Ecuador vs Philippines: Fish discards

Ecuador

19,789

in 2018

Philippines

18,948

in 2018

Ecuador rank

52nd

Philippines rank

53rd

Fish discards over time

Ecuador
Philippines

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 19,789 against 18,948 in Philippines, a difference of 841.4.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.

Ecuador ranks 52nd and Philippines ranks 53rd of 161 countries.

Individual pages

Fish discards in Ecuador
Fish discards in Philippines
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.