Which has higher fish discards, Liberia or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.2 against 0.5501 in Liberia as of 2017.

What is the difference in fish discards between Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.6499, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe?

49 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2017.

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.

Liberia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Fish discards

Liberia

0.5501

in 2018

Sao Tome and Principe

1.2

in 2017

Liberia rank

159th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

155th

Fish discards over time

Liberia
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.2 against 0.5501 in Liberia, a difference of 0.6499.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 2.2 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 159th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 155th of 161 countries.

Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,415	24.46	1,390	Liberia
1970s	5,271	74.08	5,197	Liberia
1980s	1,914	143.06	1,771	Liberia
1990s	777.01	117.18	659.84	Liberia
2000s	1,205	46.57	1,158	Liberia
2010s	26.37	1.2	25.17	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fish discards, Liberia or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.2 against 0.5501 in Liberia as of 2017.
What is the difference in fish discards between Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.6499, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2017.
How do Liberia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for fish discards?: Liberia ranks 159th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 155th 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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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: 28 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.