Oman vs Uruguay: Fish discards

Oman

5,941

in 2018

Uruguay

5,064

in 2018

Oman rank

79th

Uruguay rank

82nd

Fish discards over time

Oman
Uruguay

How they compare

Oman currently reports 5,941 against 5,064 in Uruguay, a difference of 877.18.

That makes Oman's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.

Oman ranks 79th and Uruguay ranks 82nd of 161 countries.

Individual pages

Fish discards in Oman
Fish discards in Uruguay
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.