Panama vs Philippines: Fish discards

Panama

20,033

in 2018

Philippines

18,948

in 2018

Panama rank

51st

Philippines rank

53rd

Fish discards over time

Panama
Philippines

How they compare

Panama currently reports 20,033 against 18,948 in Philippines, a difference of 1,085.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 51st and Philippines ranks 53rd of 161 countries.

Individual pages

Fish discards in Panama
Fish discards in Philippines
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.