Norway vs Viet Nam: Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed

Norway
517,875 tonnes
in 2015
Viet Nam
505,059 tonnes
in 2015
Norway rank
6th
Viet Nam rank
8th

Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed over time

  • Norway
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 517,875 tonnes against 505,059 tonnes in Viet Nam, a difference of 12,816 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 6th and Viet Nam ranks 8th of 69 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 6 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1950s 737,628 tonnes 13.66 tonnes 737,614 tonnes Norway
1960s 1.15 million tonnes 809.38 tonnes 1.15 million tonnes Norway
1970s 1.85 million tonnes 2,547 tonnes 1.85 million tonnes Norway
1980s 1.17 million tonnes 11,227 tonnes 1.16 million tonnes Norway
1990s 852,921 tonnes 95,789 tonnes 757,132 tonnes Norway
2000s 801,705 tonnes 350,448 tonnes 451,257 tonnes Norway
2010s 412,281 tonnes 470,646 tonnes 58,366 tonnes Viet Nam

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 Viet Nam?
Norway, at 517,875 tonnes against 505,059 tonnes in Viet Nam as of 2015.
What is the difference in global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed between Norway and Viet Nam?
12,816 tonnes, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Viet Nam?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do Norway and Viet Nam rank globally for global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed?
Norway ranks 6th and Viet Nam ranks 8th 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

Indicator
Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed
Unit
tonnes
Source
Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
69 places, 4,524 data points, 1950–2015
Last refreshed

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.