Germany vs Namibia: Fish discards

Germany

22,291

in 2018

Namibia

21,602

in 2018

Germany rank

46th

Namibia rank

47th

Fish discards over time

Germany
Namibia

How they compare

Germany currently reports 22,291 against 21,602 in Namibia, a difference of 688.5.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 46th and Namibia ranks 47th of 161 countries.

Individual pages

Fish discards in Germany
Fish discards in Namibia
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.