Which has higher fish discards, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 17,512 against 16,711 in Malaysia as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?

58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.

Our World in Data, published as Fish discards. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia

16,711

in 2018

Sri Lanka

17,512

in 2018

Malaysia rank

57th

Sri Lanka rank

54th

Sri Lanka currently reports 17,512 against 16,711 in Malaysia, a difference of 801.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Malaysia ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 54th of 161 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Decade	Malaysia	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	48,654	25,223	23,431	Malaysia
1970s	91,104	41,350	49,753	Malaysia
1980s	116,632	43,870	72,763	Malaysia
1990s	44,020	30,224	13,796	Malaysia
2000s	17,494	23,792	6,298	Sri Lanka
2010s	16,020	17,901	1,880	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher fish discards, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 17,512 against 16,711 in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in fish discards between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?: 801, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for fish discards?: Malaysia ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 54th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Fish discards. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.