Germany vs New Zealand: Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed

Germany
122.22 tonnes
in 2015
New Zealand
184.51 tonnes
in 2015
Germany rank
53rd
New Zealand rank
52nd

Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed over time

  • Germany
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 184.51 tonnes against 122.22 tonnes in Germany, a difference of 62.29 tonnes.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.5 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 53rd and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 69 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany New Zealand Difference Ahead
1950s 67,485 tonnes 35.69 tonnes 67,449 tonnes Germany
1960s 55,912 tonnes 48.19 tonnes 55,863 tonnes Germany
1970s 33,904 tonnes 72.94 tonnes 33,831 tonnes Germany
1980s 568.86 tonnes 120.62 tonnes 448.24 tonnes Germany
1990s 146.17 tonnes 146.81 tonnes 0.6437 tonnes New Zealand
2000s 143.35 tonnes 148.32 tonnes 4.97 tonnes New Zealand
2010s 117.09 tonnes 149.2 tonnes 32.11 tonnes New Zealand

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, Germany or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 184.51 tonnes against 122.22 tonnes in Germany as of 2015.
What is the difference in global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed between Germany and New Zealand?
62.29 tonnes, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and New Zealand?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do Germany and New Zealand rank globally for global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed?
Germany ranks 53rd and New Zealand ranks 52nd 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

Indicator
Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed
Unit
tonnes
Source
Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
69 places, 4,524 data points, 1950–2015
Last refreshed

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.