Which has higher fish landings and discards, Italy or South Africa?

South Africa, at 37,688 against 31,443 in Italy as of 2018.

What is the difference in fish landings and discards between Italy and South Africa?

6,245, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?

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.

Italy vs South Africa: Fish landings and discards

Italy

31,443

in 2018

South Africa

37,688

in 2018

Italy rank

33rd

South Africa rank

30th

Fish landings and discards over time

Italy
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 37,688 against 31,443 in Italy, a difference of 6,245.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

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

Italy ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 30th of 161 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	48,997	85,637	36,640	South Africa
1960s	56,674	248,104	191,430	South Africa
1970s	108,850	159,706	50,856	South Africa
1980s	141,408	72,245	69,163	Italy
1990s	97,114	36,154	60,960	Italy
2000s	64,085	48,313	15,772	Italy
2010s	29,482	38,176	8,694	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fish landings and discards, Italy or South Africa?: South Africa, at 37,688 against 31,443 in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in fish landings and discards between Italy and South Africa?: 6,245, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for fish landings and discards?: Italy ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 30th 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: 09 October 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.