Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed in New Zealand
New Zealand: Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed was 184.51 tonnes in 2015. ▲ Rising
Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed in New Zealand, 1950–2015
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2015, global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed in New Zealand stood at 184.51 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed in New Zealand peaked at 184.51 tonnes in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31.89 tonnes, in 1951.
New Zealand ranks 52nd of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 32.02 tonnes | — |
| 1951 | 31.89 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 32.84 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 33.4 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 33.92 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 36.47 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1956 | 37.84 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1957 | 38.66 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 38.98 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 40.92 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1960 | 44.02 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1961 | 42.8 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 41.01 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 41.13 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 44.57 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 48.33 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 55.65 tonnes | +15.1% |
| 1967 | 58.47 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 57.81 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 48.13 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 1970 | 57.41 tonnes | +19.3% |
| 1971 | 72.82 tonnes | +26.8% |
| 1972 | 60.48 tonnes | -17.0% |
| 1973 | 68.56 tonnes | +13.4% |
| 1974 | 70.39 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 63 tonnes | -10.5% |
| 1976 | 68.33 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 75.35 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 88.01 tonnes | +16.8% |
| 1979 | 105.04 tonnes | +19.4% |
| 1980 | 134.03 tonnes | +27.6% |
| 1981 | 143.05 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 140.55 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 109.73 tonnes | -21.9% |
| 1984 | 123.79 tonnes | +12.8% |
| 1985 | 89.79 tonnes | -27.5% |
| 1986 | 86.53 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 109.02 tonnes | +26.0% |
| 1988 | 140 tonnes | +28.4% |
| 1989 | 129.74 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 98.3 tonnes | -24.2% |
| 1991 | 115.76 tonnes | +17.8% |
| 1992 | 118.92 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 140.27 tonnes | +18.0% |
| 1994 | 144.21 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 156.14 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 161.12 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 178.71 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 183.05 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 171.66 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 159.59 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 160.13 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 162.96 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 165.08 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 154.24 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 149.34 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 141.97 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 138.83 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 126.86 tonnes | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 124.16 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 133.75 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 135.01 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 137.44 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 138.84 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 165.64 tonnes | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 184.51 tonnes | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.69 tonnes | 31.89 tonnes | 40.92 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.19 tonnes | 41.01 tonnes | 58.47 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.94 tonnes | 57.41 tonnes | 105.04 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 120.62 tonnes | 86.53 tonnes | 143.05 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 146.81 tonnes | 98.3 tonnes | 183.05 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 148.32 tonnes | 124.16 tonnes | 165.08 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 149.2 tonnes | 133.75 tonnes | 184.51 tonnes | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed in New Zealand?
- Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed in New Zealand was 184.51 tonnes in 2015, according to Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 184.51 tonnes in 2015.
- What is the lowest global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.89 tonnes in 1951.
- How does New Zealand rank for global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed?
- New Zealand ranks 52nd out of 69 countries with data for 2015.
- Is global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.