France vs Guinea: Fish discards

France

96,060

in 2018

Guinea

85,618

in 2018

France rank

15th

Guinea rank

17th

Fish discards over time

France
Guinea

How they compare

France currently reports 96,060 against 85,618 in Guinea, a difference of 10,442.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

Across all 69 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 15th and Guinea ranks 17th of 161 countries.

Individual pages

Fish discards in France
Fish discards in Guinea
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.