Mauritius vs Samoa: Fish discards

Mauritius

791.2

in 2018

Samoa

809.81

in 2018

Mauritius rank

108th

Samoa rank

107th

Fish discards over time

Mauritius
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 809.81 against 791.2 in Mauritius, a difference of 18.62.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 108th and Samoa ranks 107th of 161 countries.

Individual pages

Fish discards in Mauritius
Fish discards in Samoa
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.