Key Market Indicators
Belgium is set to see a slight increase in its salmon import by 2026, growing at an average rate of 0.2% year on year. This year, imports are estimated to reach around $44 million, up from $43.4 million in 2021. Since 2004, the market has gone down by 3.6% year on year. Consumption of fish in Belgium is expected to reach 41 thousand metric tons by 2026, a slight decrease of 1.3% compared to 2021. Demand for fish has been on the decline since 2017, with a 3% fall year on year. Belgian fish production rose by 48% in 2018 compared to the previous year, reaching 111 metric tons. Over the past four decades, production in the country has dropped by 12.1% year on year. In 2018, Belgium was ranked 147th in the world, while Barbados came first with 111 metric tons. Indonesia, India and Vietnam followed in second, third and fourth place respectively.
