Greenland vs Mauritania: Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed
Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed over time
- Greenland
- Mauritania
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 8,886 tonnes against 5,798 tonnes in Mauritania, a difference of 3,088 tonnes.
That makes Greenland's figure about 1.5 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.
Greenland ranks 37th and Mauritania ranks 39th of 69 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.1 tonnes | 75.15 tonnes | 62.05 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 20.58 tonnes | 228.17 tonnes | 207.58 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 156.61 tonnes | 455.93 tonnes | 299.32 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 116.74 tonnes | 402.74 tonnes | 286.01 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1,339 tonnes | 358.21 tonnes | 981.28 tonnes | Greenland |
| 2000s | 3,067 tonnes | 1,514 tonnes | 1,553 tonnes | Greenland |
| 2010s | 4,287 tonnes | 4,856 tonnes | 569.54 tonnes | Mauritania |
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, Greenland or Mauritania?
- Greenland, at 8,886 tonnes against 5,798 tonnes in Mauritania as of 2015.
- What is the difference in global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed between Greenland and Mauritania?
- 3,088 tonnes, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
- How do Greenland and Mauritania rank globally for global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed?
- Greenland ranks 37th and Mauritania ranks 39th 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.