Fish catch discarded
The proportion of a country’s total catch in the global ocean that is discarded instead of landed and used. This indicator serves as a proxy of bycatch and thus of untargeted and wasteful fishing practices. A score of 100 indicates that none of a country's catch is discarded, and a score of 0 indicates worst performance. Data come from Sea Around Us.
Note: Landlocked countries are not scored on this indicator. Weight assigned to the Fisheries issue category is reapportioned to other issue categories within the Ecosystem Vitality policy objective.
EPI MeasureFish Catch Discarded
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| Country | Rank | EPI Score | 10-Year Change | Regional Rank | Regional Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1 | 99.98 | 0.05 | 1 | 66.5 |
| Gambia | 1 | 99.98 | 0.4 | 1 | 66.5 |
| Palau | 3 | 99.97 | 0.22 | 1 | 59.84 |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 4 | 99.66 | 4.01 | 3 | 66.5 |
| Maldives | 5 | 99.45 | 10.07 | 1 | 72.51 |
| Dominican Republic | 6 | 99.25 | 0.0 | 1 | 45.06 |
| Tonga | 7 | 98.38 | 0.0 | 2 | 59.84 |
| Sierra Leone | 8 | 96.22 | 44.38 | 4 | 66.5 |
| Liberia | 9 | 95.99 | -3.48 | 5 | 66.5 |
| Finland | 10 | 95.58 | -0.68 | 1 | 47.34 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 11 | 95.45 | 12.74 | 6 | 66.5 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 95.32 | 7.56 | 7 | 66.5 |
| Lebanon | 13 | 93.65 | 1.49 | 1 | 50.72 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 14 | 93.45 | 0.0 | 8 | 66.5 |
| Norway | 15 | 91.41 | 18.51 | 2 | 47.34 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 90.54 | 2.59 | 2 | 72.51 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 89.45 | 8.96 | 9 | 66.5 |
| United Arab Emirates | 18 | 88.71 | 1.34 | 2 | 50.72 |
| Chile | 19 | 88.11 | 4.52 | 2 | 45.06 |
| Jamaica | 20 | 87.8 | -2.15 | 3 | 45.06 |
| Gabon | 21 | 87.38 | 0.59 | 10 | 66.5 |
| Romania | 22 | 87.35 | 59.2 | 1 | 53.6 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 87.02 | -0.05 | 3 | 59.84 |
| Togo | 24 | 86.95 | -0.02 | 11 | 66.5 |
| Cambodia | 25 | 85.91 | -2.39 | 4 | 59.84 |
| Philippines | 26 | 85.31 | 2.22 | 5 | 59.84 |
| Djibouti | 27 | 83.69 | 0.0 | 12 | 66.5 |
| Oman | 28 | 82.54 | 5.96 | 3 | 50.72 |
| Kiribati | 29 | 81.05 | 0.21 | 6 | 59.84 |
| Saint Lucia | 30 | 79.26 | 1.82 | 4 | 45.06 |
| Thailand | 31 | 77.87 | 0.45 | 7 | 59.84 |
| Poland | 32 | 77.22 | 8.71 | 2 | 53.6 |
| Iceland | 33 | 77.15 | 11.35 | 3 | 47.34 |
| Sudan | 34 | 76.46 | 0.0 | 4 | 50.72 |
| Barbados | 35 | 75.97 | -12.36 | 5 | 45.06 |
| Papua New Guinea | 36 | 74.06 | 11.93 | 8 | 59.84 |
| Lithuania | 37 | 72.77 | 31.84 | 3 | 53.6 |
| Ecuador | 38 | 72.44 | 7.27 | 6 | 45.06 |
| Denmark | 39 | 71.01 | 1.07 | 4 | 47.34 |
| Kenya | 40 | 69.07 | 6.16 | 13 | 66.5 |
| Mauritius | 41 | 69.05 | -25.17 | 14 | 66.5 |
| Croatia | 42 | 66.57 | 20.58 | 4 | 53.6 |
| China | 43 | 66.32 | -9.7 | 9 | 59.84 |
| Sri Lanka | 44 | 60.34 | 13.86 | 3 | 72.51 |
| Iran | 45 | 60.25 | -0.58 | 5 | 50.72 |
| Peru | 46 | 59.95 | 14.67 | 7 | 45.06 |
| Qatar | 47 | 59.68 | 0.43 | 6 | 50.72 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 48 | 59.46 | -13.92 | 15 | 66.5 |
| Tanzania | 49 | 58.28 | -14.57 | 16 | 66.5 |
| South Africa | 50 | 57.67 | 5.85 | 17 | 66.5 |
| Republic of Congo | 51 | 57.19 | -4.2 | 18 | 66.5 |
| India | 52 | 56.38 | 4.14 | 4 | 72.51 |
| Namibia | 53 | 56.04 | -0.94 | 19 | 66.5 |
| United Kingdom | 54 | 55.85 | 10.84 | 5 | 47.34 |
| Bangladesh | 55 | 55.83 | 4.03 | 5 | 72.51 |
| Indonesia | 56 | 55.75 | 0.03 | 10 | 59.84 |
| Senegal | 57 | 54.88 | 7.6 | 20 | 66.5 |
| Canada | 58 | 54.72 | -2.74 | 6 | 47.34 |
| Estonia | 59 | 53.94 | -18.24 | 5 | 53.6 |
| Seychelles | 60 | 53.91 | -0.07 | 21 | 66.5 |
| Türkiye | 61 | 53.45 | 1.54 | 6 | 53.6 |
| Bulgaria | 62 | 52.73 | -14.32 | 7 | 53.6 |
| Myanmar | 63 | 52.55 | -11.98 | 11 | 59.84 |
| Latvia | 64 | 52.14 | 17.57 | 8 | 53.6 |
| Madagascar | 65 | 52.13 | -11.61 | 22 | 66.5 |
| Mauritania | 66 | 51.55 | 45.82 | 23 | 66.5 |
| Belize | 67 | 51.53 | 16.62 | 8 | 45.06 |
| Uruguay | 68 | 50.81 | 0.52 | 9 | 45.06 |
| Saudi Arabia | 69 | 50.7 | 0.8 | 7 | 50.72 |
| Argentina | 70 | 47.78 | 3.54 | 10 | 45.06 |
| Grenada | 71 | 47.74 | -3.97 | 11 | 45.06 |
| Mozambique | 72 | 47.2 | 16.69 | 24 | 66.5 |
| Panama | 73 | 46.94 | 6.59 | 12 | 45.06 |
| Sweden | 74 | 45.79 | -28.72 | 7 | 47.34 |
| Italy | 75 | 45.6 | 2.58 | 8 | 47.34 |
| Solomon Islands | 75 | 45.6 | -36.59 | 12 | 59.84 |
| Germany | 77 | 45.42 | 14.78 | 9 | 47.34 |
| Morocco | 78 | 45.21 | 3.21 | 8 | 50.72 |
| Australia | 79 | 44.52 | 3.56 | 10 | 47.34 |
| Montenegro | 80 | 43.04 | -11.34 | 9 | 53.6 |
| Greece | 81 | 42.87 | 11.37 | 10 | 53.6 |
| Taiwan | 82 | 42.52 | 0.03 | 13 | 59.84 |
| Angola | 83 | 42.05 | -1.21 | 25 | 66.5 |
| United States | 84 | 41.7 | 9.74 | 11 | 47.34 |
| Suriname | 85 | 41.44 | 1.67 | 13 | 45.06 |
| Tunisia | 86 | 41.36 | -0.9 | 9 | 50.72 |
| Japan | 87 | 40.79 | 1.71 | 14 | 59.84 |
| Ireland | 88 | 40.08 | 3.78 | 12 | 47.34 |
| St. Vincent & the Gren. | 89 | 39.95 | 6.51 | 14 | 45.06 |
| Nicaragua | 90 | 39.82 | 9.08 | 15 | 45.06 |
| Colombia | 91 | 39.36 | 5.11 | 16 | 45.06 |
| Samoa | 92 | 39.0 | -41.56 | 15 | 59.84 |
| Spain | 93 | 37.67 | 1.99 | 13 | 47.34 |
| Fiji | 94 | 36.97 | 3.17 | 16 | 59.84 |
| South Korea | 95 | 36.27 | 3.95 | 17 | 59.84 |
| France | 96 | 36.15 | 9.29 | 14 | 47.34 |
| New Zealand | 97 | 35.07 | -1.13 | 15 | 47.34 |
| Cabo Verde | 98 | 34.82 | -8.83 | 26 | 66.5 |
| Georgia | 99 | 34.26 | -11.58 | 1 | 25.77 |
| Algeria | 100 | 33.87 | -7.16 | 10 | 50.72 |
| Honduras | 101 | 33.52 | 1.82 | 17 | 45.06 |
| Vanuatu | 102 | 32.33 | 0.11 | 18 | 59.84 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 103 | 31.58 | -6.97 | 19 | 59.84 |
| Guatemala | 104 | 31.19 | -23.38 | 18 | 45.06 |
| Egypt | 105 | 30.5 | -4.0 | 11 | 50.72 |
| Malta | 106 | 29.1 | 17.13 | 16 | 47.34 |
| Dominica | 107 | 28.85 | 14.13 | 19 | 45.06 |
| Viet Nam | 108 | 27.64 | -6.06 | 20 | 59.84 |
| Mexico | 109 | 27.48 | -5.24 | 20 | 45.06 |
| Bahrain | 110 | 26.35 | -0.82 | 12 | 50.72 |
| Netherlands | 111 | 25.43 | 3.52 | 17 | 47.34 |
| Guyana | 112 | 25.21 | -1.48 | 21 | 45.06 |
| Guinea | 113 | 24.18 | -10.25 | 27 | 66.5 |
| Ukraine | 114 | 23.25 | -9.44 | 2 | 25.77 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 115 | 21.98 | -2.06 | 22 | 45.06 |
| Cyprus | 116 | 21.89 | -5.7 | 11 | 53.6 |
| Israel | 117 | 20.81 | 5.19 | 13 | 50.72 |
| Russia | 118 | 19.8 | -7.19 | 3 | 25.77 |
| Albania | 119 | 19.28 | -0.16 | 12 | 53.6 |
| El Salvador | 120 | 17.84 | -12.76 | 23 | 45.06 |
| Ghana | 121 | 17.38 | -2.32 | 28 | 66.5 |
| Portugal | 122 | 16.85 | -4.94 | 18 | 47.34 |
| Brazil | 123 | 11.32 | -2.28 | 24 | 45.06 |
| Belgium | 124 | 10.44 | -0.13 | 19 | 47.34 |
| Saint Kitts & Nevis | 125 | 5.91 | -70.15 | 25 | 45.06 |
| Comoros | 126 | 0.07 | -45.72 | 29 | 66.5 |
| Costa Rica | 127 | 0.0 | -1.3 | 26 | 45.06 |
| Kuwait | 127 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14 | 50.72 |
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