Denmark vs Mozambique: Fish discards

Denmark

25,389

in 2018

Mozambique

25,178

in 2018

Denmark rank

42nd

Mozambique rank

43rd

Fish discards over time

Denmark
Mozambique

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 25,389 against 25,178 in Mozambique, a difference of 210.9.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 42nd and Mozambique ranks 43rd of 161 countries.

Individual pages

Fish discards in Denmark
Fish discards in Mozambique
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.