Global fish trade is increasing, as recorded in the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)'s report, *The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture*.
According to the report, global exports of captured and farmed fisheries products reached 59.5 million tons in 2016. This trend continued upward, although it experienced a temporary decline in 2020 at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Following the pandemic recovery, exports strengthened again, reaching 70 million tons in 2022, as shown in the graph.
This increase in exports is accompanied by a rise in fish consumption.
In 2016, the average global per capita fish consumption was 19.9 kilograms. This has since increased to 20.7 kilograms per capita in 2022.
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