France vs Greenland: Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed
France
5,170 tonnes
in 2015
Greenland
8,886 tonnes
in 2015
France rank
40th
Greenland rank
37th
Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed over time
- France
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 8,886 tonnes against 5,170 tonnes in France, a difference of 3,716 tonnes.
That makes Greenland's figure about 1.7 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
France ranks 40th and Greenland ranks 37th of 69 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3,496 tonnes | 13.1 tonnes | 3,483 tonnes | France |
| 1960s | 4,617 tonnes | 20.58 tonnes | 4,597 tonnes | France |
| 1970s | 6,497 tonnes | 156.61 tonnes | 6,340 tonnes | France |
| 1980s | 7,261 tonnes | 116.74 tonnes | 7,144 tonnes | France |
| 1990s | 5,669 tonnes | 1,339 tonnes | 4,330 tonnes | France |
| 2000s | 5,521 tonnes | 3,067 tonnes | 2,454 tonnes | France |
| 2010s | 4,895 tonnes | 4,287 tonnes | 608.18 tonnes | France |
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, France or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 8,886 tonnes against 5,170 tonnes in France as of 2015.
- What is the difference in global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed between France and Greenland?
- 3,716 tonnes, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Greenland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
- How do France and Greenland rank globally for global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed?
- France ranks 40th 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.