aquaculture growth potential in egypt

Aquaculture growth potential

in Egypt

WAPI factsheet to facilitate evidence-based policy-making and sector management in aquaculture

March 2020

Preparation of this factsheet

• This factsheet provides data and information to facilitate the assessment of aquaculture growth potential in Egypt.

• Analyses in the factsheet are based on official data and statistics published by FAO and other international or nationalorganizations. The data and statistics, which were the most updated at the time when the factsheet was prepared, may differfrom data and statistics used in other WAPI factsheets because of different data sources or different versions of the samedatasets. They may not be consistent with data and statistics from other sources.

• The term “country” used in this factsheet includes non-sovereign territory. The designations employed and the presentation ofmaterial in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, cityor area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

• Unless noted otherwise, country grouping in this factsheet follows the United Nations M49 standard; under which Egyptbelongs to Northern Africa.

• The preparation of the factsheet has benefited from tables and charts generated by various World Aquaculture Performance Indicator (WAPI) modules. Most of these data analysis tools are for FAO internal use, yet some of them are available for testuse. Visit the WAPI webpage for more information about WAPI information and knowledge products.

• The factsheet was prepared by Junning Cai, Xiaowei Zhou and Giulia Galli and benefited from the valuable review of Harrison Karisa. The validity and relevance of the results depend on the quality (in terms of timeliness and accuracy) of the underlying data and statistics used in the analyses – see some remarks on FAO aquaculture statistics in Slide 3. Errors could also occur in the analyses despite our efforts to minimize them. Please let us know if you have any concern.

• Contact: Junning Cai (FAO Aquaculture Officer); [email protected]; [email protected].

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https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/

http://www.fao.org/3/ca8179en/ca8179en.pdf

http://www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en

mailto:[email protected]


Remarks on Egyptian aquaculture statistical data

• The General Authority for Fish Resources Development (GAFRD) is the competent authority mandated for collecting andreporting both capture and aquaculture statistics. The GAFRD Statistics Yearbooks published annually are the official source ofdata for Egypt in FAO’s global aquaculture production statistics.

• A nationwide data collection system has been in place and operational for many years with a set of established statisticalstandards designed to suit national situation.

• While the national standards adopted by current aquaculture statistics collection scheme in Egypt are generally compatible tointernationally established standards concerning grow-out production and use of land areas (water surface areas), somenationally designed and defined standards are used to capture statistical details of national concern, such as the classificationby intensity and categorization by farm ownership type.

• To better align with the internationally established aquaculture statistics standards, the national data system needs an updatein support of the status and trend monitoring of the fast growing aquaculture development for management and planning in thecountry. Areas that need improvement or development include:

• Production data need to be classified by culture environment, which at present is categorized into freshwater, brackishwater and marine water. A special ‘inland saline water’ category is necessitated by the successful development ofaquaculture with inland saline water in desert regions.

• In addition to the production quantity data, the farm-gate value of production need to be collected by species.

• On top of the existing intensive, semi-intensive and extensive classification for production data and area data, theintensive category needs to be further defined to agree with culture method classification in order to capture data ofrelatively new (such as tanks, including portable above-ground tanks, etc.) or newly emerging culture methods (such asaquaponics and in-pond raceway system, among others).

• In addition to the existing data collection on wild mullet seeds collection, national system needs to cover data on artificialseed production capacity, real seed production and seed uses (including those used for culture-based fishery).

• For further information about FAO statistics on aquaculture production, contact: Xiaowei Zhou (FAO Aquaculture Officer(statistics); [email protected]).

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Species grouping

In this factsheet, “fish” is used as a general term for convenience. When it is necessary to define the scope of a species group for a specific quantitative measure, the following definitions are used:

• Aquatic products = Fish & seafood + Miscellaneous aquatic animal products + Aquatic plants

• Fish & seafood = Finfish + Shellfish + Miscellaneous aquatic animals

• Finfish = Marine fishes + Diadromous fishes + Freshwater fishes

• Shellfish = Crustaceans + Molluscs

• Molluscs = Shell molluscs (i.e. molluscs excluding cephalopods) + Cephalopods

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Contents

• Geo-location, natural resources, population and income

• Food security, nutrition and health

• Contribution of fish to food and nutrition

• Domestic fish market (fish consumption)

• Fish trade

• Fish export

• Fish import

• Total fishery production

• Capture fisheries production

• Aquaculture production

• Outlook

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Geo-location, natural resources, population and income

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Egypt (2018): Located in Africa (Northern Africa); a populated country (1.29 percent of world total; the 3rd largest in Africa; the 14th largest in the world); and a lower-middle-income country (22.6 percent of world average GDP per capita) .

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Population and income status

Country/area

Population (2018)1 GDP per capita (2018)2

MillionShare of world total

(%)Current USD

Ratio to world

average (%)

Algeria 42.2 0.55 4 115 36.67

Egypt 98.4 1.29 2 536 22.60

Libya 6.7 0.09 6 132 54.64

Morocco 36.0 0.47 3 290 29.32

Sudan 41.8 0.55 820 7.31

Tunisia 11.6 0.15 3 450 30.74

Northern Africa 237 3.11 2 775 24.73

Africa 1 276 16.72 1 815 16.17

World 7 631 100.00 11 222 100.00

Data sources: 1. UN World Population Prospects (2019 Revision). 2. Total GDP from IMF World Economic Outlook Database (October,

2019) divided by population from UN World Population Prospects (2019 Revision). N.a. = not available. Country groupings based on the

UN M49 standard.


Egypt (mid-2010s): 0.75 percent of world land area (including inland water surface area); 0.14 percent of world inland water surface area; 0.30 percent of world coastline length; 0.105 percent of world total renewable water resources.

Data sources: 1. FAO. 2016. AQUASTAT Main Database – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Website accessed on 16 May 2019. 2. FAOSTAT Land Cover database (updated June 2019; CCI_LC ). 3. The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), United States of America. Web accessed on 20 May 2019. Coastline length of world equal to the sum of coastline length of 265 countries/territories listed in the data source. Notes: “Total country area” for 2013-2017; “Surface area of inland water bodies” for 2015; “Coastline length” for 2019; “Total renewable water resources” for 2013-2017.

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Land and water resources

Country/area

Total country area

(excluding coastal waters)1

Surface area of

inland waterbodies2Coastline length3

Total renewable

water resources1

km2

Share of

world total

(%)

km2

Share of

world total

(%)

kmShare of world

total (%)Billion m3/year

Share of

world total

(%)

Algeria 2 381 740 1.78 998 0.12 11.67 0.0213

Egypt 1 001 450 0.75 6 000 0.14 2 450 0.30 57.50 0.1050

Libya 1 759 540 1.31 n.a n.a. 1 770 0.22 0.70 0.0013

Morocco 446 550 0.33 250 0.01 1 835 0.23 29.00 0.0530

Sudan 1 879 360 1.40 n.a. n.a. 853 0.11 37.80 0.0691

Tunisia 163 610 0.12 8 250 0.19 1 148 0.14 4.62 0.0084

Northern Africa 7 632 250 5.69 14 500 0.33 141 0.26

Developing regions 82 607 378 61.60 1 869 501 42.05 39 730 72.58

World 134 108 230 100.00 4 445 701 100.00 805 942 100.00 54 737 100.00

Egypt (2018): the most populated country in Northern Africa, the 3rd most populated in Africa and the 14th most populated in the world.

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects (2019 revision). Note: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Population Module; see Template 1 in the WAPI prototype for examples (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en).

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Egypt (2015–2030) : nearly 30 million more people in 2030 than in 2015; the percentage of urban population expected to increase from 42.8 to 44.8 percent during 2015–2030; stable female ratio at 49.5 percent.

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects (2019 revision); United Nations World Urbanization Prospects (2018 revision). Note: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Population Module; see Template 1 in the WAPI prototype for examples (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en).

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49.5 49.5 49.5 49.542.8 42.8 43.4 44.8

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Egypt

Percentage of females (%) Percentage of urban population (%) Total population (million)


Food security, nutrition

and health

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Egypt: Total protein intake increased from 85.5 g/day per capita in 1993 to 103.2 g/day per capita in 2013; the share of animal protein in total protein increased from 15.0 percent to 25.5 percent, and the share of fish and seafood increased from 2.6 percent to 6.1 percent.

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Vegetal products

74.5%

Animal products

25.5%

Cereals58.3%

Pulses & oilcrops

5.7%

Vegetables & fruits7.6%

Other vegetal products

2.9%

Meat10.8%

Milk & eggs6.8%

Fish & seafood

6.1%

Other animal products

1.8%

Egypt (2013)

Total protein intake (2013):

103.2 g/capita/day

Vegetal products

85.0%

Animal products

15.0%

Cereals68.2%

Pulses & oilcrops

7.9%



2.0%

Meat7.0%

Milk & eggs4.4%

Fish & seafood2.6%


1.0%

Egypt (1993)


85.5 g/capita/day

Data source: FAOSTAT Food Balance Sheets (January 2018; www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FBSH). Note: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Consumption Module (WAPI-FISHCSP); see Figure 1.5 in WAPI-FISHCSP v.2018.1 for an example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en).

http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FBSH


Egypt’s total protein intake in 2013 was 103.2 g/day per capita, higher than the Northern African average (93.9 g) and the world average (81.2 g); its animal protein was 25.5 percent of total protein, slightly lower than the Northern African average (28.5 percent) yet much lower than the world average (39.6 percent); its fish protein was 6.1 percent of total protein, higher than the Northern African average (4.3 percent) yet slightly lower than world average (6.5 percent).

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Vegetal products

60.4%

Animal products

39.6%

Cereals39.1%

Pulses & oilcrops

8.7%Vegetables

& fruits7.4%


5.1%

Meat17.9%


1.6%

World (2013)


81.2 g/capita/day

Vegetal products

71.5%

Animal products

28.5%

Cereals53.9%

Pulses & oilcrops

6.6%

Vegetables & fruits

7.1%


3.9%

Meat11.4%

Milk & eggs11.3%

Fish & seafood

4.3%


1.6%

Northern Africa (2013)


93.9 g/capita/day

Vegetal products

74.5%

Animal products

25.5%

Cereals58.3%

Pulses & oilcrops

5.7%



2.9%

Meat10.8%

Milk & eggs6.8%

Fish & seafood

6.1%


1.8%

Egypt (2013)


103.2 g/capita/day




Egypt (mid 2010s): 4.4 percent of the population (4.2 million people) undernourished; 10.1 percent (9.7 million people) subject to severe food insecurity; 22.3 percent of children stunted; 31.1 percent of adults obese; and 28.5 percent of reproductive-age women anaemic.

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Egypt, 4.4

Egypt, 10.1

Egypt, 22.3

Egypt, 31.1

Egypt, 28.5

Northern Africa, 7.0





Africa, 19.1

Africa, 21.3

Africa, 31.6

Africa, 11.8

Africa, 37.7

World, 10.7

World, 8.2

World, 23.9

World, 13.2

World, 32.8

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2017)

Percentage of children under 5 yearsof age who are stunted (%; 2014)

Prevalence of obesity in the adultpopulation (18 years and older; %;

2016)

Prevalence of anaemia amongwomen of reproductive age (15-49

years; %; 2016)

Food security and nutrition status in Egypt

Data source: FAOSTAT - Suite of Food Security Indicators (updated on 11 October, 2019); http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FS.Note: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Food Security Module; see Template 2 in the WAPI Prototype for examples (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en).

http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FS


Egypt (2017): 71.7 years of life expectancy at birth (74 for female and 69.5 for male), similar to the world average.

Data source: Country-level data from the World Bank World Development Indicators (WDI), downloaded on 8 May 2019; United Nations World Population Prospects (2019 revision) used to calculate life expectancy at the regional level. Note: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Human Health Module (including calculation of life expectancy at the regional/global level); see Template 3 in the WAPI prototype for examples (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en).

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Egypt, 71.7

Egypt, 74.0

Egypt, 69.5




Africa, 62.8

Africa, 64.5

Africa, 61.1

Developing regions, 71



World, 72.2

World, 74.4

World, 70.1

Life expectancyat birth, total(years, 2017)

Life expectancyat birth, female

(years, 2017)

Life expectancyat birth, male(years, 2017)

Life expectancy in Egypt


Contribution of fish to

food and nutrition

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Egypt (2013): Fish contribution to animal protein intake in 2013 (24 percent) was higher than the Northern African average (15 percent) and the world average (16.3 percent).


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Meat45.3%

Milk & eggs34.3%

Fish & seafood16.3%

Bovine meat11.0%

Pigmeat14.5%

Mutton & goat meat

2.2%

Poultry meat16.1%

Other meat1.5%

Milk25.6%

Eggs8.7%

Finfish13.7%

World

Animal protein intake

(2013): 32.1 g/capita/day

Meat42.4%

Milk & eggs26.6%

Fish & seafood24.0%

Others7.0% Bovine meat

18.3%

Mutton & goat meat2.4%

Poultry meat19.1%

Other meat2.5%

Milk21.5%

Eggs5.1%

Finfish23.3%

Shellfish0.7%

Egypt (2013)

Animal protein


Meat39.8%

Milk & eggs39.7%

Fish & seafood15.0%

Others5.5%

Bovine meat14.4%

Mutton & goat meat

7.1%

Poultry meat15.3%

Other meat3.0%

Milk34.2%

Eggs5.5%

Finfish14.5%

Shellfish0.5%


Animal protein




Egypt (2013): Animal protein intake similar to the Northern African average yet lower than the world average in 2013; yet its fish share in animal protein higher than the world average and the Northern African average.

Data source: FAOSTAT Food Balance Sheets (January 2018; www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FBSH). Note: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Consumption Module (WAPI-FISHCSP); see Figure 2.5a in WAPI-FISHCSP v.2018.1 for an example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en).

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Contribution of fish to animal protein

Country/area

Per capita protein intake

in 2013 (g/capita/day)Fish share

(%)Fish

products

Animal

products

World 5.2 32.1 16.3

Developing regions 4.8 26.0 18.4

Northern Africa 4.0 26.8 15.0

Algeria 1.2 25.0 4.8

Egypt 6.3 26.3 24.0

Libya n.a. n.a. n.a.

Morocco 5.9 26.6 22.2

Sudan 0.3 29.2 1.0

Tunisia 3.9 28.4 13.9

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Egypt: Fish contribution to animal protein intake increased from 17.5 percent to 24 percent between the early 1990s and early 2010s.

Data source: FAOSTAT Food Balance Sheets (January 2018; www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FBSH). Note: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Consumption Module (WAPI-FISHCSP); see Figure 1.5 in WAPI-FISHCSP v.2018.1 for an example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Food items contributing less than 0.5 percent of animal protein may not be labelled.

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Meat42.4%

Milk & eggs26.6%

Fish & seafood24.0%

Others7.0%

Bovine meat18.3%

Mutton & goat meat2.4%

Poultry meat19.1%

Other meat2.5%

Milk21.5%

Eggs5.1%

Finfish23.3%

Shellfish0.7%

Egypt (2013)

Animal protein


Meat46.6%

Milk & eggs28.9%

Fish & seafood17.5%

Others6.9%

Bovine meat23.0%

Mutton & goat meat

4.1%

Poultry meat13.9%

Other meat5.4%

Milk24.4%

Eggs4.5%

Finfish17.2%

Shellfish0.3%

Egypt (1993)

Animal protein




Egypt (2013): 1 454 401 tonnes domestic fish production – 0 tonnes for non-food use = 1 454 401 tonnes food fish (100 percent of the production); 1 454 401 tonnes domestic food fish production (79.1 percent of food fish supply) + 384 548 tonnes food fish import (20.9 percent of food fish supply) = 1 838 949 tonnes food fish supply available for utilization = 24 185 tonnes food fish export (1.3 percent of food fish utilization) + 1 814 763 tonnes (food) fish consumption (98.7 percent of food fish utilization).

Data source: FAO Food Balance Sheets of fish and fishery products, 1961–2013, published through FishStatJ (November 2017; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en). Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Consumption Module (WAPI-FISHCSP); see Figure 5.1 in WAPI-FISHCSP v.2018.1 for an example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Numbers may not add up exactly due to rounding. 20

1 454 401

384 548 24 185

1 814 763

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Import20.9%

Domestic production

79.1%

Food fish supply (2013): 1 838 949 tonnes

Food fish100.0%

Domestic production (2013): 1 454 401 tonnes

Export1.3%

Consumption98.7%

Food fish utilization (2013): 1 838 949 tonnes

http://www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en


Egypt (1993–2013):

• Total fish consumption went from

467 942 tonnes in 1993 to 1 814 763

tonnes in 2013, increased by

1 346 821 tonnes .

• 81 percent of the 1 346 821 tonnes of

increase in the total fish consumption

was contributed by the increase in food

fish supply from domestic sources

(from 356 804 tonnes in 1993 to

1 454 401 tonnes in 2013).

• The remaining19 percent contributed

by the increase in net import (equal to

import minus export) from 111 138

tonnes to 360 362 tonnes.

• Total fish consumption growth (3.88

times during 1993–2013) was much

higher than its population growth (1.48

times), resulting in the increase in

per capita fish consumption from

7.8 kg to 20.5 kg.

Data source: FAO Food Balance Sheets of fish and fishery products, 1961–2013, published through FishStatJ (November 2017; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en). Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Consumption Module (WAPI-FISHCSP); see Figure 5.2 in WAPI-FISHCSP v.2018.1 for an example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Numbers may not add up exactly due to rounding.

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356 804

1 454 401

111 138

360 362

7.8 14.820.5

467 942

1 814 763

Fish & seafood supply and utilization in Egypt (1993–2013)

Net import

Food fish supply from domestic sources (production plus stock depletion minus non-food uses) (live weight; tonne)

Per capita fish consumption (live weight; kg)

Total fish consumption (live weight; tonne)



Domestic fish market

(fish consumption)

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Egypt: The increase in total fish consumption from 468 000 tonnes in 1993 to 1 815 000 tonnes in 2013 was driven by population growth (from 60 million to 88 million) and increase in per capita fish consumption (from 7.82 kg to 20.53 kg). Per capita consumption in the early 2010s was stagnant, as total fish consumption could not catch up with the population growth.

Data sources: FAO Food Balance Sheets (FBS) of fish and fishery products, 1961–2013, published through FishStatJ (November 2017; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en). United Nations World Population Prospects (2019 revision; https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Download/Standard/Population). Note: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Consumption Module (WAPI-FISHCSP) (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Per capita consumption equal to total consumption (from FAO FBS) divided by population (from United Nations population prospect). 23

7.82 8.81 8.78 10.28 9.88 11.93 13.22 14.21 14.64 13.84 14.77 15.19 15.47 16.67 17.05 17.24 17.30

21.17 20.80 20.96 20.53

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468 538 547

654 641 790

893 978 1 027 990

1 076 1 127 1 168 1 281 1 334 1 373 1 404

1 752 1 758 1 811 1 815

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Egypt

Per capita fish consumption (kg) Population (million) Total fish consumption (thousand tonnes)


https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Download/Standard/Population


Egypt (1993–2013) : Per capita fish consumption increased from 7.8 kg to 20.5 kg; the 4.9 percent annual growth higher than the Northern African average (3.4 percent) and the world average (1.7 percent).

Data sources: FAO Food Balance Sheets (FBS) of fish and fishery products, 1961–2013, published through FishStatJ (November 2017; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en). United Nations World Population Prospects (2019 revision) (https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Download/Standard/Population). Note: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Consumption Module (WAPI-FISHCSP); see Figure 3.3 in WAPI-FISHCSP v.2018.1 for an example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Per capita fish consumption equal to total consumption (from FAO FBS) divided by population (from United Nations Population Prospect 2017). 24

Status and trend of per capita fish consumption

Country/area

Per capita fish

consumption

(kg/year)

Annual

growth

(%)1993 2013

World 14.3 19.9 1.7

Developing regions 11.4 18.8 2.6

Northern Africa 7.0 13.5 3.4

Algeria 3.68 4.16 0.6

Egypt 7.8 20.5 4.9

Libya 8.4 22.2 5.0

Morocco 7.8 17.7 4.2

Sudan n.a. 1.1 n.a.

Tunisia 7.9 13.7 2.8

14.3

11.4

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Per capita fish consumption (kg/year)

1993 2013


https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Download/Standard/Population


Egypt (1993–2013): Per capita consumption increased from 7.82 kg to 20.53 kg, driven primarily by the increase in freshwater & diadromous fishes; its share in fish/seafood consumption increased from 49.9 percent to 62.9 percent; the share of marine fishes declined from 48.2 percent to 34.1 percent; the share of shellfish increased from 1.9 percent to 3.0 percent.

Data source: FAOSTAT Food Balance Sheets (January 2018; www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FBS). Note: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Consumption Module (WAPI-FISHCSP); see Figure 1.6 in WAPI-FISHCSP v.2018.1 for an example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Numbers may not add up exactly due to rounding.

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Finfish, 7.66 , 98.1%

Shellfish, 0.15 , 1.9%

Freshwater & diadromous

fishes,3.90 , 49.9%

Marine fishes, 3.76 , 48.2%

Crustaceans, 0.13 , 1.7%

Cephalopods, 0.02 , 0.3%

Egypt (1993)

Fish and seafood

consumption (1993): 7.82

kg/capita/year

Finfish, 19.91 , 97.0%

Shellfish, 0.61 , 3.0%

Freshwater & diadromous fishes,

12.92 , 62.9%



Shell molluscs, 0.07 , 0.3%


Egypt (2013)

Fish and seafood


kg/capita/year

http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FBS


Egypt (2013): Species composition in fish consumption was similar to Northern Africa, but much less balanced than the global pattern (Egypt’s 3.0 percent shellfish share in fish consumption was much lower than the 25.2 percent world average).

Data source: FAOSTAT Food Balance Sheets (January 2018; www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FBS). Note: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Consumption Module (WAPI-FISHCSP); see Figure 1.6 in WAPI-FISHCSP v.2018.1 for an example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en).

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Finfish, 19.91 , 97.0%

Shellfish,0.61 , 3.0%

Freshwater & diadromous fishes,

12.92 , 62.9%





Egypt (2013)

Fish and seafood


kg/capita/year

Finfish, 14.72 , 74.8%



fishes, 7.50 , 38.1%



Shell molluscs,

2.57 , 13.1%


World (2013)

Per capita food consumption (2013): 19.87

kg/capita/year

Finfish, 13.07 , 96.5%



fishes,5.67 , 41.9%






Per capita food consumption (2013): 13.54

kg/capita/year

http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FBS


Fish trade

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Egypt: Status and trends of fish trade.

Data source: FAO. 2019. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global fisheries commodities production and trade 1976–2017 (FishStatJ) (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en).

Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Trade Module; see Templates 45–47 in the WAPI prototype for examples (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Includes all

aquatic commodities recorded in the data source. CIF = Cost, insurance and freight; FOB = Free on board.

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Egypt: Fish import >> fish export (a pattern quite different from Northern Africa); fish export price < fish import price (different from the pattern in Northern Africa and developing regions in general).


Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Trade Module; see Templates 45–47 in the WAPI prototype for examples (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Includes all aquatic commodities recorded in the data source. CIF = Cost, insurance and freight; FOB = Free on board.

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Egypt: Large fish trade deficit (nearly USD 0.6 million) as opposed to 1.3 million fish trade surplus in Northern Africa


Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Trade Module; see Templates 45–47 in the WAPI prototype for examples (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Includes all aquatic commodities recorded in the data source. CIF = Cost, insurance and freight; FOB = Free on board.

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Egypt: Fish share in total export value of all commodities increased from 0.04 percent to 0.16 percent during 2005–2017; import share increased from 0.75 percent to 1.00 percent during the same period.

Data source: Data on aquatic products from FAO. 2019. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global fisheries commodities production and trade 1976–2017 (FishStatJ) (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en/). Fish share in total export or import calculated from UN Comtrade data (https://comtrade.un.org/data; accessed on 27 September 2019).Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Trade Module; see Templates 45-47 in the WAPI prototype for examples (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en).

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149 622 224 192

476 135 531 452 600 332

768 367 633 817

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Egypt: fish share in total import value

Aquatic products import value (USD 1 000)

Share of aquatic product in import value of all commodities (%)

4 371 4 522 14 184 23 849 25 855 31 734 39 437

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Share of aquatic product in export value of all commodities (%)

http://www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en/

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Egypt (2017): Export value of aquatic products grew 23 percent a year during 2000 – 2017 to nearly USD 40 million in 2017; the growth rate was much higher than the 5.9 percent in Africa and the 6.3 percent in world.


Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Trade Module; see Templates 45-47 in the WAPI prototype for examples (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Includes all aquatic commodities recorded in the data source.

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Egypt, USD 39 437 000, 23%

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Egypt’s fish export growth from a global perspective (2000–2017)


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Egypt: Aquatic commodities export increased from USD 1.2 million in 2000 to USD 39.4 million in 2017 with the share of freshwater fishes increased from nil to 15.2 percent; that of diadromous fishes increased from nil to 5 percent; that of shellfish declined from 24.2 percent to 19.5 percent; and that of marine fishes declined from 73.3 percent to 59.3 percent.


Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Trade Module; see Templates 45-47 in the WAPI prototype for examples (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Includes all aquatic commodities recorded in the data source. Species groups less than 0.1 percent of the total value not labelled in the charts.

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Finfish79.5%

Shellfish19.5%

Others1.0%

Marine fishes59.3%Freshwater

fishes15.2%

Diadromous fishes5.0%

Crustaceans14.3%

Molluscs5.1%

Aquatic plants1.0%

Egypt (2017)

Export value (2017): 39 437

thousand USD

Finfish73.3%

Shellfish24.2%

Others2.5%

Marine fishes73.3%

Crustaceans4.1%

Molluscs20.0%

Miscellaneous aquatic animal

products0.6%

Aquatic plants1.9%

Egypt (2000)


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Egypt: The USD 39 million of total export of aquatic products in 2017 was composed of 79.5 percent of finfish and 19.5 percent of shellfish; the species composition is quite different from Northern Africa and the world.


Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Trade Module; see templates 45-47 in the WAPI prototype for examples (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Includes all aquatic commodities recorded in the data source. Species groups less than 0.1 percent of the total value not labelled in the charts.

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Finfish79.5%

Shellfish19.5%

Others1.0%

Marine fishes59.3%Freshwater

fishes15.2%


Crustaceans14.3%

Molluscs5.1%

Aquatic plants1.0%

Egypt (2017)


thousand USD Finfish63.8%

Shellfish34.7%

Others1.5%

Marine fishes41.8%

Freshwater fishes3.4%


Crustaceans23.9%

Molluscs10.8%

Miscellaneous aquatic animals

0.6%


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Aquatic plants0.7%

World (2017)

Export value (2017):

158 102 263 thousand USD

Finfish55.8%

Shellfish42.2%

Others2.0%

Marine fishes54.2%



Crustaceans7.7%

Molluscs34.5%


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Aquatic plants1.7%


Export value (2017):

2 526 368 thousand USD



Egypt: Major fish export commodities in 2017 were primarily from capture fisheries production; export of tilapias ranked #3 by quantity and #4 by value; export of carps ranked #5 by quantity or value.

Egypt’s aquatic product export in 2017

Top 10 export species groups in terms of quantity Top 10 export species groups in terms of value

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speciesgroup (%)

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aquatic commodities

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speciesgroup (%)

1. Flounders, halibuts, soles 17 437 46.88 2.29 1. Flounders, halibuts, soles 14 921 37.84 0.48

2. Marine fishes not identified 5 162 13.88 0.06 2. Marine fishes not identified 7 692 19.50 0.04

3. Tilapias and other cichlids 3 646 9.80 0.71 3. Miscellaneous marine crustaceans 4 357 11.05 0.79

4. Miscellaneous marine crustaceans 3 188 8.57 1.97 4. Tilapias and other cichlids 2 972 7.54 0.18

5. Carps, barbels and other cyprinids 3 017 8.11 3.07 5. Carps, barbels and other cyprinids 2 902 7.36 1.22

6. Salmons, trouts, smelts 2 176 5.85 0.06 6. Salmons, trouts, smelts 1 971 5.00 0.01

7. Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses 707 1.90 0.03 7. Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses 1 753 4.45 0.02

8. Shrimps, prawns 412 1.11 0.01 8. Shrimps, prawns 891 2.26 0.00

9. Cods, hakes, haddocks 370 0.99 0.01 9. Herrings, sardines, anchovies 413 1.05 0.01

10. Herrings, sardines, anchovies 224 0.60 0.01 10. Miscellaneous aquatic plants 399 1.01 0.05

Others 853 2.29 Others 1 166 2.96

Aquatic products 37 192 100.00 0.09 Aquatic products 39 437 100.00 0.02


Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Trade Module; see Templates 45-47 in the WAPI prototype for examples (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Includes all aquatic commodities recorded in the data source. FOB = Free on board; ISSCAAP = International Standard Statistical Classification of Aquatic Animals and Plants.

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Egypt: Top 10 commodities in fish export in 2017 (in terms of quantity).


Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Trade Module; see Templates 45-47 in the WAPI Prototype for examples (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Includes all aquatic commodities recorded in the data source. Nei = not elsewhere included.

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2. Tilapias, fresh or chilled

3. Carps live

4. Crustaceans nei, prepared or preserved

5. Fish, fresh or chilled, nei

6. Fish live, nei

7. Salmonoids, fresh or chilled, nei

8. Trouts and chars live

9. Octopus, other than live, fresh or chilled

10. Fish, frozen, nei

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Egypt: Top 10 commodities in fish export in 2017 (in terms of value).


Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Trade Module; see Templates 45-47 in the WAPI prototype for examples (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Includes all aquatic commodities recorded in the data source. Nei = not elsewhere included.

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5. Carps live

6. Fish live, nei

7. Salmonoids, fresh or chilled, nei

8. Octopus, other than live, fresh or chilled

9. Octopus, live, fresh or chilled

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Note: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Trade Module; see Templates 45-47 in the WAPI prototype for examples (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Includes all aquatic commodities recorded in the data source.

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Status and trends of aquatic product import (2000-2017)


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Egypt (2017): Import value of aquatic products grew 8 percent a year during 2000 – 2017 to USD 634 million in 2017; the growth rate was higher than the 5.4 percent in world yet lower than the 10.3 percent in Africa.




Egypt: Aquatic commodities import increased from USD 171 million in 2000 to USD 634 million in 2017 with a significant change in the species composition – the share of shellfish increased from less than half a percent to 13.5 percent, whereas the share of finfish declined from 99.6 percent to 86.3 percent.


Note: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Trade Module; see Templates 45-47 in the WAPI prototype for examples (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Includes all aquatic commodities recorded in the data source. Species groups less than 0.1 percent of the total value not labelled in the charts.

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Finfish86.3%

Shellfish13.5%

Marine fishes83.6%



Crustaceans11.1%

Molluscs2.4%

Aquatic plants0.1%

Egypt (2017)

Import value (2017):633 817

thousandUSD

Finfish99.6%

Shellfish0.3%

Marine fishes99.0%


Crustaceans0.1%

Molluscs0.2%

Aquatic plants0.1%

Egypt (2000)


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Egypt: The USD 634 million aquatic commodities import in 2017 was primarily composed of primarily 86.3 percent finfish and13.5 percent shellfish; the species composition was similar to Northern African’s yet less diverse than the world pattern.


Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Trade Module; see Templates 45-47 in the WAPI prototype for examples (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Includes all aquatic commodities recorded in the data source. Species groups less than 0.1 percent of the total value not labelled in the charts.

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Finfish86.3%

Shellfish13.5%

Marine fishes83.6%


Diadromous fishes2.1% Crustaceans

11.1%

Molluscs2.4%

Aquatic plants0.1%

Egypt (2017)


thousandUSD

Finfish83.0%

Shellfish16.6%

Others0.4%

Marine fishes79.5%



Crustaceans12.5%

Molluscs4.1%


0.1%

Aquatic plants0.3%


Import value (2017):

1 183 983thousand

USDFinfish66.9%

Shellfish31.3%

Others1.8%

Marine fishes45.0%



Crustaceans21.5%

Molluscs9.8%


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Aquatic plants1.0%

World (2017)

Import value (2017):

148 605 591thousand

USD



Egypt: Miscellaneous pelagic fishes accounted for nearly half of Egypt’s fish import (47.93 percent in terms of quantity and 39.22 percent in terms of value), followed by herrings/sardines/anchovies.

Egypt’s aquatic product import in 2016Top 10 import species groups in terms of quantity Top 10 import species groups in terms of value

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import of aquatic

products (%)

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group (%)

1. Miscellaneous pelagic fishes 191 992 47.93 4.89 1. Miscellaneous pelagic fishes 248 576 39.22 4.46

2. Herrings, sardines, anchovies 78 686 19.64 2.53 2. Herrings, sardines, anchovies 80 780 12.75 1.86

3. Cods, hakes, haddocks 55 667 13.90 1.09 3. Tunas, bonitos, billfishes 79 393 12.53 0.57

4. Tunas, bonitos, billfishes 32 351 8.08 0.86 4. Cods, hakes, haddocks 72 899 11.50 0.50

5. Marine fishes not identified 25 662 6.41 0.29 5. Shrimps, prawns 68 639 10.83 0.25

6. Shrimps, prawns 7 383 1.84 0.23 6. Marine fishes not identified 47 464 7.49 0.24

7. Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses 4 280 1.07 0.19 7. Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses 14 995 2.37 0.14

8. Salmons, trouts, smelts 1 844 0.46 0.05 8. Salmons, trouts, smelts 13 174 2.08 0.05

9. Miscellaneous freshwater fishes 1 346 0.34 0.13 9. Miscellaneous freshwater fishes 2 882 0.45 0.08

10. Flounders, halibuts, soles 470 0.12 0.06 10. Lobsters, spiny-rock lobsters 1 412 0.22 0.03

Others 885 0.22 - Others 3 603 0.57 -

Aquatic products 400 566 100.00 1.00 Aquatic products 633 817 100.00 0.40


Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Trade Module; see Templates 45-47 in the WAPI prototype for examples (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Includes all aquatic commodities recorded in the data source. CIF = Cost, insurance and freight; ISSCAAP = International Standard Statistical Classification of Aquatic Animals and Plants.

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Egypt: Top 10 commodities in fish import in 2017 (in terms of quantity).


Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Trade Module; see Templates 45-47 in the WAPI prototype for examples (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Includes all aquatic commodities recorded in the data source. The acronym nei refers to not elsewhere included.

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55 547

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3 379

2 283

17 530

1. Mackerels nei, frozen

2. Herrings nei, frozen

3. Gadiformes nei, frozen

4. Jack and horse mackerel, frozen

5. Tunas prepared or preserved, not minced, nei

6. Fish fillets, frozen, nei


8. Sardines, sardinellas, brisling or sprats, frozen

9. Cuttlefish and squid, other than live, fresh or chilled

10. Fishmeals, nei

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Egypt: Top 10 commodities in fish import in 2017 (in terms of value).


Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Fish Trade Module; see Templates 45-47 in the WAPI Prototype for examples (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Includes all aquatic commodities recorded in the data source. Nei = not elsewhere included.

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1. Mackerels nei, frozen

2. Tunas prepared or preserved, not minced, nei

3. Gadiformes nei, frozen

4. Herrings nei, frozen

5. Jack and horse mackerel, frozen

6. Fish fillets, frozen, nei


8. Cuttlefish and squid, other than live, fresh or chilled

9. Pacific salmons, frozen, nei

10. Sardines, sardinellas, brisling or sprats, frozen

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Total fishery production

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Egypt: Total fishery production increased from 43 900 tonnes in 1950 to 1 822 801 tonnes in 2017; rapid aquaculture growth together with declined capture fisheries production since the late 1990s.

Data source: FAO Global Fishery and Aquaculture Production Statistics v2019.1.0, published through FishStatJ (March 2019; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en). Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Total Fishery Production Module; see Figure 5.1 in the FAO WAPI Aquaculture Production Module (WAPI-AQPRN v.2018.1) for a similar example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Production covers all species measured in tonnage.

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Egypt: Total fishery production increased more than double from 724 408 tonnes in 2000 to 1 822 801 tonnes in 2017; the share of freshwater fishes increased from 63.2 percent to 74.8 percent, whereas the share of marine fishes decreased from 33.6 percent to 23.5 percent.

Data source: FAO Global Fishery and Aquaculture Production Statistics v2019.1.0, published through FishStatJ (March 2019; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en). Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Total Fishery Production Module; see Figure 1.5 in the FAO WAPI Aquaculture Production Module (WAPI-AQPRN v.2018.1) for a similar example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Production covers all species measured in tonnage. Species accounting for less than 0.1 percent of total production not labelled in the charts.

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Finfish98.3%

Shellfish1.7%

Marine fishes23.5%


Crustaceans1.3%

Molluscs0.5%

Egypt (2017)


(2017):1 822 801

tonnes

Finfish97.1%

Shellfish2.9%

Marine fishes33.6%



Crustaceans2.2%

Molluscs0.7%

Egypt (2000)


(2017):724 408 tonnes



Egypt: Finfishes accounted for 98.3 percent of total fishery production in 2017 (including primarily 74.8 percent of freshwater fishes and 23.5 percent of marine fishes); shellfish accounted for only 1.7 percent (1.3 percent of crustaceans and 0.5 percent of molluscs); the species composition pattern was less diverse than Northern Africa’s and much less diverse than the world average.

Data source: FAO Global Fishery and Aquaculture Production Statistics v2019.1.0, published through FishStatJ (March 2019; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en). Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Total Fishery Production Module; see Figure 1.5 in the FAO WAPI Aquaculture Production Module (WAPI-AQPRN v.2018.1) for a similar example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Production covers all species measured in tonnage. Species accounting for less than 0.1 percent of total production not labelled in the charts.

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Finfish98.3%

Shellfish1.7%

Marine fishes23.5%


Crustaceans1.3%

Molluscs0.5%

Egypt (2017)


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tonnes Finfish64.4%

Shellfish19.0%

Other species16.7%



Crustaceans7.4%

Molluscs11.5%


0.7%

Aquatic plants16.0%

World (2017)


(2017):205 580 364

tonnes

Finfish95.4%

Shellfish4.4%

Marine fishes54.8%


Crustaceans1.1%

Molluscs3.3%

Aquatic plants0.2%



(2017):3 516 651

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Capture fisheries production

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Egypt: Capture fisheries production declined from 384 315 tonnes in 2000 to 370 960 tonnes in 2017.

Data source: FAO Global Fishery and Aquaculture Production Statistics v2019.1.0, published through FishStatJ (March 2019; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en). Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Capture Fisheries Production Module; see Figure 3.3 in the FAO WAPI Aquaculture Production Module (WAPI-AQPRN v.2018.1) for a similar example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Production covers all species measured in tonnage.

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Egypt: Capture fisheries production declined from 384 315 tonnes in 2000 to 370 960 tonnes in 2017; the share of inland fisheries increased from 66 percent to 70.4 percent; whereas that of marine fisheries declined from 34 percent to 29.6 percent.

Data source: FAO Global Fishery and Aquaculture Production Statistics v2019.1.0, published through FishStatJ (March 2019; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en). Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Capture Fisheries Production Module; see Figure 1.5 in the FAO WAPI Aquaculture Production Module (WAPI-AQPRN v.2018.1) for a similar example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Production covers all species measured in tonnage. Marine areas including coastal areas.

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Marine areas29.6%

Inland waters70.4%

Marine fishes24.3%

Crustaceans3.5% Molluscs

1.8%

Molluscs0.4%

Crustaceans2.8%

Marine fishes9.9%



Egypt (2017)

Capture production

(2017): 370 960 tonnes

Marine areas34.0%

Inland waters66.0%

Marine fishes30.1%

Crustaceans2.8%

Molluscs1.1%

Molluscs0.2%Crustaceans

1.3%

Marine fishes7.4%



Egypt (2000)

Capture production

(2000): 384 315 tonnes



Egypt: Inland fisheries accounted for 70.4 percent of the country’s capture fisheries production in 2017; the share was much higher than the Northern African average (15.4 percent) and the world average (12.7 percent).

Marine areas87.3%

Inland waters12.7%


Marine fishes70.8%

Crustaceans6.7%

Molluscs6.4%

Aquatic plants1.2%


World (2017)

Capture production

(2017): 93 633 741

tonnes

Data source: FAO Global Fishery and Aquaculture Production Statistics v2019.1.0, published through FishStatJ (March 2019; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en). Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Capture Fisheries Production Module; see Figure 1.5 in the FAO WAPI Aquaculture Production Module (WAPI-AQPRN v.2018.1) for a similar example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Production covers all species measured in tonnage. Marine areas including coastal areas.

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Marine areas84.6%

Inland waters15.4%

Marine fishes77.2%

Crustaceans1.5%

Molluscs5.6%

Aquatic plants0.3%

Molluscs0.1%

Crustaceans0.5%

Marine fishes1.8%



Capture production

(2017): 2 031 176

tonnes

Marine areas29.6%

Inland waters70.4%

Marine fishes24.3%

Crustaceans3.5%

Molluscs1.8%

Molluscs0.4%

Crustaceans2.8%

Marine fishes9.9%



Egypt (2017)

Capture production

(2017): 370 960 tonnes



Egypt: Freshwater fishes accounted for 57.2 percent of capture production in 2017, followed by marine fishes (34.2 percent), crustaceans (6.3 percent) and molluscs (2.3 percent); the share of shellfish increased between 2000 and 2017; whereas that of marine fishes declined.


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Finfish91.5%

Shellfish8.5%

Marine fishes34.2%



6.3%

Molluscs2.3%

Egypt (2017)

Capture production

(2017): 370 960 tonnes

Finfish94.5%

Shellfish5.5%

Marine fishes37.5%



Crustaceans4.1%

Molluscs1.3%

Egypt (2000)

Capture production

(2000): 384 315 tonnes



Egypt: Capture fisheries production in 2017 was composed of 91.5 percent finfish (34.2 percent marine fishes and 57.2 percent freshwater fishes) and 8.5 percent shellfish (6.3 percent crustaceans and 2.3 percent molluscs); the share of freshwater fishes was greater than the Northern African average (13 percent) and the world average (11.3 percent).

Finfish84%

Shellfish14%

Other species2%

Marine fishes70.9%



Crustaceans7.3%

Molluscs6.8%

Aquatic plants1.2%

World (2017)

Capture production

(2017): 93 633 741

tonnes


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Finfish91.5%

Shellfish8.5%

Marine fishes34.2%



6.3%

Molluscs2.3%

Egypt (2017)

Capture production

(2017): 370 960 tonnes

Finfish92.1%

Shellfish7.6%

Marine fishes79.0%


Crustaceans2.0%

Molluscs5.6%

Aquatic plants0.3%


Capture production

(2017): 2 031 176

tonnes



Egypt (2017): The top 10 ISSCAAP groups in capture fisheries production in terms of quantity.

Data source: FAO Global Fishery and Aquaculture Production Statistics v2019.1.0, published through FishStatJ (March 2019; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en). Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Capture Fisheries Production Module; see Figure 1.2 in the FAO WAPI Aquaculture Production Module (WAPI-AQPRN v.2018.1) for a similar example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). ISSCAAP = International Standard Statistical Classification of Aquatic Animals and Plants; more information about ISSCAAP groups can be found at www.fao.org/tempref/FI/DOCUMENT/cwp/handbook/annex/AnnexS2listISSCAAP2000.pdf.

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126 500

67 100

64 860

23 632

23 600

18 600

10 300

9 500

6 800

4 345

15 723

1. Tilapias and other cichlids

2. Miscellaneous freshwater fishes

3. Miscellaneous coastal fishes

4. Miscellaneous pelagic fishes

5. Herrings, sardines, anchovies

6. Carps, barbels and other cyprinids

7. Freshwater crustaceans

8. Shrimps, prawns

9. Marine fishes not identified

10. Miscellaneous marine molluscs

Others

ton

nes

Top-10 ISSCAAP groups in Egypt's capture production quantity (2017)

34%

18%18%

6%

6%

5% 3%3% 2% 1%

4%



http://www.fao.org/tempref/FI/DOCUMENT/cwp/handbook/annex/AnnexS2listISSCAAP2000.pdf

Egypt (2017): The top 10 ASFIS species items in capture fisheries production in terms of quantity.

Data source: FAO Global Fishery and Aquaculture Production Statistics v2019.1.0, published through FishStatJ (March 2019; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en). Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Capture Fisheries Production Module; see Figure 1.2 in the FAO WAPI Aquaculture Production Module (WAPI-AQPRN v.2018.1) for a similar example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). ASFIS = Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System; more information about ASFIS species items can be found at www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en. Nei = not elsewhere included.

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126 500

33 000

32 800

17 100

16 000

15 100

10 000

8 600

8 000

6 800

97 060

1. Nile tilapia

2. Mudfish

3. Mullets nei

4. Sardinellas nei

5. Grass carp(=White amur)

6. Freshwater fishes nei

7. Scads nei

8. Natantian decapods nei

9. Bayad

10. Marine fishes nei

Other species

ton

nes

Top-10 ASFIS species items in Egypt's capture production quantity (2017)

34%

9%9%5%4%

4%

3%

2%

2%

2%

26%



http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en

Aquaculture production

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Egypt: the largest fish farming country in Northern Africa (also in Africa) with its aquaculture production increased more than fourfold, from 340 093 tonnes in 2000 to 1 451 841 tonnes in 2017.

Data source: FAO Global Fishery and Aquaculture Production Statistics v2019.1.0, published through FishStatJ (March 2019; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en). Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Aquaculture Production Module (WAPI-AQPRN); see Figure 3.3 in WAPI-AQPRN v.2018.1 for a similar example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Production covers all species measured in tonnage.

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Egypt: Aquaculture production grew 8.9 percent a year during 2000–2017 to 1.45 million tonnes in 2017; the growth rate was slightly lower than the 9.8 percent in Africa.

Data source: FAO Global Fishery and Aquaculture Production Statistics v2019.1.0, published through FishStatJ (March 2019; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en). Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Aquaculture Production Module (WAPI-AQPRN); see Figure 2.1 in WAPI-AQPRN v.2018.1 for a similar example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Production covers all species measured in tonnage.

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Egypt: Aquaculture’s share in total fishery production increased from 46.9 percent in 2000 to 79.6 percent in 2017.

Data source: FAO Global Fishery and Aquaculture Production Statistics v2019.1.0, published through FishStatJ (March 2019; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en). Note: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Aquaculture Production Module (WAPI-AQPRN); see Figure 5.1 in WAPI-AQPRN v.2018.1 for a similar example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Production covers all species measured in tonnage.

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340 343 376 445 472

540 595 636 694 705

920 987 1 018

1 098 1 137 1 175

1 371 1 452

384 429 425 431 393 350 376 372 374 387 385 375 354 357 345 344 337 371

46.944.4

47.050.8

54.5

60.7 61.3 63.0 65.0 64.6

70.5 72.4 74.2 75.5 76.7 77.380.3 79.6

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Egypt: aquaculture's share in total fishery production

Aquaculture production (thousand tonnes) Capture fisheries production (thousand tonnes)

Share of aquaculture in total fish production (%)



Egypt’s aquaculture production was composed of only finfish (primarily freshwater fishes) in 2000 and 2017.

Data source: FAO Global Fishery and Aquaculture Production Statistics v2019.1.0, published through FishStatJ (March 2019; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en). Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Aquaculture Production Module (WAPI-AQPRN); see Figure 1.5 in WAPI-AQPRN v.2018.1 for a similar example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Production covers all species measured in tonnage. Species group less than 0.1 percent of total production may not be labelled.

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Finfish100.0%

Marine fishes20.7%


Egypt (2017)


(2017):1 451 841

tonnes

Finfish100.0%

Marine fishes29.2%


Egypt (2000)


(2000):340 093 tonnes



Egypt’s aquaculture production in 2017 was contributed primarily by freshwater fishes (79.2 percent) and marine fishes (20.7 percent); the aquaculture species composition was much less diverse than the world pattern.

Finfish47.7%

Shellfish23.1%

Other species29.2%

Marine fishes2.8%



Crustaceans7.5%

Molluscs15.5%


0.8%

Aquatic plants28.4%

World (2017)


(2017): 111 946 623

tonnes

Data source: FAO Global Fishery and Aquaculture Production Statistics v2019.1.0, published through FishStatJ (March 2019; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en). Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Aquaculture Production Module (WAPI-AQPRN); see Figure 1.5 in WAPI-AQPRN v.2018.1 for a similar example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Production covers all species measured in tonnage. Species group less than 0.1 percent of total production may not be labelled.

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Finfish100.0%

Marine fishes20.7%


Egypt (2017)


(2017):1 451 841

tonnes



Egypt (2017): aquaculture was dominated by the production of tilapias, mullets and carps with very low species diversification.

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Aquaculture production in Egypt by species groups Year 2017 (in terms of quantity)

WAPI species groups ISSCAAP division

Number of

species in the

group farmed

by the country

The country’s

production

quantity of each

species group (live

weight; tonnes)

Share of the

country’s

production

quantity of all

species (%)

Share of world

production of

the same

species group

(%)

1. Tilapias and other cichlids (ISSCAAP group) Freshwater fishes 1 967 301 66.63 16.45

2. Mullets (Mugilidae) Marine fishes 1 210 213 14.48 89.02

3. Carps, barbels and other cyprinids (ISSCAAP group) Freshwater fishes 2 174 185 12.00 0.61

4. Marine perch-like fishes (Percoidea, marine) Marine fishes 3 90 954 6.26 7.28

5. Catfishes (Siluriformes) Freshwater fishes 1 8 305 0.57 0.15

6. Freshwater fishes nei (Osteichthyes) Freshwater fishes 1 747 0.05 0.03

7. Marine shrimps and prawns (ISSCAAP group) Crustaceans 1 135 0.01 0.00

8. River eels (ISSCAAP group) Diadromous fishes 1 1 0.00 0.00

Aquatic products 11 1 451 841 100.00 1.30

Data source: FAO Global Fishery and Aquaculture Production Statistics v2019.1.0, published through FishStatJ (March 2019; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en).

Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Aquaculture Production Module (WAPI-AQPRN); see Figure 1.5 in WAPI-AQPRN v.2018.1 for a similar example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en).

ISSCAAP (International Standard Statistical Classification of Aquatic Animals and Plants) grouping can be found at

www.fao.org/tempref/FI/DOCUMENT/cwp/handbook/annex/AnnexS2listISSCAAP2000.pdf. The taxonomic scope of WAPI species groups indicated in bracket. More information about the WAPI species

grouping can be found at http://www.fao.org/3/ca5187en/ca5187en.pdf.







Egypt (2017): The pattern of the top 10 species groups in terms of value is similar to that in terms of quantity (the previous slide).

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Aquaculture production in Egypt by species groups Year 2017 (in terms of value)

WAPI species groups ISSCAAP division

Number of

species in the

group farmed

by the country

The country’s

production value

of each species

group

(farmgate;

USD 1 000)

Share of the

country’s

production value

of all species (%)

Share of world

production of

the same

species group

(%)

1. Tilapias and other cichlids (ISSCAAP group) Freshwater fishes 1 832 382 60.47 7.55

2. Mullets (Mugilidae) Marine fishes 1 224 605 16.32 70.87

3. Carps, barbels and other cyprinids (ISSCAAP group) Freshwater fishes 2 156 725 11.38 0.26

4. Marine perch-like fishes (Percoidea, marine) Marine fishes 3 155 599 11.30 3.26

5. Catfishes (Siluriformes) Freshwater fishes 1 6 071 0.44 0.06

6. Freshwater fishes nei (Osteichthyes) Freshwater fishes 1 840 0.06 0.02

7. Marine shrimps and prawns (ISSCAAP group) Crustaceans 1 380 0.03 0.00

8. River eels (ISSCAAP group) Diadromous fishes 1 4 0.00 0.00

Aquatic products 11 1 376 605 100.00 0.55

Data source: FAO Global Fishery and Aquaculture Production Statistics v2019.1.0, published through FishStatJ (March 2019; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en).

Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Aquaculture Production Module (WAPI-AQPRN); see Figure 1.5 in WAPI-AQPRN v.2018.1 for a similar example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en).

ISSCAAP (International Standard Statistical Classification of Aquatic Animals and Plants) grouping can be found at

www.fao.org/tempref/FI/DOCUMENT/cwp/handbook/annex/AnnexS2listISSCAAP2000.pdf. The taxonomic scope of WAPI species groups indicated in bracket. More information about the WAPI species

grouping can be found at http://www.fao.org/3/ca5187en/ca5187en.pdf.







Egypt: Top 10 farmed ASFIS species items by quantity, 2017

Data source: FAO Global Fishery and Aquaculture Production Statistics v2019.1.0, published through FishStatJ (March 2019; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en). Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Aquaculture Production Module (WAPI-AQPRN); see Figure 1.2 in WAPI-AQPRN v.2018.1 for a similar example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Species item less than 1 percent of total production may not be labelled in the pie chart. ASFIS = Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System; more information about ASFIS species items can be found at www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en. Nei = not elsewhere included.

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967 301

210 213

129 185

45 000

35 221

30 720

25 013

8 305

747

135

1

1. Nile tilapia

2. Mullets nei

3. Cyprinids nei

4. Common carp

5. Gilthead seabream

6. European seabass

7. Meagre

8. Torpedo-shaped catfishes nei


10. Whiteleg shrimp

Other species

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Top-10 ASFIS species items in Egypt's aquaculture production quantity (2017)

66.6%

14.5%

8.9%

3.1% 2.4%

2.1% 1.7%0.6%

0.1%




Egypt: Top 10 farmed ASFIS species items by value, 2017

Data source: FAO Global Fishery and Aquaculture Production Statistics v2019.1.0, published through FishStatJ (March 2019; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en). Notes: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Aquaculture Production Module (WAPI-AQPRN); see Figure 1.2 in WAPI-AQPRN v.2018.1 for a similar example (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en). Species item less than 1 percent of total production may not be labelled in the pie chart. ASFIS = Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System; more information about ASFIS species items can be found at www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en. Nei = not elsewhere included.

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832 382

224 605

116 235

77 245

43 188

40 489

35 165

6 071

840

380

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1. Nile tilapia

2. Mullets nei

3. Cyprinids nei

4. Gilthead seabream

5. European seabass

6. Common carp

7. Meagre

8. Torpedo-shaped catfishes nei


10. Whiteleg shrimp

Other species

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Top-10 ASFIS species items in Egypt's aquaculture production value (2017)

60.5%16.3%

8.4%

5.6%3.1% 2.9%

2.6% 0.4%

0.1%




Outlook

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Egypt’s population is expected to reach 160 million in 2050 (nearly double the level in 2010, with more than half (56 percent) living in urban areas (increasing from 43 percent in 2010).

Data sources: United Nations World Population Prospects (2019 revision); United Nations World Urbanization Prospects (2018 revision). Note: Constructed by the FAO WAPI Population Module; see Template 1 in the WAPI prototype for examples (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en).

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49.49 49.48 49.52 49.57 49.6143.02 42.78 44.77 49.42

55.61

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160

2010 2020 2030 2040 2050

Egypt

Percentage of females (%) Percentage of urban population (%) Total population (million)


Egypt’s USD 2 453 GDP per capita in 2017 was lower than the Northern Africa average (USD 2 712); its GDP per capita is expected to rise to USD 4 129 in 2024 (exceeding the USD 3 475 in Northern Africa); the 7.7 percent annual growth between 2017 and 2024 higher than the 3.6 percent in Northern Africa.

Data sources: Calculated by total GDP from IMF World Economic Outlook Database (April, 2019) divided by population from UN World Population Prospects (2019 Revision). Note: Constructed by the FAO WAPI GDP Module (including calculation of GDP indicators at the regional/global level); see Template 4 in the WAPI prototype for examples (www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en).

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2 712 2 775 2 888 3 109 3 191 3 278 3 377 3 475

2 453 2 536

3 011

3 449 3 612 3 743

3 886 4 129

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

GDP per capita (current USD)

Northern Africa Egypt


Egypt (2017–2030): Aquaculture growth potential from the demand-side perspective

• Given the 23.69 kg baseline per capita fish & seafood consumption, 2 862 500 tonnes of fish & seafood will be needed to satisfy the demand of Egypt’s 120.832 millionpopulation in 2030, which is 577 775 tonnes higher than the 2 284 725 tonnes of baseline fish & seafood demand.

• Egypt’s farmed fish & seafood production increased from 1 017 738 tonnes in 2012 to 1 451 841 tonnes in 2017. Following the linear trend during 2012-2017, farmed fish& seafood production in Egypt would reach 2 549 081 tonnes in 2030, which is 1 097 240 tonnes higher than the baseline level in 2017.

• The 1 097 240 tonnes of extra fish & seafood supply generated by the trend aquaculture growth would be more than enough to cover the 577 775 tonnes of extra fish &seafood demand driven by population growth only with a surplus of 519 465 tonnes.

• Egypt’s per capita GDP is expected to increase from USD 2 453 in 2017 to USD 4 129 in 2030, which, given 0.6649 income elasticity, tends to drive up its per capita fishdemand to 32.76 kg in 2024. The income-driven increase in per capita fish demand, together with the population growth, would tend to increase Egypt’s total fish demandto 3 958 717 tonnes in 2030, which is 1 673 992 tonnes higher than the baseline level.

• The 1 097 240 tonnes of extra fish & seafood supply generated by the trend aquaculture growth would be insufficient to cover the 1 673 992 tonnes of extra fish &seafood demand driven by both population and income growth with a shortage of 576 752 tonnes.

• Aquaculture production in Egypt would need to grow 6.1 percent a year between 2017 and 2030 in order to generate enough extra fish & seafood supply to cover theextra fish demand driven by both population and income growth.

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Egypt: Fish & seafood Baseline (2017)

Projection to 2030

Population growth onlyPopulation growth + higher per

capita fish demand

Year 20302030 compared

to the baselineYear 2030

2030 compared

to the baseline

1. Per capita fish demand (kg/capita/year) 23.69 23.69 - 32.76 9.07

2. Population (thousand) 96 443 120 832 24 389 120 832 24 389

3. Total fish demand (tonnes) 2 284 725 2 862 500 577 775 3 958 717 1 673 992

4. Fish supply from aquaculture (tonnes) 1 451 841 2 549 081 1 097 240 2 549 081 1 097 240

5. Supply-demand gap (tonnes) 519 465 -576 752Notes: Based on the methodology used in the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper 607 - Short-term Projection of Global Fish Demand and Supply Gaps. Fish & seafood includes finfish,

crustaceans, molluscs and miscellaneous aquatic animals. 1. Egypt’s per capita fish consumption in 2017 (23.69 kg) as the baseline – FAO New Food Balance Sheet data. Estimate per capita demand in 2024

(32.76 kg; driven by per capita GDP growth) used as proxy of the benchmark demand in 2030. 2. Population data from UN World Population Prospects (2019 revision). 3. Equal to (1) x (2). 4. Farmed fish

and seafood production in 2017 from FAO Global Fishery and Aquaculture Production Statistics v2019.1.0, published through FishStatJ (March 2019); projection of aquaculture production in 2030 based on

the 5-year linear trend of aquaculture production during 2012-2017. 5. Equal to (4) - (3).

http://www.fao.org/3/a-i7623e.pdf

Egypt: Aquaculture growth potential from the supply-side perspective

Egypt’s share in world aquaculture production in 2017 (1.30percent):

• Greater than its share of world total land (including inlandwater surface) area (0.75 percent).

• Greater than its share of world surface area of inlandwaterbodies (0.14 percent).

• Greater than its share of world coastline length (0.3 percent)

• Greater than its share of total world renewable waterresources (0.11 percent).

• Nearly equal to its share in world population (1.28 percent).

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Egypt (2017)

Share of

world total

(%)

Total country area (excluding coastal waters)1 0.75

Surface area of inland waterbodies2 0.14

Coastline length3 0.30

Total renewable water resources1 0.11

Population4 1.28

Aquaculture production (all areas)5 1.30

Data sources: 1. FAO. 2016. AQUASTAT Main Database – Food and

Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Website accessed

on 16 May 2019. 2. FAOSTAT Land Cover database (updated 10 August

2017). 3. The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), United

States of America. Website accessed on 20 May 2019. Coastline length of

world equal to the sum of coastline length of 265 countries and

territories listed in the data source. 4. United Nations World Population

Prospects (2019 revision). 5. FAO Global Fishery and Aquaculture

Production Statistics v2019.1.0, published through FishStatJ (March

2019).

A bird’s eye view of selected farm sites and farming systems in Egypt

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Fish farming in earthen pond contributed 87.7% to the total aquaculture production by quantity in 2017. This satellite images, dated 4 Sept. 2018, shows part of the extensive areas of fish ponds constructed along BurullusLagoon in Kafr El-Shiekh Governorate, a leading fish producer in Egypt.

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Extensive pond culture has a long history in Egypt. In the past few decades, many extensive ponds, especially those built in the large lagoons, have been renovated gradually and increasingly with improved layout and supporting facilities for better production proficiency and to meet increased management requirements. Classified as “inland aquaculture”, pond culture in lagoons is featured with the use of low salinity brackish water.

Extensive culture pondsin Manzala Lagoon

Semi-intensive culture pondsin Manzala Lagoon

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Many low-lying land areas in Nile River Delta unfit for crop cultivation have been converted into fishponds for aquaculture development in Egypt. Pond culture in these areas are mostly supplied with freshwater from irrigation systems.

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Large-scale vertically integrated tilapia and shrimp farm by the mouth of Nile River, 1 August 2018

Large-scale vertically integrated tilapia farm by Zues Canal in Port Said, 7 July 2018

In 2017, two state-owned, large-scale aquaculture development parks were developed with vertical integration of seed production, grow-out, feed production, processing and marketing.

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The great majority of cage culture of about 22 000 floating cages are operated in the lower reach of Nile River by farmers in El Beheira and Kafr El-Sheikh. Cage culture contributed 11.7% to national aquaculture production in 2017 and the main target species is tilapia, followed by mullets and filter-feeding silver carp.

Satellite image dated 4 Nov 2019.

A section of Nile River showing floating cages densely installed for fish culture.Image dated 1 Aug 2018. 79

Ponds aquaculture zone by Fayyum Lake11 July2019

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Culture of European seabass, a marine finfish species, in circular floating cages in El Fayyum Lake with saline water. The lake is 200 km from the sea in desert region of Faiyum.

Pond culture in the desert region of Faiyum also target species that could tolerate inland saline

water, including marine finfish species.

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In 2017 Egypt produced close to 8 000 tonnes of tilapia, catfish and common carp from rice-fish farming practiced mostly in El Beheira, Sharqia, Kafr El-Sheikh and Dakahlia. Although rice-fish farming production is still low (just over 0.5% of total aquaculture production), the potential is huge for expansion in irrigated rice plantation areas to increase fish supply and to improve farmers’ income without sacrificing rice production capacity of national food security concern.

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