Namibia vs Spain: Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed
Namibia
278.22 tonnes
in 2015
Spain
509 tonnes
in 2015
Namibia rank
50th
Spain rank
48th
Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed over time
- Namibia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 509 tonnes against 278.22 tonnes in Namibia, a difference of 230.78 tonnes.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.8 times Namibia's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 50th and Spain ranks 48th of 69 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.69 tonnes | 31,348 tonnes | 31,346 tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 27.19 tonnes | 37,204 tonnes | 37,177 tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 109.51 tonnes | 33,355 tonnes | 33,246 tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 405.33 tonnes | 29,454 tonnes | 29,049 tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 319.29 tonnes | 514.15 tonnes | 194.87 tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 246.69 tonnes | 483.08 tonnes | 236.39 tonnes | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 509 tonnes against 278.22 tonnes in Namibia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed between Namibia and Spain?
- 230.78 tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Spain?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2015.
- How do Namibia and Spain rank globally for global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed?
- Namibia ranks 50th and Spain ranks 48th 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.