Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
2,980 calories per person per day was the average energy availability in 2021, an increase of almost 35% since 1961 (FAO, 2024).
4.9 million tons of anchoveta were caught in 2022, remaining the most fished species (FAO, 2024).
96.5 million tons was the total catch in 2022, marked by an exceptional peak of anchoveta reported by Peru and Chile (FAO, 2024).
50,9% de la producción mundial de animales acuáticos en 2022 fue de acuicultura cultivada (FAO, 2024).
644,500 tons of cultured aquatic animals produced North America in 2022, an increase of 4.3% over 2020 (FAO, 2024).
2% drop in Peruvian aquaculture in 2022 compared to 2020, due to a 44.2% decrease in the harvest of farmed fish (FAO, 2024).
4.3 million tons of aquatic animals produced in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022 (FAO, 2024).
472 billion USD was the total value of fisheries and aquaculture production in 2022 (FAO, 2024).
9% of global aquatic animal production in 2022 came from Latin America and the Caribbean (FAO, 2024).
96 million tons was the peak in world capture fisheries production in 2018, ranging from 86 to 94 million since 1980 (FAO, 2024).
