China 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
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 3.12 million tonnes against 636,016 tonnes in United States, a difference of 2.49 million tonnes.
That makes China's figure about 4.9 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.
China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 69 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 440.94 tonnes | 690,934 tonnes | 690,493 tonnes | United States |
| 1960s | 606.74 tonnes | 758,710 tonnes | 758,104 tonnes | United States |
| 1970s | 4,970 tonnes | 995,768 tonnes | 990,798 tonnes | United States |
| 1980s | 172,704 tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | United States |
| 1990s | 1.28 million tonnes | 968,754 tonnes | 313,539 tonnes | China |
| 2000s | 2.37 million tonnes | 784,698 tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | China |
| 2010s | 2.77 million tonnes | 745,059 tonnes | 2.02 million tonnes | China |
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, China or United States?
- China, at 3.12 million tonnes against 636,016 tonnes in United States as of 2015.
- What is the difference in global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed between China and United States?
- 2.49 million tonnes, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
- How do China and United States rank globally for global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed?
- China ranks 2nd 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.