Libya vs Sri Lanka: Fish discards

Libya

17,225

in 2018

Sri Lanka

17,512

in 2018

Libya rank

55th

Sri Lanka rank

54th

Fish discards over time

Libya
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 17,512 against 17,225 in Libya, a difference of 286.2.

Across all 69 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 55th and Sri Lanka ranks 54th of 161 countries.

Individual pages

Fish discards in Libya
Fish discards in Sri Lanka
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.