World Landings of Shrimps by Major Producing Countries a
(103t - Live Weight)
Country | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 |
China | 102 | 33 | 40 | 29 | 125 | 197 | 234 | 131 | 167 | 193 |
India | 160 | 208 | 246 | 246 | 198 | 233 | 187 | 183 | 250 | 176 |
United States | 176 | 173 | 169 | 157 | 184 | 216 | 192 | 152 | 162 | 161 |
Indonesia | 65 | 60 | 58 | 68 | 121 | 146 | 150 | 155 | 136 | 160 |
Thailand | 67 | 113 | 92 | 105 | 111 | 138 | 143 | 131 | 133 | 121 |
Malaysia | 60 | 65 | 78 | 48 | 58 | 64 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 95 |
Brazil | 57 | 49 | 43 | 43 | 38 | 51 | 55 | 79 | 74 | 79 |
Mexico | 75 | 73 | 74 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 74 | 77 | 72 |
Vietnam | 40 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 |
Japan | 57 | 62 | 79 | 69 | 61 | 54 | 60 | 53 | 51 | 55 |
Norway | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 32 | 34 | 45 | 41 |
Greenland | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 40 |
Philippines | 33 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 41 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 37 |
Pakistan | 18 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 30 |
Australia | 18 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 27 |
Spain | 33 | 35 | 32 | 41 | 37 | 26 | 28 | 15 | 18 | 26 |
Korea, Rep.of | 10 | 21 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 |
Ecuador | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 20 |
Panama | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 |
Canada | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
Subtotal b | 1 010 | 1 070 | 1 120 | 1 090 | 1 240 | 1 430 | 1 420 | 1 310 | 1 440 | 1 450 |
WORLD TOTAL b | 1 220 | 1 290 | 1 350 | 1 330 | 1 500 | 1 670 | 1 690 | 1 570 | 1 700 | 1 700 |
a Source: UNCTAD/GATT, Shrimps: a survey of the world market, 1983 (Geneva), derived from FAO data base for Yearbook of Fisheries Statistics (Rome).
b Data rounded to nearest 104t.
World Fish Production 1977–82
(106 mt)
1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | |
World Total of which: | 68.5 | 70.2 | 71.2 | 72.3 | 75.1 | 76.8 |
Inland waters | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.6 |
Marine areas | 61.4 | 63.2 | 64.0 | 64.7 | 66.8 | 68.2 |
Source: FAO Yearbook of Fishery Statistics, Vol.54, 1984
Imports of Shrimps into Major Markets a
(103t - Live Weight Equivalents) b
Country | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 |
Japan | 192 | 222 | 244 | 223 | 251 |
United States | 157 | 137 | 155 | 151 | 154 |
France | 29 | 30 | 37 | 41 | 42 |
United Kingdom | 18 | 34 | 35 | 41 | 36 |
Hong Kong | 24 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 26 |
Netherlands | 13 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 23 |
Sweden | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 |
Canada | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Germany, F.R. | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Spain | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 13 |
BLEU | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Italy | 4 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 |
Australia | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
Singapore | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
TOTAL | 521 | 553 | 613 | 616 | 635 |
a Derived from: International Shrimp Market, UNCTAD/GATT, 1983.
Exports of Shrimps from World's 30 Largest Exporters a
(103t - Live Weight Equivalent) b
Country | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 |
India | 71 | 80 | 87 | 74 | 82 |
Mexico | 60 | 63 | 58 | 59 | 54 |
Indonesia | 47 | 51 | 56 | 53 | 44 |
China | 12 | 22 | 32 | 35 | 40 |
Denmark | 24 | 25 | 26 | 38 | 39 |
Greenland | 15 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 38 |
Thailand | 23 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 34 |
Malaysia | 36 | 37 | 39 | 34 | 34 |
Norway | 21 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 22 |
Netherlands | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
Hong Kong | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Taiwan, Province of China | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Ecuador | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 18 |
Australia | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
Pakistan | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 16 |
United States | 24 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 15 |
Panama | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Brazil | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Bangladesh | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Faeroe Islands | 19 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 7 |
Canada | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Senegal | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Cuba | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Mozambique | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Philippines | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
Madagascar | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
El Salvador | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Burma | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Japan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Honduras | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
TOTAL | 478 | 506 | 563 | 585 | 605 |
a Derived from: International Shrimp Market, UNCTAD/GATT, 1983.
b Data rounded to nearest 104t.