Which has higher fish landings and discards, New Caledonia or Sierra Leone?

New Caledonia, at 535.16 against 495.59 in Sierra Leone as of 2018.

What is the difference in fish landings and discards between New Caledonia and Sierra Leone?

39.57, with New Caledonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Sierra Leone?

38 years are reported by both, from 1981 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.

New Caledonia vs Sierra Leone: Fish landings and discards

New Caledonia

535.16

in 2018

Sierra Leone

495.59

in 2018

New Caledonia rank

117th

Sierra Leone rank

118th

Fish landings and discards over time

New Caledonia
Sierra Leone

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 535.16 against 495.59 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 39.57.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

New Caledonia ranks 117th and Sierra Leone ranks 118th of 161 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Caledonia	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1980s	104.06	6,785	6,681	Sierra Leone
1990s	347.18	13,504	13,157	Sierra Leone
2000s	386.39	18,425	18,039	Sierra Leone
2010s	526.61	16,805	16,278	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fish landings and discards, New Caledonia or Sierra Leone?: New Caledonia, at 535.16 against 495.59 in Sierra Leone as of 2018.
What is the difference in fish landings and discards between New Caledonia and Sierra Leone?: 39.57, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Sierra Leone?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do New Caledonia and Sierra Leone rank globally for fish landings and discards?: New Caledonia ranks 117th and Sierra Leone ranks 118th 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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About this data

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.