THE STATE OF WORLD FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE
FISHERIES
AQUACULTURE
GLOBAL DEMAND
EXPORT DATA
In per capita terms, food fish
consumption has grown from 9.0 kg in 1961 to
20.2 kg in 2015
Globally, fish and fish products provide an
average of only about 34 calories per capita per day
China's the world’s largest fish consuming country with 38% of the global total in 2015 (41 kg)
Europe, Japan and the United States of America
together accounted 20% of the world’s total food fish consumption in 2015
The shift is the result of structural changes in the sector in particular the growing role of Asian countries in fish productions
201 million tonnes in 2030
Higher prices in nominal terms
21.5 kg in 2030
Francesca Auricchio
Martina Campoli
Silvia Marioni
Andrea Rosina