Which has higher fish landings and discards, Russian Federation or Viet Nam?

Russian Federation, at 2.01 million against 585,344 in Viet Nam as of 2018.

What is the difference in fish landings and discards between Russian Federation and Viet Nam?

1.42 million, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Viet Nam?

32 years are reported by both, from 1987 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.

Russian Federation vs Viet Nam: Fish landings and discards

Russian Federation

2.01 million

in 2018

Viet Nam

585,344

in 2018

Russian Federation rank

1st

Viet Nam rank

4th

Fish landings and discards over time

Russian Federation
Viet Nam

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 2.01 million against 585,344 in Viet Nam, a difference of 1.42 million.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 3.4 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Russian Federation ranks 1st and Viet Nam ranks 4th of 161 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.66 million	16,212	2.64 million	Russian Federation
1990s	3.32 million	117,776	3.20 million	Russian Federation
2000s	1.76 million	340,216	1.42 million	Russian Federation
2010s	1.71 million	535,794	1.17 million	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fish landings and discards, Russian Federation or Viet Nam?: Russian Federation, at 2.01 million against 585,344 in Viet Nam as of 2018.
What is the difference in fish landings and discards between Russian Federation and Viet Nam?: 1.42 million, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Viet Nam?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2018.
How do Russian Federation and Viet Nam rank globally for fish landings and discards?: Russian Federation ranks 1st and Viet Nam ranks 4th 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.