Norway vs United States: Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed
Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed over time
- Norway
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 636,016 tonnes against 517,875 tonnes in Norway, a difference of 118,141 tonnes.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd of 69 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 737,628 tonnes | 690,934 tonnes | 46,694 tonnes | Norway |
| 1960s | 1.15 million tonnes | 758,710 tonnes | 391,319 tonnes | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.85 million tonnes | 995,768 tonnes | 856,925 tonnes | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.17 million tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 26,733 tonnes | United States |
| 1990s | 852,921 tonnes | 968,754 tonnes | 115,833 tonnes | United States |
| 2000s | 801,705 tonnes | 784,698 tonnes | 17,007 tonnes | Norway |
| 2010s | 412,281 tonnes | 745,059 tonnes | 332,778 tonnes | United States |
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, Norway or United States?
- United States, at 636,016 tonnes against 517,875 tonnes in Norway as of 2015.
- What is the difference in global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed between Norway and United States?
- 118,141 tonnes, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
- How do Norway and United States rank globally for global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed?
- Norway ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd 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.