Morocco vs Spain: Fish discards

Morocco

161,670

in 2018

Spain

174,809

in 2018

Morocco rank

13th

Spain rank

12th

Fish discards over time

Morocco
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 174,809 against 161,670 in Morocco, a difference of 13,139.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.

Morocco ranks 13th and Spain ranks 12th of 161 countries.

Individual pages

Fish discards in Morocco
Fish discards in Spain
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.