Iceland vs Viet Nam: Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed
Iceland
513,628 tonnes
in 2015
Viet Nam
505,059 tonnes
in 2015
Iceland rank
7th
Viet Nam rank
8th
Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed over time
- Iceland
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 513,628 tonnes against 505,059 tonnes in Viet Nam, a difference of 8,569 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 7th and Viet Nam ranks 8th of 69 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 66,537 tonnes | 13.66 tonnes | 66,524 tonnes | Iceland |
| 1960s | 126,028 tonnes | 809.38 tonnes | 125,219 tonnes | Iceland |
| 1970s | 503,676 tonnes | 2,547 tonnes | 501,129 tonnes | Iceland |
| 1980s | 582,070 tonnes | 11,227 tonnes | 570,843 tonnes | Iceland |
| 1990s | 700,639 tonnes | 95,789 tonnes | 604,850 tonnes | Iceland |
| 2000s | 763,339 tonnes | 350,448 tonnes | 412,891 tonnes | Iceland |
| 2010s | 358,712 tonnes | 470,646 tonnes | 111,934 tonnes | Viet Nam |
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, Iceland or Viet Nam?
- Iceland, at 513,628 tonnes against 505,059 tonnes in Viet Nam as of 2015.
- What is the difference in global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed between Iceland and Viet Nam?
- 8,569 tonnes, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Viet Nam?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
- How do Iceland and Viet Nam rank globally for global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed?
- Iceland ranks 7th and Viet Nam ranks 8th 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.