Which has higher fish landings and discards, Bangladesh or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 71,944 against 55,883 in Bangladesh as of 2018.

What is the difference in fish landings and discards between Bangladesh and Netherlands?

16,061, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Netherlands?

69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fish landings and discards. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Netherlands: Fish landings and discards

Bangladesh

55,883

in 2018

Netherlands

71,944

in 2018

Bangladesh rank

25th

Netherlands rank

22nd

Fish landings and discards over time

Bangladesh
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 71,944 against 55,883 in Bangladesh, a difference of 16,061.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 69 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 25th and Netherlands ranks 22nd of 161 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	52	61,683	61,631	Netherlands
1960s	92	116,313	116,221	Netherlands
1970s	30,073	146,490	116,417	Netherlands
1980s	67,201	184,670	117,469	Netherlands
1990s	84,779	165,064	80,285	Netherlands
2000s	71,639	101,731	30,091	Netherlands
2010s	53,027	85,522	32,495	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fish landings and discards, Bangladesh or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 71,944 against 55,883 in Bangladesh as of 2018.
What is the difference in fish landings and discards between Bangladesh and Netherlands?: 16,061, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Netherlands?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Netherlands rank globally for fish landings and discards?: Bangladesh ranks 25th and Netherlands ranks 22nd of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fish landings and discards. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fish landings and 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: 28 August 2026

– Landings represent aquatic animals that are caught and brought ashore for use. – Discards are animals thrown back (alive or dead) into the sea after being caught during fishing activities.