South Korea vs Morocco: Fish discards

South Korea

229,517

in 2018

Morocco

161,670

in 2018

South Korea rank

10th

Morocco rank

13th

Fish discards over time

South Korea
Morocco

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 229,517 against 161,670 in Morocco, a difference of 67,847.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.4 times Morocco's.

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

South Korea ranks 10th and Morocco ranks 13th of 161 countries.

Individual pages

Fish discards in South Korea
Fish discards in Morocco
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.