Canada vs Hong Kong: Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed

Canada
1,319 tonnes
in 2015
Hong Kong
1,325 tonnes
in 2015
Canada rank
45th
Hong Kong rank
44th

Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed over time

  • Canada
  • Hong Kong
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 1,325 tonnes against 1,319 tonnes in Canada, a difference of 6 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 45th and Hong Kong ranks 44th of 69 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Hong Kong in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1950s 162,085 tonnes 1,589 tonnes 160,497 tonnes Canada
1960s 169,302 tonnes 4,011 tonnes 165,291 tonnes Canada
1970s 135,015 tonnes 6,513 tonnes 128,502 tonnes Canada
1980s 58,616 tonnes 16,251 tonnes 42,365 tonnes Canada
1990s 2,183 tonnes 23,280 tonnes 21,097 tonnes Hong Kong
2000s 1,906 tonnes 8,973 tonnes 7,066 tonnes Hong Kong
2010s 1,687 tonnes 1,402 tonnes 284.53 tonnes Canada

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, Canada or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 1,325 tonnes against 1,319 tonnes in Canada as of 2015.
What is the difference in global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed between Canada and Hong Kong?
6 tonnes, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Hong Kong?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do Canada and Hong Kong rank globally for global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed?
Canada ranks 45th and Hong Kong ranks 44th 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

Indicator
Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed
Unit
tonnes
Source
Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
69 places, 4,524 data points, 1950–2015
Last refreshed

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.