Denmark vs Poland: Fish discards

Denmark

25,389

in 2018

Poland

26,333

in 2018

Denmark rank

42nd

Poland rank

40th

Fish discards over time

Denmark
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 26,333 against 25,389 in Denmark, a difference of 943.9.

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

Denmark ranks 42nd and Poland ranks 40th of 161 countries.

Individual pages

Fish discards in Denmark
Fish discards in Poland
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.