Namibia vs New Zealand: Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed
Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed over time
- Namibia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 278.22 tonnes against 184.51 tonnes in New Zealand, a difference of 93.71 tonnes.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.5 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
Namibia ranks 50th and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 69 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.69 tonnes | 53.68 tonnes | 50.99 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 27.19 tonnes | 72.94 tonnes | 45.74 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 109.51 tonnes | 120.62 tonnes | 11.12 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 405.33 tonnes | 146.81 tonnes | 258.51 tonnes | Namibia |
| 2000s | 319.29 tonnes | 148.32 tonnes | 170.97 tonnes | Namibia |
| 2010s | 246.69 tonnes | 149.2 tonnes | 97.49 tonnes | Namibia |
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, Namibia or New Zealand?
- Namibia, at 278.22 tonnes against 184.51 tonnes in New Zealand as of 2015.
- What is the difference in global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed between Namibia and New Zealand?
- 93.71 tonnes, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and New Zealand?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2015.
- How do Namibia and New Zealand rank globally for global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed?
- Namibia ranks 50th and New Zealand ranks 52nd 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.