Chile vs United States: Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed
Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed over time
- Chile
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 636,016 tonnes against 533,908 tonnes in Chile, a difference of 102,108 tonnes.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.
Chile ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 69 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,169 tonnes | 690,934 tonnes | 686,765 tonnes | United States |
| 1960s | 693,358 tonnes | 758,710 tonnes | 65,352 tonnes | United States |
| 1970s | 1.47 million tonnes | 995,768 tonnes | 474,537 tonnes | Chile |
| 1980s | 4.44 million tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 3.24 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1990s | 4.51 million tonnes | 968,754 tonnes | 3.54 million tonnes | Chile |
| 2000s | 2.82 million tonnes | 784,698 tonnes | 2.03 million tonnes | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.76 million tonnes | 745,059 tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | Chile |
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, Chile or United States?
- United States, at 636,016 tonnes against 533,908 tonnes in Chile as of 2015.
- What is the difference in global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed between Chile and United States?
- 102,108 tonnes, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
- How do Chile and United States rank globally for global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed?
- Chile ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd 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.