (alive or dead) into the sea after being caught during fishing activities. This represents bycatch (fish caught unintentionally) that is not brought ashore for use.