Which has higher fish landings and discards, Japan or United States of America?

United States of America, at 674,076 against 414,441 in Japan as of 2018.

What is the difference in fish landings and discards between Japan and United States of America?

259,635, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?

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.

Japan vs United States of America: Fish landings and discards

Japan

414,441

in 2018

United States of America

674,076

in 2018

Japan rank

5th

United States of America rank

2nd

Fish landings and discards over time

Japan
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 674,076 against 414,441 in Japan, a difference of 259,635.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.6 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States of America ahead.

Japan ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 161 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1950s	595,222	959,818	364,595	United States of America
1960s	734,791	854,360	119,569	United States of America
1970s	986,471	850,208	136,263	Japan
1980s	1.18 million	1.03 million	146,444	Japan
1990s	974,713	1.14 million	161,059	United States of America
2000s	624,684	880,460	255,776	United States of America
2010s	487,780	745,484	257,704	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fish landings and discards, Japan or United States of America?: United States of America, at 674,076 against 414,441 in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in fish landings and discards between Japan and United States of America?: 259,635, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for fish landings and discards?: Japan ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd 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.