Congo vs Israel: Fish discards

Congo

601.99

in 2018

Israel

617.23

in 2018

Congo rank

116th

Israel rank

115th

Fish discards over time

Congo
Israel

How they compare

Israel currently reports 617.23 against 601.99 in Congo, a difference of 15.24.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Israel ahead.

Congo ranks 116th and Israel ranks 115th of 161 countries.

Individual pages

Fish discards in Congo
Fish discards in Israel
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.