Global Seafood Trends in 2022
Seafood is part of Agribusiness and includes a number of sub-sectors such as Fish, Seafood Processing, Shellfish, Caviar and Aquaculture. You may also be interested in Agriculture, Forestry and Beverage.
The global seafood market is expected to reach a value of around $207 billion by 2026, a 0.7% year-on-year growth from 2021. The market has experienced a 1.4% year-on-year rise since 2016. In 2021, China topped the list of seafood exporters with a value of $14 billion. Norway, India and Vietnam followed in second, third and fourth place respectively. Finland's exports rose 31%, while Thailand's fell by 7% since 2016. The US was the leading importer of seafood in 2021, with a value of $18 billion. Japan, China and Spain were the next largest importers respectively. India's seafood imports increased 13%, while Argentina decreased by 3% since 2016.
Top 10 countries
In 2022 major markets in the Seafood Industry were:
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- Wild Fisheries Production 237 countries (Europe, European Union, Southern Europe...)
- Fish Production 200 countries (Europe, European Union, Northern Europe...)
- Fish Import 212 countries (Asia, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa...)
- Seafood Export 191 countries (Asia, Europe, Southeast Asia...)
- Seafood Import 192 countries (Asia, Europe, Southeast Asia...)
- Fish Export 206 countries (Asia, Africa, Latin America...)
- Shrimp Production 28 countries (Europe, European Union, Southern Europe...)
- Sole Production 35 countries (Europe, European Union, Southern Europe...)
- Shark Production 23 countries (Europe, European Union, Southern Europe...)
- Crab Production 28 countries (Europe, European Union, Southern Europe...)