Denmark vs Ireland: Fish discards

Denmark

25,389

in 2018

Ireland

25,844

in 2018

Denmark rank

42nd

Ireland rank

41st

Fish discards over time

Denmark
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 25,844 against 25,389 in Denmark, a difference of 455.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 42nd and Ireland ranks 41st of 161 countries.

Individual pages

Fish discards in Denmark
Fish discards in Ireland
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.