Hong Kong, China vs Uruguay: Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed
Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1,652 tonnes against 1,325 tonnes in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 327 tonnes.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 69 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,589 tonnes | 13.9 tonnes | 1,575 tonnes | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 4,011 tonnes | 23.12 tonnes | 3,988 tonnes | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 6,513 tonnes | 166.9 tonnes | 6,346 tonnes | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 16,251 tonnes | 3,945 tonnes | 12,306 tonnes | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 23,280 tonnes | 1,213 tonnes | 22,067 tonnes | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 8,973 tonnes | 3,925 tonnes | 5,047 tonnes | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 1,402 tonnes | 1,908 tonnes | 505.7 tonnes | Uruguay |
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, Hong Kong, China or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1,652 tonnes against 1,325 tonnes in Hong Kong, China as of 2015.
- What is the difference in global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed between Hong Kong, China and Uruguay?
- 327 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Uruguay rank globally for global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 43rd 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.