Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
3.0% was the anual increase in aquatic food consumption between 1961 and 2021 (FAO, 2024).
1.4% was the annual increase in per capita aquatic food consumption, from 9.1 kg in 1961 to 20.6 kg in 2021 (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).
9% of global aquatic animal production in 2022 came from Latin America and the Caribbean (FAO, 2024).
472 billion USD was the total value of fisheries and aquaculture production in 2022 (FAO, 2024).
1.9 trillion USD was the value of world food and agricultural trade in 2022, almost five times more tan in 2000 (FAO, 2024).
13.4% of the population in lower middle-income countries was undernourished and 28.5% of children were stunted in 2022 (FAO, 2024).
48.4% was the proportion of staple foods available in 2022, while those of animal origin and fats rose to 15.1% and 12.7%, respectively (FAO, 2024).
