Norway vs Papua New Guinea: Fish discards

Norway
8,624
in 2018
Papua New Guinea
9,496
in 2018
Norway rank
67th
Papua New Guinea rank
65th

Fish discards over time

  • Norway
  • Papua New Guinea
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k195019842018

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 9,496 against 8,624 in Norway, a difference of 872.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 67th and Papua New Guinea ranks 65th of 157 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 237,728 1 237,727 Norway
1960s 244,382 4.38 244,378 Norway
1970s 51,321 599.77 50,721 Norway
1980s 33,138 857.1 32,281 Norway
1990s 46,278 2,019 44,259 Norway
2000s 47,308 8,588 38,720 Norway
2010s 14,288 7,440 6,849 Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fish discards, Norway or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 9,496 against 8,624 in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in fish discards between Norway and Papua New Guinea?
872, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Papua New Guinea?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Norway and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fish discards?
Norway ranks 67th and Papua New Guinea ranks 65th of 157 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Fish discards
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
161 places, 9,371 data points, 1950–2018
Last refreshed