Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
644,500 tons of cultured aquatic animals produced North America in 2022, an increase of 4.3% over 2020 (FAO, 2024).
50,9% de la producción mundial de animales acuáticos en 2022 fue de acuicultura cultivada (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).
4.9 million tons of anchoveta were caught in 2022, remaining the most fished species (FAO, 2024).
115 million tons came from marine areas in 2022, 69 % from capture fisheries and 31 % from aquaculture (FAO, 2024).
94 million tons were produced by aquaculture in 2022, surpassing for the first time capture fisheries, which reached 91 million (FAO, 2024).
185.4 million tons was the record for world aquatic animal production in 2022 (FAO, 2024).
Food value chains support 800 million livelihoods, mostly in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture (Blue Food Assessment, 2021).
1.62 trillion per year was the value of livestock and aquaculture products between 2016 and 2020, up from $433 billion in 1961-1965, with their share of global agricultural production rising from 37.5% to 39.2% (USDA, 2024).
6.3% was aquaculture's share of global agricultural production between 2016 and 2020, up from 0.4% in 1961-1965, with increases in vegetables and fruits and decreases in grains and livestock products (USDA, 2024).
