Poland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed

Poland
50,191 tonnes
in 2015
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
39,012 tonnes
in 2015
Poland rank
26th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
28th

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

  • Poland
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 50,191 tonnes against 39,012 tonnes in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 11,179 tonnes.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Poland ranks 26th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 28th of 69 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1950s 33.19 tonnes 43,202 tonnes 43,169 tonnes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1960s 96.57 tonnes 62,831 tonnes 62,735 tonnes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 327.38 tonnes 111,133 tonnes 110,805 tonnes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 230.42 tonnes 24,183 tonnes 23,953 tonnes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 24,750 tonnes 42,573 tonnes 17,823 tonnes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 64,561 tonnes 60,983 tonnes 3,578 tonnes Poland
2010s 64,775 tonnes 28,317 tonnes 36,458 tonnes Poland

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, Poland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Poland, at 50,191 tonnes against 39,012 tonnes in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2015.
What is the difference in global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed between Poland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
11,179 tonnes, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2015.
How do Poland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed?
Poland ranks 26th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 28th 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.