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Monitoring, Evaluation and Best Practices

Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies

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Aquatic production

02/05/2025 Go to Evidence

USD 452 billion was the value of aquatic production in 2022, with USD 157 billion from fisheries and USD 296 billion from aquaculture (FAO, 2024).

FAO, 2024

FAO. 2024. El estado mundial de la pesca y la acuicultura 2024. La transformación azul en acción. Roma. https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0683es

Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Aquaculture and fishery products
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agro-industrial producers
Result: Information generation

Consumption of aquatic foods

02/05/2025 Go to Evidence

164.6 million tons of aquatic animals were destined for human consumption in 2022, representing 89% of total production (FAO, 2024).

FAO, 2024

FAO. 2024. El estado mundial de la pesca y la acuicultura 2024. La transformación azul en acción. Roma. https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0683es

Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Aquaculture and fishery products
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agro-industrial producers
Result: Information generation

Trade of aquatic products

02/05/2025 Go to Evidence

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).

FAO, 2024

FAO. 2024. El estado mundial de la pesca y la acuicultura 2024. La transformación azul en acción. Roma. https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0683es

Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Aquaculture and fishery products
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agro-industrial producers
Result: Information generation

Primary sector

02/05/2025 Go to Evidence

62 million people worked in the primary fisheries and aquaculture sector in 2022, whether full-time, part-time or casual (FAO, 2024).

FAO, 2024

FAO. 2024. El estado mundial de la pesca y la acuicultura 2024. La transformación azul en acción. Roma. https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0683es

Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Aquaculture and fishery products
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agro-industrial producers
Result: Information generation

World fish production

02/05/2025 Go to Evidence

96 million tons was the peak in world capture fisheries production in 2018, ranging from 86 to 94 million since 1980 (FAO, 2024).

FAO, 2024

FAO. 2024. El estado mundial de la pesca y la acuicultura 2024. La transformación azul en acción. Roma. https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0683es

Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Aquaculture and fishery products
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agro-industrial producers
Result: Information generation