Libya vs Sweden: Fish discards

Libya

17,225

in 2018

Sweden

16,823

in 2018

Libya rank

55th

Sweden rank

56th

Fish discards over time

Libya
Sweden

How they compare

Libya currently reports 17,225 against 16,823 in Sweden, a difference of 402.8.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.

Libya ranks 55th and Sweden ranks 56th of 161 countries.

Individual pages

Fish discards in Libya
Fish discards in Sweden
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.