Colombia vs El Salvador: Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed
Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed over time
- Colombia
- El Salvador
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 8,890 tonnes against 7,016 tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 1,874 tonnes.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
Colombia ranks 36th and El Salvador ranks 38th of 69 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.2 tonnes | 1.79 tonnes | 0.4101 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1960s | 18.85 tonnes | 4.08 tonnes | 14.77 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1970s | 2,830 tonnes | 124.42 tonnes | 2,705 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1980s | 5,859 tonnes | 6,678 tonnes | 819.42 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 30,973 tonnes | 17,021 tonnes | 13,952 tonnes | Colombia |
| 2000s | 27,042 tonnes | 7,317 tonnes | 19,726 tonnes | Colombia |
| 2010s | 7,291 tonnes | 2,935 tonnes | 4,356 tonnes | Colombia |
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, Colombia or El Salvador?
- Colombia, at 8,890 tonnes against 7,016 tonnes in El Salvador as of 2015.
- What is the difference in global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed between Colombia and El Salvador?
- 1,874 tonnes, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
- How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed?
- Colombia ranks 36th and El Salvador ranks 38th 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.