Brazil vs Ireland: Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed
Brazil
47,407 tonnes
in 2015
Ireland
51,124 tonnes
in 2015
Brazil rank
27th
Ireland rank
25th
Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed over time
- Brazil
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 51,124 tonnes against 47,407 tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 3,717 tonnes.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 27th and Ireland ranks 25th of 69 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16,077 tonnes | 694.55 tonnes | 15,383 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1960s | 61,993 tonnes | 2,082 tonnes | 59,911 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 148,276 tonnes | 7,995 tonnes | 140,281 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 212,879 tonnes | 9,119 tonnes | 203,760 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 67,851 tonnes | 15,399 tonnes | 52,452 tonnes | Brazil |
| 2000s | 57,046 tonnes | 48,608 tonnes | 8,438 tonnes | Brazil |
| 2010s | 80,410 tonnes | 49,907 tonnes | 30,503 tonnes | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed, Brazil or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 51,124 tonnes against 47,407 tonnes in Brazil as of 2015.
- What is the difference in global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed between Brazil and Ireland?
- 3,717 tonnes, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ireland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
- How do Brazil and Ireland rank globally for global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed?
- Brazil ranks 27th and Ireland ranks 25th of 69 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Some wild fish catch is processed into fishmeal and oils for animal feed – this is used for land-based livestock and fish farms (aquaculture). Efficiency improvements in aquaculture, and changes in the diets of farmed fish means production has increased rapidly, without increasing inputs from wild fish.