Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
6.7% was the drop in the value of aquatic trade in 2020 due to the pandemic, followed by a rapid recovery later that year (FAO, 2024).
195 billion USD reached the record value of aquatic product exports in 2022 (FAO, 2024).
62 million people worked in the primary fisheries and aquaculture sector in 2022, whether full-time, part-time or casual (FAO, 2024).
54% of the labor force worked in fisheries and 36% in aquaculture in 2022, while the remaining 10% was unspecified (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).
472 billion USD was the total value of fisheries and aquaculture production in 2022 (FAO, 2024).
50,9% de la producción mundial de animales acuáticos en 2022 fue de acuicultura cultivada (FAO, 2024).
4.9 million tons of anchoveta were caught in 2022, remaining the most fished species (FAO, 2024).
2,980 calories per person per day was the average energy availability in 2021, an increase of almost 35% since 1961 (FAO, 2024).
48.4% was the proportion of staple foods available in 2021, while those of animal origin and fats increased to 15.1% and 12.7% respectively (FAO, 2024).
