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EU Aquaculture Assistance Mechanism

16. What percentage of fish products consumed in the European Union (EU) comes from aquaculture, both EU and non-EU?

The average EU citizen was estimated to have consumed 23,51 kg LWE (Live Weight Equivalent) of fishery and aquaculture products in 2022. Most EU consumption of fishery and aquaculture products consists of wild products and, more specifically, of imported fishery products. Indeed, wild products accounted for 16,70 kg LWE of total per capita apparent consumption and farmed products accounted for the remaining 6,82 kg LWE (EUMOFA, 2024). According to these data the percentage of aquaculture products consumed by EU citizens is 29%.