Ecuador vs Panama: Fish discards

Ecuador

19,789

in 2018

Panama

20,033

in 2018

Ecuador rank

52nd

Panama rank

51st

Fish discards over time

Ecuador
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 20,033 against 19,789 in Ecuador, a difference of 243.5.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Panama ahead.

Ecuador ranks 52nd and Panama ranks 51st of 161 countries.

Individual pages

Fish discards in Ecuador
Fish discards in Panama
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.