This statistic shows the estimated number of outdoor fish kept as pets in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010/11 to 2016/17. The population of outdoor fish in the UK was estimated at 20 million in 2015/16, representing an increase of almost three million on the figure reported in 2014/15.
Number of outdoor pet fish in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010/11 to 2016/17
(in millions)
Figures based on estimates from a survey, showing rolling totals over each respective two year period. * Sample sizes vary as follows: n (2016/17) = 8,000; n (2015/16) = 8000; n (2014/15) = 8353; n (2013/14) = 6,192; n (2012/13) = 4,223; n (2011/12) = 4,205; n (2010/11) = 4,156. Exact publication date unknown.
** The source estimates number to be between 15 and 20 million. Hence, 17.5 million is given as an average.
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PFMA. (February 20, 2020). Number of outdoor pet fish in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010/11 to 2016/17 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/515373/outdoor-fish-population-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
PFMA. "Number of outdoor pet fish in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010/11 to 2016/17 (in millions)." Chart. February 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/515373/outdoor-fish-population-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
PFMA. (2020). Number of outdoor pet fish in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010/11 to 2016/17 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/515373/outdoor-fish-population-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
PFMA. "Number of Outdoor Pet Fish in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010/11 to 2016/17 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/515373/outdoor-fish-population-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
PFMA, Number of outdoor pet fish in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010/11 to 2016/17 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/515373/outdoor-fish-population-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 06, 2024)
Number of outdoor pet fish in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010/11 to 2016/17 (in millions) [Graph], PFMA, February 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/515373/outdoor-fish-population-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/