Malaysia vs Pakistan: Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed
Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed over time
- Malaysia
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 161,509 tonnes against 122,311 tonnes in Malaysia, a difference of 39,198 tonnes.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 20th and Pakistan ranks 18th of 69 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.04 tonnes | 5,188 tonnes | 5,131 tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 144.87 tonnes | 25,298 tonnes | 25,153 tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 55,102 tonnes | 65,956 tonnes | 10,854 tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 295,520 tonnes | 149,620 tonnes | 145,900 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 181,263 tonnes | 235,288 tonnes | 54,026 tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 152,596 tonnes | 156,368 tonnes | 3,773 tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 118,194 tonnes | 139,096 tonnes | 20,902 tonnes | Pakistan |
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, Malaysia or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 161,509 tonnes against 122,311 tonnes in Malaysia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed between Malaysia and Pakistan?
- 39,198 tonnes, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Pakistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
- How do Malaysia and Pakistan rank globally for global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed?
- Malaysia ranks 20th and Pakistan ranks 18th 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.