Mexico vs Turkey: Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed
Mexico
356,692 tonnes
in 2015
Turkey
272,443 tonnes
in 2015
Mexico rank
12th
Turkey rank
15th
Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed over time
- Mexico
- Turkey
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 356,692 tonnes against 272,443 tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 84,249 tonnes.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkey ahead.
Mexico ranks 12th and Turkey ranks 15th of 69 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,272 tonnes | 6,248 tonnes | 3,976 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1960s | 6,110 tonnes | 16,564 tonnes | 10,454 tonnes | Turkey |
| 1970s | 128,973 tonnes | 49,114 tonnes | 79,860 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1980s | 444,413 tonnes | 213,088 tonnes | 231,325 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1990s | 262,018 tonnes | 213,712 tonnes | 48,306 tonnes | Mexico |
| 2000s | 474,798 tonnes | 253,387 tonnes | 221,411 tonnes | Mexico |
| 2010s | 566,456 tonnes | 236,837 tonnes | 329,619 tonnes | Mexico |
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, Mexico or Turkey?
- Mexico, at 356,692 tonnes against 272,443 tonnes in Turkey as of 2015.
- What is the difference in global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed between Mexico and Turkey?
- 84,249 tonnes, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Turkey?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
- How do Mexico and Turkey rank globally for global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed?
- Mexico ranks 12th and Turkey ranks 15th 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.