Belize vs Denmark: Fish discards

Belize

26,410

in 2018

Denmark

25,389

in 2018

Belize rank

39th

Denmark rank

42nd

Fish discards over time

Belize
Denmark

How they compare

Belize currently reports 26,410 against 25,389 in Denmark, a difference of 1,021.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Denmark ahead.

Belize ranks 39th and Denmark ranks 42nd of 161 countries.

Individual pages

Fish discards in Belize
Fish discards in Denmark
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.