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Key Data:

Figure 1: Total World Fish Production, 1950-2003 graph table

Figure 2: World Fish Catch and Aquacultural Production, 1950-2003 graph table

Figure 3: Total World Fish Production Per Person, 1950-2003 graph table

Figure 4: World Fish Catch and Aquacultural Production Per Person, 1950-2003 graph table

Figure 5: World Wild Fish Catch, Separating China and Peruvian Anchoveta, 1950-2003

 

World Fish Production, 1950-2003
Fish Catch
Aquaculture
Total
Million Tons
1950
18.7
0.6
19.3
1951
21.1
0.7
21.9
1952
22.9
0.8
23.8
1953
23.4
1.0
24.3
1954
25.3
1.1
26.4
1955
26.7
1.2
27.9
1956
28.4
1.2
29.6
1957
28.5
1.6
30.1
1958
29.1
1.5
30.6
1959
31.5
1.7
33.2
1960
33.8
1.7
35.5
1961
37.6
1.5
39.2
1962
41.0
1.6
42.5
1963
42.0
1.8
43.8
1964
46.6
1.8
48.5
1965
47.6
2.0
49.6
1966
51.4
2.1
53.5
1967
54.8
2.1
56.9
1968
58.1
2.3
60.4
1969
56.6
2.4
58.9
1970
62.7
2.6
65.2
1971
62.8
2.7
65.5
1972
58.5
3.0
61.4
1973
59.0
3.1
62.0
1974
62.3
3.3
65.5
1975
61.8
3.6
65.4
1976
65.2
3.7
68.9
1977
63.9
4.1
68.0
1978
66.0
4.2
70.2
1979
66.5
4.3
70.8
1980
67.2
4.7
71.9
1981
69.4
5.2
74.6
1982
71.1
5.7
76.8
1983
71.1
6.2
77.3
1984
76.7
6.9
83.6
1985
78.2
8.0
86.2
1986
83.7
9.2
92.9
1987
84.3
10.6
94.9
1988
87.8
11.7
99.5
1989
88.3
12.3
100.6
1990
84.8
13.1
97.9
1991
83.7
13.7
97.5
1992
85.2
15.4
100.6
1993
86.6
17.8
104.4
1994
92.1
20.8
112.9
1995
92.4
24.4
116.8
1996
93.8
26.6
120.4
1997
94.3
28.6
122.9
1998
87.6
30.5
118.1
1999
93.7
33.4
127.1
2000
95.5
35.5
131.0
2001
92.8
37.8
130.6
2002
93.0
40.0
133.0
2003
90.2
42.3
132.5
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, FISHSTAT Plus, electronic database, at www.fao.org/fi/statist/FISOFT/FISHPLUS.asp, updated March 2005.

World Fish Production Total and Per Person, 1950-2003
Fish Catch
Fish Catch Per Person
Aquaculture
Aquaculture Per Person
Total Fish Production
Total Fish Production Per Person
Million Tons
Kilograms
Million Tons
Kilograms
Million Tons
Kilograms
1950
18.7
7.4
0.6
0.2
19.3
7.7
1951
21.1
8.2
0.7
0.3
21.9
8.5
1952
22.9
8.8
0.8
0.3
23.8
9.1
1953
23.4
8.8
1.0
0.4
24.3
9.2
1954
25.3
9.4
1.1
0.4
26.4
9.8
1955
26.7
9.7
1.2
0.4
27.9
10.1
1956
28.4
10.1
1.2
0.4
29.6
10.5
1957
28.5
10.0
1.6
0.5
30.1
10.5
1958
29.1
10.0
1.5
0.5
30.6
10.5
1959
31.5
10.6
1.7
0.6
33.2
11.2
1960
33.8
11.2
1.7
0.5
35.5
11.7
1961
37.6
12.2
1.5
0.5
39.2
12.7
1962
41.0
13.0
1.6
0.5
42.5
13.5
1963
42.0
13.1
1.8
0.5
43.8
13.7
1964
46.6
14.2
1.8
0.6
48.5
14.8
1965
47.6
14.3
2.0
0.6
49.6
14.9
1966
51.4
15.1
2.1
0.6
53.5
15.7
1967
54.8
15.8
2.1
0.6
56.9
16.4
1968
58.1
16.4
2.3
0.6
60.4
17.0
1969
56.6
15.6
2.4
0.7
58.9
16.3
1970
62.7
17.0
2.6
0.7
65.2
17.6
1971
62.8
16.6
2.7
0.7
65.5
17.4
1972
58.5
15.2
3.0
0.8
61.4
16.0
1973
59.0
15.0
3.1
0.8
62.0
15.8
1974
62.3
15.6
3.3
0.8
65.5
16.4
1975
61.8
15.2
3.6
0.9
65.4
16.1
1976
65.2
15.7
3.7
0.9
68.9
16.6
1977
63.9
15.1
4.1
1.0
68.0
16.1
1978
66.0
15.4
4.2
1.0
70.2
16.4
1979
66.5
15.2
4.3
1.0
70.8
16.2
1980
67.2
15.1
4.7
1.1
71.9
16.2
1981
69.4
15.4
5.2
1.2
74.6
16.5
1982
71.1
15.5
5.7
1.2
76.8
16.7
1983
71.1
15.2
6.2
1.3
77.3
16.5
1984
76.7
16.1
6.9
1.5
83.6
17.6
1985
78.2
16.1
8.0
1.7
86.2
17.8
1986
83.7
17.0
9.2
1.9
92.9
18.8
1987
84.3
16.8
10.6
2.1
94.9
18.9
1988
87.8
17.2
11.7
2.3
99.5
19.5
1989
88.3
17.0
12.3
2.4
100.6
19.4
1990
84.8
16.1
13.1
2.5
97.9
18.5
1991
83.7
15.6
13.7
2.6
97.5
18.2
1992
85.2
15.6
15.4
2.8
100.6
18.5
1993
86.6
15.7
17.8
3.2
104.4
18.9
1994
92.1
16.4
20.8
3.7
112.9
20.1
1995
92.4
16.2
24.4
4.3
116.8
20.5
1996
93.8
16.3
26.6
4.6
120.4
20.9
1997
94.3
16.1
28.6
4.9
122.9
21.0
1998
87.6
14.8
30.5
5.1
118.1
19.9
1999
93.7
15.6
33.4
5.6
127.1
21.2
2000
95.5
15.7
35.5
5.8
131.0
21.5
2001
92.8
15.1
37.8
6.1
130.6
21.2
2002
93.0
14.9
40.0
6.4
133.0
21.3
2003
90.2
14.3
42.3
6.7
132.5
21.0
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, FISHSTAT Plus, electronic database, at www.fao.org/fi/statist/FISOFT/FISHPLUS.asp, updated March 2005; United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision (New York: February 2005).

 


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