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Aquaculture growth potential in

Guatemala

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

March 2021

Preparation of this factsheet

This factsheet provides data and information to facilitate the assessment of aquaculture growth potential in Guatemala. It relies on official data and statistics readily available to the public. Some important dimensions such as aquaculture’s contribution to GDP and employment are not evaluated due to the lack of data.

Analyses in the factsheet are based on official data and statistics published by FAO and other international or national organizations. The data and statistics may differ from those used in other WAPI factsheets because of different data sources or different versions of the same datasets. They may not be consistent with data and statistics from other sources (e.g. national statistics).

The term “country” used in this factsheet includes non-sovereign territory. The designations employed and the presentation of material 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, city or 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 Guatemala is listed in Developing Regions (as opposed to Developed Regions), the Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and the sub-region of Central America.

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 test use. See Slide 76 or visit the WAPI webpage for more information about WAPI information and knowledge products.

The factsheet was prepared by Junning Cai, Giulia Galli and Xiaowei Zhou. Technical support/feedback from John Jorgensen, Helga Josupeit, Carlos Pulgarin and Marc Taconet are acknowledged. The validity and relevance of the results depends on the quality (in terms of timeliness and accuracy) of the underlying data and statistics used in the analyses – see some remarks on data and 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]. 2

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

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

http://www.fao.org/3/ca8184en/ca8184en.pdf


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

mailto:[email protected]


Remarks on FAO aquaculture statistical data – Guatemala

FAO aquaculture statistics are based on data submitted by member countries. When there is a lack of data formally reported by a country, FAO usually estimates the country’s aquaculture production based on data and information from alternative sources or relies on relatively conservative estimation methods when alternative data sources are not readily available.

While many countries lack a national statistics system for collection of aquaculture production data on a regular basis for dissemination and for reporting to FAO, Guatemala was among the 16 countries or territories in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) that reported aquaculture production data to FAO in all the five years during 2013–2017.

A robust national system of aquaculture data collection is first and foremost for the countries' own benefit. Generally speaking from a global perspective, there is an urgent need for national capacity development in aquaculture statistics system at several levels, including (i) the legal status, institutionalization and resource allocation; (ii) development of national statistical standards in line with international standards; (iii) adequate and stable staffing plus an effective mechanism for data collection, compilation, storage, dissemination and reporting.

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

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Introduction

Preparation of this factsheet……..….............2

Remarks on aquaculture statistics…..….......3

Species grouping………....….....…....…..........4

Highlights………………..…………….................6

Geo-location, natural resources, population

and income...............................................…8

Food security, nutrition and health...........13

Contribution of fish to food and nutrition..18

Domestic fish market (fish consumption)…24

Fish trade…………………………………………...29

Fish export...............................................33

Fish import….....…………………………….....40

Total fishery production.……………………….47

Capture fisheries production………………….51

Aquaculture production.……………………..…59

Outlook……….………………………………………70

Further Reading……….…………………………..75

Highlights (I)

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Status and trends

Aquaculture production in Guatemala increased from a little less than 4 000 tonnes in 2000 to nearly 30 000 tonnes in 2018, the 12 percent annual growth was higher than the sub-regional, regional and global averages and most of the countries in Central America(slides 60-61).

The 28 317 tonnes of aquaculture production in 2018 comprised four species items, including whiteleg shrimp (61 percent of the total production), tilapias (39 percent) and two minor species (rainbow trout and common carp) accounting for less than 1 percent of the total production (slides 66-69).

Supply-side perspective

Guatemala’s 0.02 percent share of world aquaculture production tonnage in 2018 was much smaller than its 0.23 percent share in world population. The country’s 0.03 percent share in world marine aquaculture production was smaller than its 0.05 percent share in world coastline length, and its 0.02 percent share in world inland aquaculture production was smaller than its 0.04 percent share in world surface area of inland waterbodies and its 0.23 percent share in world renewable water resources (slides 9-10; slide 74)

From 2000 to 2018, Guatemala’s capture fisheries production declined from 39 000 tonnes to 17 000 tonnes (comprising mostly tunas/bonitos/billfishes; slides 52-58), whereas its aquaculture production increased from 4 000 tonnes to 28 000 tonnes, resulting in a slight increase of total fishery production from 43 000 tonnes to 45 000 tonnes (slide 48).

In 2017, Guatemala’s 53 000 tonnes of domestic fish and seafood consumption was provided by its 43 000 tonnes of food fish supply from domestic sources and 10 000 tonnes of net import (slides 22-23).

Guatemala’s import of aquatic products increased from USD 8 million in 2000 to USD 105 million in 2018. The 43 000 tonnes of import include 19 000 tonnes of tunas/bonitos/billfishes products, 8 000 tonnes of fishmeals and 7 000 tonnes of shrimps/prawns products (slides 41-46).

Highlights (II)

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Demand-side perspective

Guatemala is an upper-middle income country with a relatively large and growing population, about half of which living in urban areas (slides 9-12; slides 71-72). Undernourishment and severe food insecurity were high; obesity was low compared to regional averages, yet higher than the world average; anaemia among women of reproductive age was higher than the sub-regional average yet lower than the world average (slide 14). Guatemala’s per capita protein intake in 2017 was lower than the world average (slide 16); so was its per capita animal protein intake (slide 20) and fish share (slide 21), yet the life expectancy of its population was higher than the world average (slide 17).

In 2017, Guatemala’s per capita protein intake (70 g/day) was lower than that of Central America (87 g/day) and world (83 g/day)(slide 16). So were its 31 percent animal share in total protein intake (slide 16) and its 3.6 percent fish share in animal protein intake fish share (slide 20).

Per capita fish consumption in Guatemala increased from 1.1 kg in 1997 to 3.2 kg in 2017, which was still much lower than the Central America average (13.42 kg) and the world average (20.3 kg). (slides 25-28).

Guatemala’s export of aquatic products increased from USD 35 million in 2000 to USD 115 million in 2018. The 21 000 tonnes ofexport include primarily 10 ooo tonnes of shrimps/prawns products and 9 000 tonnes of tunas/bonitos/billfishes products as well as 245 tonnes of fresh/chilled tilapias (slides 34-39).

Guatemala’s population is expected to increase from 17 million in 2018 to 21 million in 2030. If Guatemala would like to increase its per capita fish consumption to the Central America average (i.e. 12.42 kg), the population growth and higher per capita consumption would tend to increase its total fish demand by 200 000 tonnes between 2018 and 2030. Aquaculture in Guatemala needs to grow nearly 20 percent a year in order to generate enough supply to cover the 200 000 tonnes demand growth (slide 73).

Geo-location, natural resources, population and income

Guatemala (2018): 0.0247 percent of world aquaculture production; 0.23 percent of world population; an upper-middle income country (40.54 percent of world average GDP per capita).

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Status of aquaculture production, population and GDP, 2018

Country/area

Aquaculture production (2018)1 Population (2018)2 GDP per capita (2018)3

TonnesShare of world

total (%)Million

Share of world

total (%)Current USD

Ratio to world

average (%)

World 114 508 042 100.00 7 631 100.00 11 222 100.00

Developing Regions 109 509 509 95.63 6 364 83.39 5 372 47.87

Latin America and the Caribbean 3 161 618 2.76 642 8.42 8 503 75.77

Central America 410 436 0.36 175 2.30 8 497 75.72

Guatemala + other countries in Central America

Belize 563 0.0005 0.4 0.01 5 038 44.90

Costa Rica 20 820 0.0182 5.0 0.07 12 093 107.77

El Salvador 8 600 0.0075 6.4 0.08 4 059 36.17

Guatemala 28 317 0.0247 17.2 0.23 4 549 40.54

Honduras 65 000 0.0568 9.6 0.13 2 482 22.12

Mexico 247 222 0.2159 126.2 1.65 9 684 86.30

Nicaragua 29 468 0.0257 6.5 0.08 2 029 18.08

Panama 10 445 0.0091 4.2 0.05 15 576 138.80

Data sources: 1. FAO Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global aquaculture production 1950-2018 (FishstatJ). 2. UN World Population Prospects (2019 Revision). 3. Total GDP

from IMF World Economic Outlook Database (October 2019) divided by population from UN World Population Prospects (2019 Revision).

Notes: Country grouping based on UN-OHRLLS and UN M49 standard.

Guatemala (mid-2010s): 0.08 percent of world land area (including inland water surface area); 0.04 percent of world inland water surface area; 0.05 percent of world coastline length; 0.23 percent of world total renewable water resources.

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Land and water resources

Country/area

Total country area

(excluding coastal waters;

2013-17)1

Surface area of

inland waterbodies

(2015)2

Coastline length (2019)3

Total renewable

water resources (2013-

17)1

km2

Share of

world total

(%)

km2

Share of

world total

(%)

km

Share of

world total

(%)

Billion

m3/year

Share of

world total

(%)

World 134 108 230 100.00 3 434 349 100.00 805 942 100.00 54 737 100.00

Developing Regions 82 607 378 61.60 1 371 378 39.93 n.a. n.a. 39 730 72.58

Latin America and the Caribbean 20 423 660 15.23 306 507 8.93 n.a. n.a. 19 204 35.08

Central America 2 486 660 1.85 30 845 0.90 n.a. n.a. 1 147 2.10


Belize 22 970 0.02 493 0.01 386 0.05 22 0.04

Costa Rica 51 100 0.04 285 0.01 1 290 0.16 113 0.21

El Salvador 21 040 0.02 458 0.01 307 0.04 26 0.05

Guatemala 108 890 0.08 1 317 0.04 400 0.05 128 0.23

Honduras 112 490 0.08 1 116 0.03 823 0.10 92 0.17

Mexico 1 964 380 1.46 15 848 0.46 9 330 1.16 462 0.84

Nicaragua 130 370 0.10 10 214 0.30 910 0.11 165 0.30

Panama 75 420 0.06 1 113 0.03 2 490 0.31 139 0.25

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 and territories listed in the data source.

Notes: SIDS = Small Island Developing States. LAC = Latin America and the Caribbean. N.a. = not available.

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Population prospects in

Guatemala (2018 versus

2030):

The second most populated

country in Central America,

following Mexico.

Population expected to

increase from 17 million in

2018 to 21 million in 2030.

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects (2019 revision).

0.4

5.0

6.4

17.2

9.6

126.2

6.5

4.2

0.5

5.5

6.8

21.2

11.4

140.9

7.4

4.9

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Costa Rica

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Population prospects in Central America, 2018 versus 2030

2018 2030

Demographic features in

Guatemala (2015–2030):

Population expected to

increase by nearly 5 million

between 2015 and 2030.

Urban ratio of total population

expected to increase from

49.97 percent to

56.42 percent.

Female ratio in total

population above 50 percent,

expected to slightly decrease to

50.62 percent.

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Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects (2019 revision; https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Download/Standard/Population). United Nations World Urbanization Prospects (2018 revision; https://population.un.org/wup).

50.81 50.73 50.67 50.6249.97 51.84 54.00 56.42

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18

20

21

2015 2020 2025 2030

Guatemala

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

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

https://population.un.org/wup

Food security, nutrition

and health

Data source: FAOSTAT – Suite of Food Security Indicators (updated on 6 August 2020; www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FS).

Food security and nutrition status in

Guatemala (mid-2010s):

Undernourishment:

16.1 percent of total population

undernourished, higher than the world,

regional and sub-regional averages.

Food insecurity:

18.1 percent of total population facing

severe food insecurity, higher than the

world, regional and sub-regional

averages.

Obesity:

21.2 percent of adult population obese,

lower than the regional and sub-regional

averages, yet higher than the world

average.

Anaemia:

16.4 percent of reproductive-age women

anaemic, lower than the world and

regional averages, yet higher than the

sub-regional average.

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Guatemala, 16.1

Guatemala, 18.1

Guatemala, 21.2

Guatemala, 16.4

Central America, 8.7




Latin America and the Caribbean, 7.2




World, 8.8

World, 9.2

World, 13.1

World, 32.8

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Prevalence ofundernourishment (%; 2017-

2019)

Prevalence of severe foodinsecurity in the total

population (%, 2017-2019)

Prevalence of obesity in theadult population (18 years

and older; %; 2016)

Prevalence of anaemiaamong women of

reproductive age (15-49years; %; 2016)

Food security and nutrition status in Guatemala

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

Vegetal products

80.9%

Animal products

19.1%

Cereals62.2%

Pulses & oilcrops14.2%

Vegetables & fruits

3.2%

Other vegetal products

1.4%

Meat8.6%

Milk & eggs9.4%

Fish & seafood0.4%

Other animal products

0.7%

Guatemala (1993)

Total protein intake (1993):

59.3 g/capita/day

Per capita protein intake in


2013):

Per capita total protein intake

increased from 59.3 g/day to

63.7 g/day between 1993 and

2013.

The share of animal protein in

total protein intake increased

from 19.1 percent to 28 percent.

The share of fish and seafood

slightly increased from

0.4 percent to 0.6 percent.

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Data source: FAOSTAT Food Balances 1961-2013 (accessed in January 2018; www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FBSH). The recently published FAOSTAT New Food Balances data (2014–2017; http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FBS) are still preliminary data yet to be harmonized with the older data (1961–2013).

Vegetal products

72.0%

Animal products

28.0%

Cereals49.3%


Vegetables & fruits

3.8%

Other vegetal

products2.4%

Meat13.8%

Milk & eggs12.7%

Fish & seafood0.6%


0.9%

Guatemala (2013)


63.7 g/capita/day

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

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

Vegetal products

55.3%

Animal products

44.7%

Cereals39.6%

Pulses & oilcrops

9.0%

Vegetables & fruits

4.1%


2.5%

Meat21.3%

Milk & eggs16.7%

Fish & seafood

4.2%

Other animal products2.5%

Central America (2017)


87.1 g/capita/day

Per capita protein intake in Guatemala (2017): The 69.9 g/day of per capita protein intake was lower than

the world (82.8 g/day) and Central America (87.1 g/day) averages. The animal protein share (30.8 percent) and

the fish share (1.1 percent) were also lower than both the Central America and world averages.

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Vegetal products

60.4%

Animal products

39.6%

Cereals39.1%

Pulses & oilcrops

8.8%

Vegetables & fruits

7.5%

Other vegetal

products5.1%

Meat17.4%

Milk & eggs14.0%

Fish & seafood

6.8%

Other animal products1.5%

World (2017)


82.8 g/capita/day

Data source: FAOSTAT New Food Balances (accessed in September 2020; http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FBS).

Vegetal products

69.2%

Animal products

30.8%Cereals47.2%


Vegetables & fruits3.7%


2.2%

Meat17.4%

Milk & eggs11.1%

Fish & seafood1.1%


1.1%

Guatemala (2017)


69.9 g/capita/day


Life expectancy in

Guatemala (2018):

Life expectancy at birth for the

total population was 74.1 years,

higher than the world average,

yet lower than the regional and

sub-regional averages.

Life expectancy for female

population (76.9 years) higher

than male population

(71.1 years) – a general pattern

applying to most countries and

areas.

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Data source: World Bank World Development Indicators (WDI), downloaded on 29 May, 2020 (http://datatopics.worldbank.org/world-development-indicators/#archives); United Nations World Population Prospects (2019 revision; https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Download/Standard/Population) used to calculate life expectancy at the regional level.Note: LAC = Latin America and the Caribbean

Guatemala, 74.1

Guatemala, 76.9

Guatemala, 71.1




LAC, 75.4

LAC, 78.6

LAC, 72.3

World, 72.6

World, 74.9

World, 70.4

45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85

Life expectancy at birth,total (years, 2018)

Life expectancy at birth,female (years, 2018)

Life expectancy at birth,male (years, 2018)

Life expectancy in Guatemala

http://datatopics.worldbank.org/world-development-indicators/#archives


Contribution of fish to

food and nutrition

Animal protein intake in


2013):

Per capita animal protein

intake increased from

11.3 g/day in 1993 to

17.8 g/day in 2013.

The share of fish and seafood

in animal protein intake

slightly increased from

2 percent to 2.2 percent.

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Data source: FAOSTAT Food Balances 1961-2013 (accessed in January 2018; www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FBSH). The recently published FAOSTAT New Food Balances data (2014–2017; http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FBS) not used in this factsheet because they are still preliminary data yet to be harmonized with the older data (1961–2013).Note: See slide #4 for the scope of fish & seafood.

Meat49.4%

Milk & eggs

45.3%

Fish & seafood

2.2%

Bovine meat13.7%

Pigmeat7.0%

Mutton & goat meat

0.5%

Poultry meat27.5%

Other meat0.7%

Milk23.1%

Eggs22.2%

Finfish1.8%

Shellfish0.4%

Others3.1%

Guatemala (2013)

Animalprotein intake

(2013): 17.8 g/capita/day

Meat45.0%

Milk & eggs

49.2%

Fish & seafood

2.0%

Bovine meat12.5%

Pigmeat6.0%

Mutton & goat meat

0.9%

Poultry meat24.3%

Other meat1.2%

Milk30.4%

Eggs18.8%

Finfish2.0%

Others3.8%

Guatemala (1993)

Animal protein intake

(1993): 11.3 g/capita/day

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


Animal protein intake in Guatemala (2017): 21.5 g/day of per capita animal protein intake, lower

than the Central America (39 g/day) and world (32.8 g/day) averages. Fish contribution to animal

protein intake (3.6 percent) was also lower than the average in Central America (9.5 percent) and the

world (17.1 percent).

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Meat43.9%

Milk & eggs35.2%

Fish & seafood17.1%

Bovine meat10.5%

Pigmeat13.9%

Mutton & goat meat

2.1%

Poultry meat16.0%

Other meat1.3%

Milk26.0%

Eggs9.2%

Finfish14.4%

Shellfish2.7%

Miscellaneous aquatic animals

0.1%

Others3.8%

World (2017)

Animal protein intake

(2017):32.8

g/capita/day

Data source: FAOSTAT New Food Balances (accessed in September 2020; http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FBS).Note: See slide #4 for the scope of fish & seafood.

Meat56.6%

Milk & eggs

36.1%

Fish & seafood

3.6%

Bovine meat21.8%

Pigmeat5.8%

Mutton & goat meat

0.2%

Poultry meat28.4%

Other meat0.4%

Milk19.1%

Eggs17.0%

Finfish3.0%

Shellfish0.6%

Others3.7%

Guatemala (2017)


(2017): 21.5

g/capita/day

Meat47.6%

Milk & eggs37.3%

Fish & seafood

9.5%

Bovine meat13.4%

Pigmeat10.7%

Mutton & goat meat

0.7%

Poultry meat22.1%

Other meat0.7%

Milk25.7%

Eggs11.6%

Finfish6.9%

Shellfish2.5%


0.1%

Others5.6%



(2017): 39

g/capita/day


Guatemala (2017): Locating in the third quadrant in the bubble chart, indicating that both animal protein intake (21.5 g/capita/day) and fish share (3.6 percent) were lower than the world average. They were also lower than the regional, sub-regional and Developing Regions averages.

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Data source: FAOSTAT New Food Balances (accessed in September 2020; http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FBS).Notes: The scope of Developing Regions (as opposed to Developed Regions) follows the original 1996 definition of the UN M49 standard. See slide #4 for the scope of fish & seafood.

Contribution of fish to animal protein, 2017

Country/area

Per capita protein

intake in 2017

(g/capita/day) Fish share

(%)Fish &

seafood

Animal

products

World 5.6 32.8 17.1

Developing Regions 5.3 26.9 19.8

Latin America and the Caribbean 3.0 43.2 7.0

Central America 3.7 39.0 9.5


Belize 3.1 25.5 12.2

Costa Rica 5.8 45.6 12.7

El Salvador 2.2 26.0 8.4

Guatemala 0.8 21.5 3.6

Honduras 0.8 22.3 3.7

Mexico 4.4 43.8 10.0

Nicaragua 1.6 22.1 7.3

Panama 5.0 42.2 11.7

Guatemala-5

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African countries

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Asian countries

European countries

Oceania countries

Bubble size: populationCoordinate origin: world average



https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/#fn3

Status and trend of fish and

seafood supply and utilization in


Food fish supply from domestic sources

increased from 11 294 tonnes in 1997 to

43 044 tonnes in 2017.

Total fish consumption increased from

12 019 tonnes to 53 327 tonnes between

1997 and 2017.

While food fish supply from domestic

sources was almost enough for total fish

consumption in 1997, it fell short

significantly in 2017.

In 2017, 53 327 tonnes total fish

consumption = 43 044 tonnes food fish

supply from domestic sources + 10 283

tonnes net import.

Per capita fish consumption increased

from 1.1 kg in 1997 to 3.2 kg in 2017.

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Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Food balance sheets of fish and fishery products 1961-2017 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en). Note: See slide #4 for the scope of fish & seafood.

11 294

43 044

10 283

1.1

3.2

12 019

53 327

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Fish & seafood supply and utilization in Guatemala (1997–2017)

Net food fish import (import minus export; live weight; tonne)

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)

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

Guatemala’s food balance sheet

for fish and seafood, 2017

43 054 tonnes domestic fish production –

10 tonnes for non-food use (0.02 percent

of the 43 054 tonnes of total food and

non-food production) = 43 044 tonnes

domestic food fish production

(99.98 percent).

43 044 tonnes domestic food fish

production (54.1 percent of food fish

supply) + 36 547 tonnes food fish import

(45.9 percent) = 79 591 tonnes food fish

supply available for utilization.

79 591 tonnes food fish utilization =

26 264 tonnes food fish export

(33 percent of food fish utilization) +

53 327 tonnes (food) fish consumption

(67 percent of food fish utilization).

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Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Food balance sheets of fish and fishery products 1961-2017 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en). Note: See slide #4 for the scope of fish & seafood. Numbers may not add up exactly due to rounding.

43 054

10

36 547 26 264

53 327

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20 000

30 000

40 000

50 000

60 000

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Domestic production Domestic production fornon-food uses

Food fish import Food fish export Domestic consumptionto

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Fish & seafood supply and utilization in Guatemala (2017)

Import45.9%

Domestic production

54.1%

Food fish supply (2017):79 591 tonnes

Food fish99.98%

Domestic production (2017):43 054 tonnes

Export33.0%

Consumption67.0%

Food fish utilization (2017):79 591 tonnes


Domestic fish market

(fish consumption)

Status and trend of fish and

seafood consumption in


The increase in total fish and

seafood consumption from

12 thousand tonnes in 1997 to

53 thousand tonnes in 2017

was driven by (i) steady

population growth from

11 million to 17 million and (ii)

fluctuating growth in per capita

consumption from 1.11 kg to

3.15 kg.

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1.11 1.38 1.62 1.49 1.59

2.83 2.59

1.48

3.14 2.70

2.14 1.93 1.49 1.65 1.62

2.94 2.94 3.26 2.85 3.20 3.15

10.9 11.1 11.4 11.7 11.9 12.2 12.5 12.8 13.1 13.4 13.7 14.0 14.3 14.6 14.9 15.3 15.6 15.9 16.3 16.6 16.9

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


Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Food balance sheets of fish and fishery products 1961-2017 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en). Notes: The scope of Developing Regions (as opposed to Developed Regions) follows the original 1996 definition of the UN M49 standard. See slide #4 for the scope of fish & seafood.

Per capita fish consumption in Guatemala (1997 versus 2017): Per capita fish and seafood consumption increased from 1.1 kg in 1997 to 3.2 kg in 2017; the 5.4 percent annual growth rate was higher than the world, regional, sub-regional and Developing Regions averages.

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Status and trend of per capita fish & seafood consumption

Country/area

Per capita fish &

seafood consumption

(kg/year)

Annual

growth

(%)1997 2017

World 15.5 20.3 1.4

Developing Regions 13.0 19.4 2.0

Latin America and the Caribbean 9.4 10.5 0.5

Central America 9.5 12.4 1.3


Belize 12.2 14.0 0.7

Costa Rica 4.9 18.5 6.8

El Salvador 2.6 6.6 4.8

Guatemala 1.1 3.2 5.4

Honduras 4.4 2.7 -2.4

Mexico 11.8 14.7 1.1

Nicaragua 1.7 6.9 7.3

Panama 9.8 14.4 1.9

6.4

11.8

5.1

12.0

21.9

19.0

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2. Mexico

3. Colombia

4. Argentina

5. Peru

6. Venezuela (BolivarianRepublic of)

7. Chile

8. Guatemala

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10. Bolivia (PlurinationalState of)

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Per capita fish and seafood consumption in the top 10 most populated countries in Latin America and the Caribbean

1997 2017



https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/#fn3

Per capita fish and seafood

consumption in Guatemala

(1997 versus 2017):

Per capita fish and seafood

consumption increased from

1.11 kg in 1997 to 3.15 kg in 2017,

primarily driven by the increase in

finfish consumption (from 0.97 kg

to 2.34 kg) in terms of quantity, yet

the shellfish share more than

doubled from 12 percent to 26

percent.

Per capita shellfish consumption

increased from 0.13 kg to 0.81 kg.

The crustacean share increased

from 6.5 percent to 24.4 percent,

yet the shell molluscs share

declined from 4.9 percent to

1 percent.

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Finfish, 2.34 , 74%

Shellfish, 0.81 , 26%

Marine fishes, 1.52 , 48.1%

Crustaceans, 0.77 , 24.4%

Shell molluscs, 0.03 , 1.0%

Cephalopods, 0.01 , 0.4%

Guatemala (2017)

Fish and seafood consumption (2017): 3.15

kg/capita/year

Finfish, 0.97 , 88%




Shell molluscs,

0.05 , 4.9%


Guatemala (1997)


kg/capita/year


Guatemala (2017): The 3.15 kg of per capita fish consumption in 2017 was composed by 74 percent of

finfish (48.1 percent marine fishes and 26.1 percent freshwater and diadromous fishes) and 26 percent of

shellfish (mainly crustaceans). The shares of marine fishes and crustaceans were higher than the

respective averages in Central America and the world.

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Finfish, 15.03, 75%

Shellfish, 5.07, 25%





World (2017)


kg/capita/year


Finfish, 9.09 , 75%




Shell molluscs,

0.82 , 6.7%




kg/capita/year

Finfish, 2.34 , 74%






Guatemala (2017)


kg/capita/year


Fish trade

Status and trend of fish trade in Guatemala, 2012–2018

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Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global Fisheries commodities production and trade 1976-2018 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/FishStatJ/en).Notes: Includes all aquatic commodities recorded in the data source; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic products. CIF = Cost, insurance and freight; FOB = Free on board.

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Export quantity (product weight; tonnes)

Export value (USD 1 000; FOB)

Export price (USD/kg; FOB)

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Import quantity (product weight; tonnes)

Import value (USD 1 000; CIF)

Import price (USD/kg; CIF)


Guatemala (2012–2018): Fish export quantity < fish import quantity (different from the pattern of

Central America); fish export price > fish import price (similar to the pattern of Central America).

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Fish trade surplus in Guatemala declined from USD 26.84 million to USD 9.328 million between 2012 and 2018 (driven by the increase in import and the decrease in export); whereas the trade surplus in Central America increased from USD 1.12 billion to USD 1.262 billion during the period.

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Trade balance (USD 1 000)

1 120 682 1 262 420

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Central America (aquatic products trade balance)



Trade balance (USD 1 000)


Fish export

Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global Fisheries commodities production and trade 1976-2018 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/FishStatJ/en).Notes: Includes all aquatic commodities recorded in the data source; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic products. 34

Guatemala exported USD 114.782 million of aquatic products in 2018; the 6.8 percent annual growth rate during

2000–2018 was higher than the world, regional, sub-regional and and Developing Regions averages and the highest

among the countries in Central America.

Status and trend of aquatic products export (2000–2018)

Country/area

Aquatic products export

value (USD 1 000)Annual

growth

(%)2000 2018

World 55 833 945 166 737 152 6.3

Developing Regions 28 357 805 90 466 936 6.7

Latin America and the Caribbean 7 032 971 21 265 254 6.3

Central America 1 501 686 2 667 154 3.2


Belize 32 284 21 539 -2.2

Costa Rica 117 891 134 888 0.8

El Salvador 26 613 103 660 7.8

Guatemala 35 063 114 782 6.8

Honduras 188 693 363 745 3.7

Mexico 710 620 1 468 076 4.1

Nicaragua 127 792 297 603 4.8

Panama 262 730 162 861 -2.6

Guatemala, USD 114.782 million,

6.81 percent

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Aquatic products export value in 2018 (USD 1 000)

Guatemala’s fish export growth from a global perspective (2000–2018)

African countries Countries in the Americas Asian countries

European countries Oceania countries

Bubble: population


Guatemala’s export of aquatic

products (2000 versus 2018):

Aquatic commodities export

increased from USD 35.063 million

in 2000 to USD 114.782 million in

2018.

The share of finfish increased from

39.3 percent to 47.1 percent,

primarily reflecting the increase in

marine fishes and freshwater fishes,

whereas the share of diadromous

fishes decreased from 1.2 percent to

virtually nothing.

The share of shellfish, primarily

contributed by crustaceans,

decreased from 60.7 percent to

52.9 percent.

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Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global Fisheries commodities production and trade 1976-2018 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/FishStatJ/en).Notes: Includes all aquatic commodities recorded in the data source; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic products. Species groups less than 0.1 percent of the total value not labelled in the charts.

Finfish47.1%Shellfish

52.9%

Marine fishes43.6%

Freshwater fishes3.5%

Crustaceans52.9%

Guatemala (2018)


value (2018): 114 782

thousand USD

Finfish39.3%

Shellfish60.7%

Marine fishes38.1%

Diadromous fishes1.2%

Crustaceans60.7%

Guatemala (2000)


value (2000): 35 063

thousand USD


Guatemala’s export of aquatic products (2018): The USD 114.782 million of aquatic commodities export

was composed of 47.1 percent of finfish (primarily marine fishes) and 52.9 percent of shellfish (primarily

crustaceans). While the 43.6 percent marine fish share was similar to that of Central America and world, the

52.9 percent crustaceans share was higher.

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Finfish65.4%

Shellfish33.1%

Others1.5%

Marine fishes42.8%



Crustaceans22.3%

Molluscs10.8%


0.6%

Miscellaneous aquatic animal

products0.1%

Aquatic plants0.7%

World (2018)


value (2018): 166 737 152

thousand USD

Finfish43.4%

Shellfish53.1%

Others3.5%

Marine fishes39.5%

Freshwater fishes3.4%Diadromous fishes

0.5%

Crustaceans46.0%

Molluscs7.1%


3.3%


products0.1%

Aquatic plants0.1%



value (2018): 2 667 154

thousand USD

Finfish47.1%Shellfish

52.9%

Marine fishes43.6%


Crustaceans52.9%

Guatemala (2018)


value (2018): 114 782

thousand USD


Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global Fisheries commodities production and trade 1976-2018 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/FishStatJ/en).Notes: Includes all aquatic commodities recorded in the data source; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic products. FOB = Free on board; ISSCAAP = International Standard Statistical Classification of Aquatic Animals and Plants.

Guatemala (2018): Shrimps/prawns and tunas/bonitos/billfishes were two major species groups accounting for nearly 90 percent of the country’s aquatic products export value (52.89 percent and 34.72 percent, respectively).

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Guatemala’s aquatic products export, 2018Top 10 export species groups in terms of quantity Top 10 export species groups in terms of value

ISSCAAP groups

Product

weight

(tonnes)

Share of

Guatemala’s

total export of

all aquatic

commodities

(%)

Share of world

export of the

same species

group (%)

ISSCAAP groupsFOB value

(USD 1 000)

Share of

Guatemala’s

total export of

all aquatic

commodities

(%)

Share of world

export of the

same species

group (%)

1. Shrimps, prawns 9 948 48.40 0.29 1. Shrimps, prawns 60 709 52.89 0.23

2. Tunas, bonitos, billfishes 7 878 38.33 0.20 2. Tunas, bonitos, billfishes 39 851 34.72 0.26

3. Miscellaneous pelagic fishes 1 606 7.81 0.04 3. Miscellaneous pelagic fishes 8 419 7.33 0.14

4. Miscellaneous freshwater fishes 394 1.92 0.04 4. Miscellaneous freshwater fishes 2 541 2.21 0.07

5. Marine fishes not identified 369 1.80 0.00 5. Marine fishes not identified 1 553 1.35 0.01

6. Tilapias and other cichlids 296 1.44 0.05 6. Tilapias and other cichlids 1 486 1.29 0.08

7. Herrings, sardines, anchovies 53 0.26 0.00 7. Herrings, sardines, anchovies 172 0.15 0.00

8. Scallops, pectens 4 0.02 0.00 8. Scallops, pectens 35 0.03 0.00

9. Sharks, rays, chimaeras 3 0.01 0.00 9. Sharks, rays, chimaeras 7 0.01 0.00

10. Salmons, trouts, smelts 2 0.01 0.00 10. Salmons, trouts, smelts 5 0.00 0.00

Others 4 0.00

Aquatic products 20 553 100.00 0.05 Aquatic products 114 782 100.00 0.07


Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global Fisheries commodities production and trade 1976-2018 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/FishStatJ/en).Notes: Includes all aquatic commodities recorded in the data source. Nei = not elsewhere included.

Top 10 commodities (in terms of quantity) in Guatemala’s export of aquatic products (2018)

38

8 884

5 742

1 942

1 405

759

394

245

210

201

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577

1. Shrimps and prawns, other than coldwater, even smoked, frozen

2. Tuna loins, prepared or preserved

3. Yellowfin tuna, frozen, nei

4. Dolphinfishes, fresh or chilled

5. Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon), frozen, even…

6. Carps, eels and snakeheads, fillets, fresh or chilled

7. Tilapias, fresh or chilled

8. Shrimps and prawns, prep. or pres., not in airtight containers

9. Miscellaneous pelagic fish fillets, frozen, nei

10. Tunas prepared or preserved, not minced, nei

Other species

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Guatemala's top-10 aquatic product exports (2018; in terms of quantity)

43.2%

27.9%

9.4%

6.8%3.7%

1.9%

1.2%

1.0%

1.0% 0.9%

2.8%


Top 10 commodities (in terms of value) in Guatemala’s export of aquatic products (2018)


39

55 085

33 978

6 657

5 189

4 172

2 541

1 762

1 243

1 232

837

2 086


2. Tuna loins, prepared or preserved

3. Dolphinfishes, fresh or chilled



6. Carps, eels and snakeheads, fillets, fresh or chilled

7. Miscellaneous pelagic fish fillets, frozen, nei

8. Fish meat, whether or not minced, frozen, nei

9. Tilapias, fresh or chilled

10. Shrimps and prawns, prep. or pres., not in airtight containers

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48.0%

29.6%

5.8%

4.5%3.6%

2.2% 1.5%

1.1%

1.1% 0.7%

1.8%


Fish import

Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global Fisheries commodities production and trade 1976-2018 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/FishStatJ/en).Notes: Includes all aquatic commodities recorded in the data source; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic products.

Guatemala’s aquatic products import increased from USD 8.334 million in 2000 to USD 105.454 million in 2018; the

15.1 percent annual growth rate was higher than the world, regional, sub-regional and Developing Regions averages

and was the highest among countries in Central Amercia.

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Guatemala, USD 105.454 million,

15.14 percent

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Guatemala’s fish import growth from a global perspective (2000–2018)

African countries Countries in the Americas Asian countries

European countries Oceania countries

Bubble: population

Status and trend of aquatic products import (2000–2018)

Country/area

Aquatic products import

value (USD 1 000)Annual

growth

(%)2000 2018

World 61 012 560 162 103 726 5.6


Latin America and the Caribbean 1 119 232 5 154 138 8.9

Central America 229 232 1 404 734 10.6


Belize 3 313 905 -7.0

Costa Rica 19 732 185 897 13.3

El Salvador 8 846 44 049 9.3

Guatemala 8 334 105 454 15.1

Honduras 16 395 29 558 3.3

Mexico 149 985 927 069 10.6

Nicaragua 7 226 16 616 4.7

Panama 15 401 95 186 10.6


Finfish76.5%

Shellfish22.6%

Others1.0%

Marine fishes72.3%Freshwater

fishes2.9%


Crustaceans16.9%

Molluscs5.7%


products0.2%

Aquatic plants0.8%

Guatemala (2000)


value (2000): 8 334

thousand USD


Guatemala’s import of aquatic

products (2000–2018):

Aquatic commodities import

increased from USD 8.334 million

in 2000 to USD 105.454 million in

2018.

The share of shellfish increased


primarily driven by the increase in

crustaceans, whereas the share of

molluscs decreased from

5.7 percent to 2 percent.

The share of finfish decreased from

76.5 percent to 69.9 percent, mainly

reflecting the decline in marine

fishes.

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Finfish69.9%

Shellfish29.9%

Others0.2%

Marine fishes65.6%



Crustaceans27.9%

Molluscs2.0%

Aquatic plants0.2%

Guatemala (2018)


value (2018): 105 454

thousand USD


Guatemala’s import of aquatic products (2018): The USD 105.454 million of aquatic commodities import

in 2018 was composed of 69.9 percent of finfish, 29.9 percent of shellfish and 0.2 percent of aquatic plants.

The shares of aquatic plants, diadromous fishes and freshwater fishes were lower than the respective

averages in Central America and the world.

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Finfish67.2%

Shellfish31.1%

Others1.7%

Marine fishes44.7%



Crustaceans21.3%

Molluscs9.8%


0.7%


products0.1%

Aquatic plants0.9%

World (2018)


value (2018): 162 103 726

thousand USD

Finfish80.3%

Shellfish18.7%

Others1.0%

Marine fishes44.1%



Crustaceans12.3%

Molluscs6.4%


0.1%

Aquatic plants0.9%



value (2018): 1 404 734

thousand USD

Finfish69.9%

Shellfish29.9%

Others0.2%

Marine fishes65.6%



Crustaceans27.9%

Molluscs2.0%

Aquatic plants0.2%

Guatemala (2018)


value (2018): 105 454

thousand USD


Guatemala (2018): Tunas/bonitos/billfishes, shrimps/prawns and marine fishes not identified were the

three largest species groups in the country’s aquatic products import; the first two were also the largest

export species groups.

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Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global Fisheries commodities production and trade 1976-2018 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/FishStatJ/en).Notes: Includes all aquatic commodities recorded in the data source; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic products. CIF = Cost, insurance and freight; ISSCAAP = International Standard Statistical Classification of Aquatic Animals and Plants.

Guatemala’s aquatic products import in 2018Top 10 import species groups in terms of quantity Top 10 import species groups in terms of value

ISSCAAP groups

Product

weight

(tonnes)

Share of

Guatemala’s

total import

of all aquatic

commodities

(%)

Share of

world import

of the same

species group

(%)

ISSCAAP groupsCIF value

(USD 1 000)

Share of

Guatemala’s

total import

of all aquatic

commodities

(%)

Share of

world import

of the same

species group

(%)

1. Tunas, bonitos, billfishes 18 786 43.28 0.47 1. Tunas, bonitos, billfishes 42 994 40.77 0.28

2. Marine fishes not identified 10 333 23.80 0.11 2. Shrimps, prawns 28 143 26.69 0.11

3. Shrimps, prawns 7 035 16.21 0.21 3. Marine fishes not identified 16 142 15.31 0.07

4. Herrings, sardines, anchovies 4 901 11.29 0.14 4. Herrings, sardines, anchovies 9 279 8.80 0.20

5. Tilapias and other cichlids 886 2.04 0.16 5. Tilapias and other cichlids 2 018 1.91 0.11

6. Miscellaneous freshwater fishes 550 1.27 0.05 6. Miscellaneous freshwater fishes 1 543 1.46 0.04

7. Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses 298 0.69 0.01 7. Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses 1 387 1.32 0.01

8. Miscellaneous marine crustaceans 158 0.36 0.10 8. Miscellaneous marine crustaceans 1 043 0.99 0.20

9. Salmons, trouts, smelts 139 0.32 0.00 9. Salmons, trouts, smelts 920 0.87 0.00

10. Miscellaneous marine molluscs 82 0.19 0.06 10. Miscellaneous pelagic fishes 729 0.69 0.01

Others 241 0.56 Others 1 256 1.19

Aquatic products 43 409 100.00 0.10 Aquatic products 105 454 100.00 0.06


Top 10 commodities (in terms of quantity) in Guatemala’s import of aquatic products (2018)


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12 482

7 916

5 443

4 657

4 108

1 140

1 115

922

782

663

4 181


2. Fishmeals, nei


4. Skipjack tuna, frozen

5. Pilchards (Sardinops spp.), prep. or pres., not minced, nei

6. Marine fish nei, minced, prepared or preserved


8. Fish body oils, nei

9. Sardines, sardinellas, brisling or sprats, frozen


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28.8%

18.2%12.5%

10.7%

9.5%

2.6%

2.6%

2.1%1.8%

1.5%

9.6%


Top 10 commodities (in terms of value) in Guatemala’s import of aquatic products (2018)


46

29 800

19 019

8 804

8 501

7 653

7 260

3 572

2 642

1 716

1 467

15 020



3. Fishmeals, nei

4. Pilchards (Sardinops spp.), prep. or pres., not minced, nei

5. Skipjack tuna, frozen


7. Marine fish nei, minced, prepared or preserved


9. Fish body oils, nei

10. Shrimps and prawns, live, fresh or chilled, nei

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28.3%

18.0%

8.3%8.1%

7.3%

6.9%

3.4%

2.5%

1.6%

1.4%

14.2%


Total fishery production

Guatemala (1950–2018): Total fishery production increased from 200 tonnes in 1950 to 43 166 tonnes in

2000, then dropped between 2000-2004, mainly due to the decline in capture fisheries, and rebounded to

45 326 in 2018 thanks to the rapid growth in aquaculture.

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Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global production by production source 1950-2018 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/FishStatJ/en).Notes: Production covers all aquatic products measured in tonnage; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic products.

1950, 200

1990, 7 798

2000, 43 166

2018, 45 326

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Capture (Guatemala) Aquaculture (Guatemala) Total (Guatemala)


Total fishery production in

Guatemala (2000 versus 2018):

Total fishery production increased

from 43 166 tonnes in 2000 to

45 326 tonnes in 2018.

The share of finfish declined from

92.2 percent to 60.1 percent,

mainly reflecting the decrease in

marine fishes, while the share of

freshwater fishes increased from


The share of shellfish increased


reflecting the increase of

crustaceans (from 7.2 percent to

39.8 percent).

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Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global production by production source 1950-2018 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/FishStatJ/en).Notes: Production covers all aquatic products measured in tonnage; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic products. Species accounting for less than 0.1 percent of total production not labelled in the charts.

Finfish60.1%

Shellfish39.9%

Marine fishes30.6%

Freshwater fishes29.3%Diadromous

fishes0.3%

Crustaceans39.8%

Guatemala (2018)


(2018): 45 326 tonnes

Finfish92.2%

Shellfish7.8%

Marine fishes69.7%


Crustaceans7.2%

Molluscs0.6%

Guatemala (2000)


(2000): 43 166 tonnes


Total fishery production in Guatemala (2018): Finfish and shellfish accounted for, respectively,

60.1 percent and 39.9 percent of total fishery production. The country’s total fishery composition was less

diversified than the Central America and world patterns.

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Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global production by production source 1950-2018 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/FishStatJ/en).Notes: Production covers all aquatic products measured in tonnage; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic products. Species accounting for less than 0.1 percent of total production not labelled in the charts.

Finfish64.9%

Shellfish18.7%

Other species16.4% Marine

fishes34.6%



Crustaceans7.5%

Molluscs11.2%


0.7%

Aquatic plants15.7%

World (2018)


(2018): 211 906 372

tonnes

Finfish75.0%

Shellfish23.1%

Other species

1.9%

Marine fishes61.0%



Crustaceans16.7%

Molluscs6.4%


1.6%Aquatic plants

0.3%



(2018): 2 650 913

tonnesFinfish60.1%

Shellfish39.9%

Marine fishes30.6%

Freshwater fishes29.3%Diadromous fishes

0.3%

Crustaceans39.8%

Guatemala (2018)


(2018): 45 326 tonnes


Capture fisheries production

Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global capture production 1950-2018 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/FishStatJ/en). Notes: Production covers all aquatic products measured in tonnage; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic products.

Capture fisheries in


2018):

The 19th largest capture

fisheries country in Latin

America and the Caribbean in

2018, with its capture fisheries

production decreased from

39 203 tonnes in 2000 to

17 009 tonnes in 2018.

The downward trend (a

4.53 percent annual decline)

was steeper than the 1.71

percent annual decline in Latin

America and the Caribbean.

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Status and trend of capture fisheries production, 2000 versus 2018

Country/areaCapture fisheries production (tonnes)

Annual growth (%)2000 2018

World 94 778 335 97 398 330 0.15


Latin America and the Caribbean 20 123 538 14 739 992 -1.71

Central America 1 732 071 2 240 477 1.44

Top 20 capture fisheries countries/territories in Latin America and the Caribbean

1. Peru 10 658 577 7 208 409 -2.15

2. Chile 4 547 594 2 369 456 -3.56

3. Mexico 1 349 763 1 699 290 1.29

4. Argentina 921 800 835 387 -0.55

5. Brazil 666 846 714 292 0.38

6. Ecuador 596 489 598 807 0.02

7. Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 359 639 275 384 -1.47

8. Belize 30 322 216 107 11.53

9. Panama 227 596 175 547 -1.43

10. Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 75 479 96 748 1.39

11. Colombia 137 061 69 382 -3.71

12. Uruguay 113 326 67 069 -2.87

13. Nicaragua 22 519 54 554 5.04

14. El Salvador 9 590 53 697 10.04

15. Suriname 24 238 46 980 3.75

16. Guyana 48 887 41 388 -0.92

17. Curaçao n.a. 37 910 n.a.

18. Cuba 68 486 22 621 -5.97

19. Guatemala 39 203 17 009 -4.53

20. Haiti 7 410 16 350 4.49


Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global capture production 1950-2018 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/FishStatJ/en).Notes: Production covers all species measured in tonnage; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic products. Marine areas including coastal areas. Species accounting for less than 0.1 percent of total production not labelled in the charts.

Capture fisheries in


2018):


decreased from 39 203 tonnes to

17 009 tonnes between 2000 and

2018.

The share of marine fisheries in the

total capture production increased


mainly contributed by marine fishes

in 2000 and 2018.

The share of inland fisheries,

entirely contributed by freshwater

fishes, decreased from 18.6 percent

to 13.9 percent.

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Marine areas86.1%

Inland waters13.9%

Marine fishes81.4%

Crustaceans4.6%

Molluscs0.1% Freshwater fishes

13.9%

Guatemala (2018)

Capture production

(2018): 17 009 tonnes

Marine areas81.4%

Inland waters18.6%

Marine fishes76.8%

Crustaceans4.0%

Molluscs0.6%


Guatemala (2000)

Capture production

(2000): 39 203 tonnes


Capture fisheries in Guatemala (2018): Inland fisheries accounted for 13.9 percent of the total capture

production; the share was a little higher than Central America and world averages. Marine fisheries was

primarily contributed by marine fishes; the composition was less diversified than Central America and

world.

Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global capture production 1950-2018 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/FishStatJ/en). Notes: Production covers all species measured in tonnage; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic products. Marine areas including coastal areas. Species accounting for less than 0.1 percent of total production not labelled in the charts.

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Marine areas87.7%

Inland waters12.3%


Marine fishes72.2%

Crustaceans6.2%

Molluscs6.1%


0.5%

Aquatic plants1.0%

Molluscs0.3%

Crustaceans0.5%

Marine fishes0.1%



World (2018)

Capture production

(2018):97 398 330

tonnes

Marine areas89.9%

Inland waters10.1%


Marine fishes71.7%

Crustaceans8.5%

Molluscs7.1%


1.9%

Aquatic plants0.3%

Crustaceans0.2%



Capture production

(2018): 2 240 477

tonnes

Marine areas86.1%

Inland waters13.9%

Marine fishes81.4%

Crustaceans4.6%

Molluscs0.1% Freshwater

fishes13.9%

Guatemala (2018)

Capture production

(2018): 17 009 tonnes


Taxonomic composition in

Guatemala’s capture

fisheries (2000 versus 2018):


decreased from 39 203 tonnes

to 17 009 tonnes between 2000

and 2018.

The shares of finfish and

shellfish remained relatively

stable between 2000 and 2018.

The share of marine fishes

increased from 76.8 percent to

81.4 percent, whereas that of

freshwater fishes declined from


Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global capture production 1950-2018 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/FishStatJ/en).Notes: Production covers all species measured in tonnage; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic products. Species accounting for less than 0.1 percent of total production not labelled in the charts. 55

Finfish95.3%

Shellfish4.7%

Marine fishes81.4%


Crustaceans4.6%

Molluscs0.1%

Guatemala (2018)

Capture production

(2018): 17 009 tonnes

Finfish95.4%

Shellfish4.6%

Marine fishes76.8%


Crustaceans4.0%

Molluscs0.6%

Guatemala (2000)

Capture production

(2000): 39 203 tonnes


Taxonomic composition in Guatemala’s capture fisheries (2018): The 17 009 tonnes of capture fisheries

production in 2018 were composed of 95.3 percent finfish and 4.7 percent shellfish. The share of marine

fishes (81.4 percent) was higher than that of Central America and the world; so was the share of freshwater

fishes (13.9 percent). Yet the share of shellfish was much smaller.

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Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global capture production 1950-2018 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/FishStatJ/en). Notes: Production covers all species measured in tonnage; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic products. Species accounting for less than 0.1 percent of total production not labelled in the charts.

Finfish85.4%

Shellfish13.1%

Other species

1.6%

Marine fishes72.3%



Crustaceans6.7%

Molluscs6.4%


0.6%

Aquatic plants1.0%

World (2018)

Capture production

(2018):97 398 330

tonnes

Finfish81.9%

Shellfish15.8%

Other species

2.2%

Marine fishes71.7%



Crustaceans8.7%

Molluscs7.1%


1.9%Aquatic plants

0.3%


Capture production

(2018):2 240 477

tonnes

Finfish95.3%

Shellfish4.7%

Marine fishes81.4%


Crustaceans4.6%

Molluscs0.1%

Guatemala (2018)

Capture production

(2018): 17 009 tonnes


Top 10 ISSCAAP groups in Guatemala’s capture fisheries production in terms of quantity (2018)

Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global capture production 1950-2018 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/FishStatJ/en). Notes: 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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13 084

2 250

782

312

281

166

110

8

6

6

4

1. Tunas, bonitos, billfishes

2. Miscellaneous freshwater fishes

3. Shrimps, prawns

4. Sharks, rays, chimaeras

5. Marine fishes not identified

6. Miscellaneous coastal fishes

7. Tilapias and other cichlids

8. Miscellaneous pelagic fishes

9. Miscellaneous marine crustaceans

10. Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses

Others

ton

nes

Top-10 ISSCAAP groups in Guatemala’s capture production quantity (2018)

76.9%

13.2%

4.6% 1.8%1.7% 1.0%

0.6%


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

Top 10 ASFIS species items in Guatemala’s capture fisheries production in terms of quantity (2018)

Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global capture production 1950-2018 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/FishStatJ/en). Notes: 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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8 701

2 539

2 250

1 488

456

326

312

311

281

110

235

1. Skipjack tuna

2. Yellowfin tuna

3. Freshwater fishes nei

4. Bigeye tuna

5. Pacific seabobs

6. Penaeus shrimps nei

7. Sharks, rays, skates, etc. nei

8. Frigate tuna

9. Marine fishes nei

10. Cichlids nei

Other species

ton

nes

Top-10 ASFIS species items in Guatemala’s capture production quantity (2018)

51.2%

14.9%

13.2%

8.7%

2.7% 1.9%

1.8%1.8%

1.7% 0.6%1.4%


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

Aquaculture production

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Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global aquaculture production 1950-2018 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/FishStatJ/en).Notes: Production covers all species measured in tonnage; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic products.

Aquaculture production in Guatemala (2000-2018): Aquaculture production increased from 3 963 tonnes in 2000 to 28 317 tonnes in 2018; the 11.54 percent annual growth was greater than the regional (7.41 percent), sub-regional (8.88 percent), Developing Regions (5.91 percent) and world (5.59 percent) growth rates and higher than most countries in Central America

Status and trends of aquaculture production (2000-2018)

Country/area

Aquaculture quantity of

aquatic products (tonnes)Annual

growth

(%)2000 2018

World 43 014 088 114 508 042 5.59


Latin America and the Caribbean 872 516 3 161 618 7.41

Central America 88 747 410 436 8.88


Belize 3 630 563 -9.84

Costa Rica 9 708 20 820 4.33

El Salvador 261 8 600 21.43

Guatemala 3 963 28 317 11.54

Honduras 10 053 65 000 10.93

Mexico 53 918 247 222 8.83

Nicaragua 5 435 29 468 9.85

Panama 1 779 10 445 10.33

Guatemala, 28 317 tonnes, 11.54 percent

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Aquaculture growth in Guatemala from a global and regional perspective (2000-2018)

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Bubble size: population


Aquaculture’s contribution to total fishery in Guatemala increased from 9.2 percent in 2000 to 62.5 percent

in 2018.

61

Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global aquaculture production 1950-2018 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/FishStatJ/en). Notes: Production covers all species measured in tonnage; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic products.

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Guatemala: aquaculture's share in total fishery production

Aquaculture production (thousand tonnes) Capture fisheries production (thousand tonnes) Share of aquaculture in total fish production (%)


Marine areas47.7%

Inland waters52.3%


Crustaceans37.6%

Molluscs0.2%

Molluscs0.3%

Crustaceans1.6%


Guatemala (2000)


(2000): 3 963

tonnes

Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global aquaculture production 1950-2018 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/FishStatJ/en).Notes: Production covers all species measured in tonnage; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic products. Species group less than 0.1 percent of total production may not be labelled.

Aquaculture production in

Guatemala (2000 versus 2018):

Aquaculture production increased

from 3 963 tonnes in 2000 to

28 317 tonnes in 2018.

The share of marine aquaculture

increased from 47.7 percent to 61

percent thanks to the expansion of

crustaceans.

In 2000, 9.9 percent of the

production in marine areas was

freshwater fishes (i.e. Mozambique

tilapia), which nevertheless

disappeared in 2018.

Similarly, the 1.6 percent

crustaceans and 0.3 percent

molluscs in the 2000 freshwater

aquaculture also disappeared.

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Marine areas61.0%

Inland waters39.0%

Crustaceans61.0%



Guatemala (2018)


(2018): 28 317 tonnes


Aquaculture production in Guatemala (2018): Inland aquaculture accounted for 39 percent of the

country’s aquaculture production quantity in 2018, higher than in Central America (34.4 percent) yet

lower than the world (44.9 percent).

63

Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global aquaculture production 1950-2018 (FishStatJ; 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.

Marine areas55.1%

Inland waters44.9%



Marine fishes2.6%

Crustaceans5.0%

Molluscs15.1%


0.3%

Aquatic plants28.2%

Aquatic plants0.1%


0.5%

Molluscs0.2%

Crustaceans3.2%

Marine fishes0.1%



World (2018)


(2018): 114 508 042

tonnesMarine areas65.6%

Inland waters34.4%

Marine fishes3.0%

Crustaceans60.2%

Molluscs2.3%





(2018): 410 436 tonnes

Marine areas61.0%

Inland waters39.0%

Crustaceans61.0%



Guatemala (2018)


(2018): 28 317 tonnes



Taxonomic composition in

Guatemala’s aquaculture

production (2000 versus

2018):


increased from 3 963 tonnes to

28 317 tonnes.

The share of shellfish, primarily

contributed by crustaceans,

increased from 39.7 percent to

61 percent.

Finfish aquaculture production

was dominated by freshwater

fishes with a half percent of

diadromous fishes in 2018.

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Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global aquaculture production 1950-2018 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/FishStatJ/en). Notes: Production covers all species measured in tonnage; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic products. Species group less than 0.1 percent of total production may not be labelled.

Finfish39.0%

Shellfish61.0%



Crustaceans61.0%

Guatemala (2018)


(2018): 28 317 tonnes

Finfish60.3%

Shellfish39.7%


Crustaceans39.3%

Molluscs0.4%

Guatemala (2000)


(2000): 3 963

tonnes


Taxonomic composition in Guatemala’s aquaculture production (2018): The 28 317 tonnes of aquaculture

production were contributed by 39 percent of finfish (38.5 percent freshwater fishes and 0.5 percent diadromous

fishes) and 61 percent of shellfish (entirely crustaceans). The country’s aquaculture production was less

diversified than Central America and much less diversified than world aquaculture.

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Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global aquaculture production 1950-2018 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/FishStatJ/en).Notes: Production covers all species measured in tonnage; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic products. Species group less than 0.1 percent of total production may not be labelled.

Finfish47.4%

Shellfish23.5%

Other species29.1%

Marine fishes2.6%



Crustaceans8.2%

Molluscs15.3%


0.8%

Aquatic plants28.3%

World (2018)


(2018): 114 508 042

tonnes

Finfish37.4%

Shellfish62.6%

Marine fishes3.0%



Crustaceans60.2%

Molluscs2.3%



(2018): 410 436 tonnes

Finfish39.0%

Shellfish61.0%



Crustaceans61.0%

Guatemala (2018)


(2018): 28 317 tonnes


Aquaculture species groups in Guatemala by tonnage (2018): The 28 317 tonnes of aquaculture production were composed of four species groups, with the two biggest groups (marine shrimps and prawns and tilapias and other cichlids) together accounting for over 99 percent of production.

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Aquaculture production in Guatemala by species groups Year 2018 (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. Marine shrimps and prawns (ISSCAAP group) Crustaceans 1 17 273 61.00 0.2877

2. Tilapias and other cichlids (ISSCAAP group) Freshwater fishes 1 10 910 38.53 0.1809

3. Salmons, trouts, smelts (ISSCAAP group) Diadromous fishes 1 130 0.46 0.0037

4. Carps, barbels and other cyprinids (ISSCAAP group) Freshwater fishes 1 4 0.01 0.0000

Aquatic products 4 28 317 100.00 0.0247

Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global aquaculture production 1950-2018 (FishstatJ); www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en

Notes: 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/ca9245en/ca9245en.pdf.






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Aquaculture species groups in Guatemala by value (2018): In the country’s USD 137.251 million of aquaculture production value in 2018, marine shrimps and prawns (69.22 percent) and tilapias and other cichlids (30.21 percent) were the two biggest species groups.

Aquaculture production in Guatemala by species groups Year 2018 (in terms of value)

WAPI species groups ISSCAAP division

Number of

species in the

group farmed by

the country

The country’s

production

quantity of each

species group

(farmgate value;

USD 000)

Share of the

country’s

production value

of all species (%)

Share of world

production of the

same species

group (%)

1. Marine shrimps and prawns (ISSCAAP group) Crustaceans 1 95 002 69.22 0.2469

2. Tilapias and other cichlids (ISSCAAP group) Freshwater fishes 1 41 458 30.21 0.3692

3. Salmons, trouts, smelts (ISSCAAP group) Diadromous fishes 1 780 0.57 0.0034

4. Carps, barbels and other cyprinids (ISSCAAP group) Freshwater fishes 1 12 0.01 0.0000

Aquatic products 4 137 251 100.00 0.0521

Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global aquaculture production 1950-2018 (FishstatJ); www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/fishstatj/en

Notes: 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/ca9245en/ca9245en.pdf.






Guatemala (2018): Farmed ASFIS species items ranked by quantity

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Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global aquaculture production 1950-2018 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/FishStatJ/en).Notes: 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.

17 273

10 910

130

4

1. Whiteleg shrimp

2. Tilapias nei

3. Rainbow trout

4. Common carp

ton

nes

ASFIS species items in Guatemala’s aquaculture production quantity, 2018

61.0%

38.5%

0.5%



Guatemala (2018): Farmed ASFIS species items ranked by value

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Data source: FAO. 2020. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global aquaculture production 1950-2018 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/FishStatJ/en). Notes: 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.

95 002

41 458

780

12

1. Whiteleg shrimp

2. Tilapias nei

3. Rainbow trout

4. Common carp

tho

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US

D

ASFIS species items in Guatemala’s aquaculture production value (2018)

69.2%

30.2%

0.6%



Outlook

Population prospects in


Total population is expected to

increase from 18 million in

2020 to 27 million in 2050.

The ratio of urban population is

expected to rise to 67.2 percent

in 2050.

The female ratio in total

population is expected to

slightly decrease to

50.42 percent in 2050.

Data sources: United Nations World Population Prospects (2019 revision; https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Download/Standard/Population). United Nations World Urbanization Prospects (2018 revision; https://population.un.org/wup).

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50.88 50.73 50.62 50.53 50.4248.40 51.8456.42

61.8567.20

15

18

21

24

27

2010 2020 2030 2040 2050

Guatemala

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


https://population.un.org/wup/

Guatemala GDP prospects

(2018-2024):

According to IMF’s

pre-COVID-19 projection,

Guatemala’s GDP per capita

expected to increase from

USD 4 823 to USD 5 942

between 2020 and 2024,

staying below the sub-regional

and world average levels.

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Data sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) database (October 2019; https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2019/01/weodata/download.aspx). Note: United Nations World Population Prospects (2019 revision; https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Download/Standard/Population) used to calculate GDP indicators at the regional level.

4 549 4 625 4 823 5 071 5 315 5 576 5 942

11 222 11 320 12 019

12 535 13 116

13 690 14 308

8 497 8 733 8 989 9 303 9 636

9 996 10 393

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

GDP per capita (current USD)

Guatemala World Central America

https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2019/01/weodata/download.aspx


Guatemala (2018–2030): Aquaculture growth potential from the demand-side perspective

• Given the 3.15 kg baseline per capita fish and seafood consumption, 66 904 tonnes of fish and seafood will be needed to satisfy the fish demand ofGuatemala’s 21.213 million total population in 2030, which is 12 505 tonnes higher than the 54 400 tonnes of baseline fish and seafood demand.

• Guatemala’s farmed fish and seafood production increased from 21 395 tonnes in 2014 to 28 317 tonnes in 2018. Following the linear trend during2014-2018, farmed fish and seafood production in Guatemala would reach 49 492 tonnes in 2030, which is 21 175 tonnes higher than the baselinelevel in 2018.

• The 21 175 tonnes of extra fish and seafood supply generated by the trend aquaculture growth would be sufficient to cover the 12 505 tonnes ofextra fish and seafood demand driven by the population growth with a supply surplus of 8 670 tonnes.

• However, if Guatemala would like to increase its per capita fish and seafood consumption in 2030 to the Central America average in 2017 (i.e. 12.42kg), then the extra fish demand would be 209 124 tonnes, which, compared to the 21 175 tonnes of extra fish supply from trend aquaculturegrowth, implies a demand-supply gap of 187 949 tonnes.

• Guatemala’s aquaculture production would need to grow 19.4 percent a year between 2018 and 2030 in order to generate enough fish supply tocover the demand-supply gap driven by both population growth and the increase of its per capita fish consumption. 73

Guatemala Baseline (2018)

Projection to 2030

Population growth onlyPopulation growth + higher per

capita fish demand

Year 2030

2030

compared to

baseline

Year 2030

2030

compared to

baseline

1. Per capita fish demand (kg/capita/year) 3.15 3.15 - 12.42 9.27

2. Population (thousand) 17 248 21 213 3 965 21 213 3 965

3. Total fish demand (tonnes) 54 400 66 904 12 505 263 524 209 124

4. Fish supply from aquaculture (tonnes) 28 317 49 492 21 175 49 492 21 175

5. Supply-demand gap (tonnes) 8 670 -187 949

Notes: Fish & seafood includes finfish, crustaceans, molluscs and miscellaneous aquatic animals. 1. The 2017 level of per capita fish consumption in Guatemala (3.15 kg) and Central America (12.42 kg)

treated as the baseline and the higher benchmark, respectively. 2. Population data from UN World Population Prospects (2019 revision). 3. Equal to (1) x (2). 4. Aquaculture production in 2018 from

FAO Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global aquaculture production 1950-2018 (FishStatJ); projection of aquaculture production in 2030 based on the 5-year linear trend of aquaculture production

during 2014-2018. 5. Equal to (4) - (3).

Guatemala: Aquaculture growth potential from the supply-side perspective

• Guatemala’s share in world aquaculture production tonnage (0.02 percent):

• Smaller than its share in world population (0.23 percent).

• Guatemala’s share in world marine aquaculture production (0.03 percent):

• Smaller than its share in world coastline length (0.05 percent)

• Guatemala’s share in world inland aquaculture production (0.02 percent):

• Smaller than its share in world surface area of inland waterbodies (0.04 percent).

• Smaller than its share in world renewable water resources (0.23 percent).

Guatemala

Share of

world total

(%)

Total country area (excluding coastal waters, 2013-2017)1 0.08

Surface area of inland waterbodies (2015)2 0.04

Coastline length (2019)3 0.05

Total renewable water resources (2013-2017)1 0.23

Population (2018)4 0.23

Aquaculture production (all areas, 2018)5 0.02

Aquaculture production (inland waters, 2018)5 0.02

Aquaculture production (marine areas, 2018)5 0.03

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. 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. 2020. FAO Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global aquaculture

production 1950-2018 (FishStatJ).

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