Which has higher fish discards, Argentina or Portugal?

Portugal, at 82,934 against 77,582 in Argentina as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Portugal?

69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.

Our World in Data, published as Fish discards. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina

77,582

in 2018

Portugal

82,934

in 2018

Argentina rank

20th

Portugal rank

18th

Portugal currently reports 82,934 against 77,582 in Argentina, a difference of 5,352.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.

Argentina ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 18th of 161 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.

Decade	Argentina	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	8,398	728,820	720,421	Portugal
1960s	23,743	782,989	759,246	Portugal
1970s	53,097	330,028	276,931	Portugal
1980s	59,578	179,796	120,218	Portugal
1990s	120,502	104,248	16,254	Argentina
2000s	114,190	76,110	38,079	Argentina
2010s	75,165	75,032	132.79	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher fish discards, Argentina or Portugal?: Portugal, at 82,934 against 77,582 in Argentina as of 2018.
What is the difference in fish discards between Argentina and Portugal?: 5,352, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Portugal?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Argentina and Portugal rank globally for fish discards?: Argentina ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 18th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Fish discards. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.