Colombia vs Greenland: Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed
Colombia
8,890 tonnes
in 2015
Greenland
8,886 tonnes
in 2015
Colombia rank
36th
Greenland rank
37th
Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed over time
- Colombia
- Greenland
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 8,890 tonnes against 8,886 tonnes in Greenland, a difference of 4 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Colombia ranks 36th and Greenland ranks 37th of 69 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Greenland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.2 tonnes | 13.1 tonnes | 10.9 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1960s | 18.85 tonnes | 20.58 tonnes | 1.74 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1970s | 2,830 tonnes | 156.61 tonnes | 2,673 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1980s | 5,859 tonnes | 116.74 tonnes | 5,742 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1990s | 30,973 tonnes | 1,339 tonnes | 29,633 tonnes | Colombia |
| 2000s | 27,042 tonnes | 3,067 tonnes | 23,975 tonnes | Colombia |
| 2010s | 7,291 tonnes | 4,287 tonnes | 3,005 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 Greenland?
- Colombia, at 8,890 tonnes against 8,886 tonnes in Greenland as of 2015.
- What is the difference in global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed between Colombia and Greenland?
- 4 tonnes, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Greenland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
- How do Colombia and Greenland rank globally for global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed?
- Colombia ranks 36th and Greenland ranks 37th 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.