China vs Japan: Fish discards
China
609,409
in 2018
Japan
414,441
in 2018
China rank
3rd
Japan rank
5th
Fish discards over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 609,409 against 414,441 in Japan, a difference of 194,968.
That makes China's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
China ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 161 countries.
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About this data
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.