Latvia vs Seychelles: Fish discards

Latvia

7,569

in 2018

Seychelles

8,028

in 2018

Latvia rank

72nd

Seychelles rank

70th

Fish discards over time

Latvia
Seychelles

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 8,028 against 7,569 in Latvia, a difference of 458.83.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 72nd and Seychelles ranks 70th of 161 countries.

Individual pages

Fish discards in Latvia
Fish discards in Seychelles
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.