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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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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

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

Inland waters

02/05/2025 Go to Evidence

70 million tons were contributed by inland waters in 2022, 84% by aquaculture and 16% by capture fisheries (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 Researchers Agro-industrial producers
Result: Information generation

Aquaculture

02/05/2025 Go to Evidence

94 million tons were produced by aquaculture in 2022, surpassing for the first time capture fisheries, which reached 91 million (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

Food inflation

03/04/2025 Go to Evidence

201.4% was the year-on-year food price inflation in Argentina in September 2024, the highest in the región (FAO et al., 2025).

FAO et al., 2025

FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2025. América Latina y el Caribe. Panorama Regional de la Seguridad Alimentaria y la Nutrición 2024: Fomentando la resiliencia frente a la variabilidad del clima y los eventos climáticos extremos para la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición. Santiago.

Country: Argentina
Sector: Food
Area: Agrifood Context
Result: Information generation

Food insecurity

03/04/2025 Go to Evidence

187.6 million people in Latin America experienced food insecurity in 2024 (FAO et al., 2025).

FAO et al., 2025

FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2025. América Latina y el Caribe. Panorama Regional de la Seguridad Alimentaria y la Nutrición 2024: Fomentando la resiliencia frente a la variabilidad del clima y los eventos climáticos extremos para la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición. Santiago.

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Latin America (countries)
Sector: Food
Area: Agrifood Context
Result: Information generation