Fishing fleets 02/05/2025 Go to Evidence 4.9 million vessels had the world fishing fleet in 2022, reducing from 5.3 million in 2019 (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
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
Consumption of aquatic foods 02/05/2025 Go to Evidence 3.0% was the anual increase in aquatic food consumption between 1961 and 2021 (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
Per capita consumption 02/05/2025 Go to Evidence 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). 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 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
Value of exports 02/05/2025 Go to Evidence 195 billion USD reached the record value of aquatic product exports in 2022 (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
Labor 02/05/2025 Go to Evidence 54% of the labor force worked in fisheries and 36% in aquaculture in 2022, while the remaining 10% was unspecified (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: Value Chains Public institutions 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
