Faroe Islands vs South Africa: Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed
Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed over time
- Faroe Islands
- South Africa
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 288,825 tonnes against 239,238 tonnes in South Africa, a difference of 49,587 tonnes.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 16th of 69 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 393.79 tonnes | 615,788 tonnes | 615,395 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1960s | 9,701 tonnes | 1.82 million tonnes | 1.81 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 1970s | 92,546 tonnes | 1.44 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 1980s | 94,131 tonnes | 742,820 tonnes | 648,689 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1990s | 63,078 tonnes | 205,053 tonnes | 141,975 tonnes | South Africa |
| 2000s | 214,969 tonnes | 238,464 tonnes | 23,495 tonnes | South Africa |
| 2010s | 134,805 tonnes | 203,040 tonnes | 68,235 tonnes | South Africa |
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, Faroe Islands or South Africa?
- Faroe Islands, at 288,825 tonnes against 239,238 tonnes in South Africa as of 2015.
- What is the difference in global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed between Faroe Islands and South Africa?
- 49,587 tonnes, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
- How do Faroe Islands and South Africa rank globally for global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed?
- Faroe Islands ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 16th 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.