Libya vs Malaysia: Fish discards

Libya

17,225

in 2018

Malaysia

16,711

in 2018

Libya rank

55th

Malaysia rank

57th

Fish discards over time

Libya
Malaysia

How they compare

Libya currently reports 17,225 against 16,711 in Malaysia, a difference of 514.4.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.

Libya ranks 55th and Malaysia ranks 57th of 161 countries.

Individual pages

Fish discards in Libya
Fish discards in Malaysia
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.