Which has higher fish landings and discards, Greenland or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 31,079 against 27,320 in Greenland as of 2018.

What is the difference in fish landings and discards between Greenland and United Kingdom?

3,759, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and United Kingdom?

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.

Greenland vs United Kingdom: Fish landings and discards

Greenland

27,320

in 2018

United Kingdom

31,079

in 2018

Greenland rank

38th

United Kingdom rank

35th

Fish landings and discards over time

Greenland
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 31,079 against 27,320 in Greenland, a difference of 3,759.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Greenland ranks 38th and United Kingdom ranks 35th of 161 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3,848	97,154	93,306	United Kingdom
1960s	5,198	159,521	154,323	United Kingdom
1970s	32,512	74,658	42,146	United Kingdom
1980s	39,390	111,962	72,572	United Kingdom
1990s	30,586	95,787	65,200	United Kingdom
2000s	30,395	55,966	25,571	United Kingdom
2010s	21,412	42,492	21,080	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fish landings and discards, Greenland or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 31,079 against 27,320 in Greenland as of 2018.
What is the difference in fish landings and discards between Greenland and United Kingdom?: 3,759, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and United Kingdom?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Greenland and United Kingdom rank globally for fish landings and discards?: Greenland ranks 38th and United Kingdom ranks 35th 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.