India vs South Africa: Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed
Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed over time
- India
- South Africa
How they compare
India currently reports 346,521 tonnes against 239,238 tonnes in South Africa, a difference of 107,283 tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
India ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 16th of 69 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17,985 tonnes | 615,788 tonnes | 597,803 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1960s | 63,645 tonnes | 1.82 million tonnes | 1.76 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 1970s | 103,953 tonnes | 1.44 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | South Africa |
| 1980s | 187,712 tonnes | 742,820 tonnes | 555,108 tonnes | South Africa |
| 1990s | 204,491 tonnes | 205,053 tonnes | 562.08 tonnes | South Africa |
| 2000s | 361,482 tonnes | 238,464 tonnes | 123,018 tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 548,736 tonnes | 203,040 tonnes | 345,696 tonnes | India |
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, India or South Africa?
- India, at 346,521 tonnes against 239,238 tonnes in South Africa as of 2015.
- What is the difference in global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed between India and South Africa?
- 107,283 tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
- How do India and South Africa rank globally for global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed?
- India ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 16th 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.