Which has higher fish discards, Equatorial Guinea or Saint Lucia?

Saint Lucia, at 11.85 against 9.25 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Saint Lucia?

34 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fish discards. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Saint Lucia: Fish discards

Equatorial Guinea

9.25

in 2018

Saint Lucia

11.85

in 2018

Equatorial Guinea rank

145th

Saint Lucia rank

143rd

Fish discards over time

Equatorial Guinea
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 11.85 against 9.25 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 2.6.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.3 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 145th and Saint Lucia ranks 143rd of 161 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Saint Lucia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12.77	4.07	8.7	Equatorial Guinea
1980s	20.24	2.69	17.55	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	28.46	21.35	7.11	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	9.63	1.54	8.09	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	26.27	57.47	31.2	Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fish discards, Equatorial Guinea or Saint Lucia?: Saint Lucia, at 11.85 against 9.25 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2018.
What is the difference in fish discards between Equatorial Guinea and Saint Lucia?: 2.6, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Saint Lucia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Saint Lucia rank globally for fish discards?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 145th and Saint Lucia ranks 143rd of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fish discards. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.