Aquaculture growth potential in Angola FAO 2024

Aquaculture growth potential
in Angola
WAPI factsheet to facilitate evidence-based

policy-making and sector management in
aquaculture
February 2024
Preparation of this factsheet
 This factsheet provides data and information to facilitate the assessment of aquaculture growth potential in Angola. It relies on official data and
statistics readily available to the public. The factsheet is not a comprehensive, tailor-made sector assessment report. Some important dimensions,
such as aquaculture’s contribution to GDP and employment, are not evaluated due to the lack of global data. While most analyses in the factsheet are
straightforward, there are some advanced analyses (e.g. aquaculture growth potential from demand-side perspective) based on certain (sometimes
simplified) assumptions, which provide useful indications but do not cover all relevant aspects.
 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 data and statistics 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 Angola is listed in Africa and the
sub-region of Middle 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 test use. See slide 73 or visit the WAPI webpage
for more information about WAPI information and knowledge products.
 The factsheet was prepared by Junning Cai, Xue Yan, and Xiaowei Zhou. Technical and other assistance provided by Ana Menezes and Gherda Barreto
is 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); junning.cai@fao.org; wapi@fao.org.
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Remarks on FAO aquaculture statistical data – Angola
 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, Angola is among the 24 countries or territories in Africa 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); Xiaowei.Zhou@fao.org).
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Species grouping
In this factsheet, “fish” or “seafood” may be used interchangeably as a general term for narrative
convenience. When it is necessary to define the scope of a species group for a specific quantitative measure,
the following definitions are used.
 Aquatic organisms; aquatic species; aquatic foods; aquatic products; or aquatic commodities = fish &
seafood + miscellaneous aquatic animal products + aquatic plants (or algae)*
 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
*Aquatic plants is one of the ISSCAAP Divisions; ISSCAAP = International Standard Statistical Classification of Aquatic Animals and Plants. In FAO
global fisheries and aquaculture production statistics, aquatic plants are virtually equal to algae, with only a few sporadic historical data (before the
early 2010s) on the harvest of wild seagrass.
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Contents
Introduction Aquaculture production.……………………..…60

Preparation of this factsheet……..….............2 Outlook………………………………………………67
Remarks on aquaculture statistics…..….......3 Further Reading…………………………………..72
Species grouping………....….....…....…..........4
Highlights………………..…………….................6
Resources…..............................................…8
Food security, nutrition and health...........13
Contribution to food and nutrition………….18
Domestic market (consumption)…………..…24
International trade..………………………….....30
Export………………………….......................34
Import………………………………...……….....41
Total fisheries production.…………………….48

Capture fisheries production………………….52
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Highlights (I)
Status and trends

 Aquaculture production in Angola increased from 5 tonnes in 2000 to 2 808 tonnes in 2021. The 35.18 percent annual growth was one of the
highest in the world. In 2021, the country was the fourth largest aquaculture country in Middle and Southern Africa (slide 61).
 While inland fisheries contributed only 4.6 percent of Angola’s capture fisheries production in 2021 (slide 55), inland aquaculture contributed its
entire aquaculture production (slide 63), which solely comprised freshwater fishes (slide 64). Tilapias contributed 98.8 percent of Angola’s 2 808
tonnes of aquaculture production in 2021 (slides 65).
Supply-side perspective
 Angola’s 0.0022 percent share of world aquaculture production tonnage in 2021 was smaller than its 0.44 percent share in world population and its
0.93 percent share in world land area. The country’s 0.0050 percent share in world inland aquaculture production was smaller than its 0.07 percent
share in world surface area of inland waterbodies and its 0.27 percent share in world renewable water resources. Despite its 0.2 percent of world
coastline length, the country had no marine aquaculture production (slides 9-10; slide 71).
 Total fisheries production in Angola increased from 139 200 tonnes in 1950 to over 600 000 tonnes in the early 1970s, then declined below 100 000
tonnes in the 1980s, and increased back to 531 772 tonnes in 2021. The trends primarily reflected capture fisheries production, while the
contribution of aquaculture is minimal (slide 49). Aquaculture production in Angola increased from 5 tonnes in 2000 to 2 808 tonnes in 2021; the
share of aquaculture in total fisheries production increased from 0.002 percent to 0.53 percent (slide 62).
 In 2019, Angola’s 458 356 tonnes of total fish & seafood consumption came from 405 187 tonnes of food fish supply from domestic sources (88.4
percent) and 53 169 tonnes of net import (11.6 percent) (slide 22). Angola’s import of aquatic products increased from USD 16.336 million in 2000
to USD 27.697 million in 2021; the 2.55 percent annual growth was lower than sub-regional, regional, and world averages (slide 42).
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Highlights (II)
Demand-side perspective
 Angola is a lower-middle income country with an increasingly urbanized economy and a growing population (slides 9-12; slides 68-69). The life expectancy
at birth of its population was similar to the regional average yet lower than the world average (slide 17). Angola’s food security and nutrition status was
generally less favourable than regional and world averages, except for its relatively low adult obesity and overweight children (slide 14).
 Angola's per capita total protein intake in 2020 was lower than regional and world averages (slide 16). So was its per capita animal protein intake (slide 20).
The share of fish & seafood in its animal protein intake (29.8 percent) was higher than both regional and world averages (slide 20).
 Although Angola is a country with a relatively high per capita fish consumption (ranked the 18 th in Africa and the 5th in Middle and Southern Africa in 2019),
its per capita consumption of fish & seafood has declined from 24.4 kg in 2014 to 14.2 kg in 2019 (slide 25-26). It has a relatively high preference for fish &
seafood in general (higher than the world average; ranked the 14th in Africa). This reflects its high preference for marine fishes, while its preferences for
other aquafood groups were below world average (slide 29).
 In 2021, Angola was the third largest fish exporting country in Middle and Southern Africa. The country’s export of aquatic products increased from USD
10.839 million in 2000 to USD 45.834 million in 2021, the 7.11 percent annual growth rate was higher than sub-regional, regional and world averages.
Angola’s export of aquatic products in 2021 comprised primarily miscellaneous pelagic fishes and shrimps/prawns (slides 34-40).
 Angola’s population is expected to increase from 33.428 million in 2020 to 44.912 million in 2030, which would need 162 683 tonnes of additional fish &
seafood to maintain its per capita fish & seafood consumption at the baseline level (14.17 kg in 2019). It would need 624 505 tonnes of extra supply to
increase its per capita fish & seafood consumption in 2030 back to the level in 2014 (24.45 kg) (slide 70).
 Angola’s aquaculture production increased from 1 339 tonnes in 2017 to 2 808 tonnes in 2021. Following the linear trend during 2017–2021, the country’s
aquaculture production could reach 5 543 tonnes in 2030. The 3 481 tonnes of extra supply would be far from enough to cover the 159 202 tonnes of extra
demand driven by population growth, let alone recovering its fish consumption back to the historical high (slide 70).
 Angola’s aquaculture production would need to reach 164 745 tonnes in 2030 (79.9 time growth; 54.97 percent annually between 2020 and 2030) in order to
generate enough extra supply to cover the 162 683 tonnes extra demand driven by population growth only. The production would need to reach 626 567
tonnes (303.9 times; 77.12 percent annually) in order to cover the 624 505 tonnes of extra demand driven by both the population growth and higher per
capita consumption (slide 70).
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Resources
Angola (2021): 0.0022 percent of world aquaculture production; 0.44 percent of world population; a lower-
middle income country (17.55 percent of world average GDP per capita).
Status of aquaculture production, population and GDP

Aquaculture production (2021)1 Population (2021)2 GDP per capita (2021)3
Country/area Share of world Share of world Ratio to world
Tonnes Million Current USD
total (%) total (%) average (%)
World 126 035 297 100.00 7 909 100.00 12 351 100.00
Africa 2 418 844 1.9192 1 394 17.62 1 979 16.02
Sub-Saharan Africa 809 782 0.6425 1 184 14.96 1 640 13.28
Middle Africa 19 119 0.0152 190 2.41 1 240 10.04
Southern Africa 12 611 0.0100 68 0.86 6 726 54.46
Countries in Middle and Southern Africa, ranked by aquaculture production in 2021
1. South Africa 10 525 0.0084 59.4 0.75 7 053 57.11
2. Cameroon 9 800 0.0078 27.2 0.34 1 669 13.51
3. Democratic Republic of the Congo 5 195 0.0041 95.9 1.21 589 4.77
4. Angola 2 808 0.0022 34.5 0.44 2 168 17.55
5. Lesotho 1 501 0.0012 2.3 0.03 1 118 9.05
6. Congo 911 0.0007 5.8 0.07 2 079 16.83
7. Namibia 321 0.0003 2.5 0.03 4 865 39.39
8. Central African Republic 215 0.0002 5.5 0.07 475 3.84
9. Botswana 163 0.0001 2.6 0.03 7 252 58.71
10. Chad 110 0.0001 17.2 0.22 687 5.56
11. Eswatini 100 0.0001 1.2 0.02 3 976 32.19
12. Gabon 65 0.0001 2.3 0.03 8 645 69.99
13. Equatorial Guinea 15 0.0000 1.6 0.02 7 507 60.78
Data sources: 1. FAO Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global aquaculture production 1950-2021 (FishStatJ). 2. UN World Population Prospects (2022 Revision). 3. Total GDP
from IMF World Economic Outlook Database (April 2023) divided by population from UN World Population Prospects (2022 Revision).
Notes: Country grouping based on UN-OHRLLS and UN M49 standard. Sub-Saharan Africa includes Sudan.
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Natural resources in Angola: 0.93 percent of world land area (including inland water surface area); 0.07 percent of
world inland water surface area; 0.2 percent of world coastline length; 0.27 percent of world total renewable water
resources.
Land and water resources

Total country area Surface area of Total renewable
Coastline length (2019)3
(excluding coastal waters; 2020)1 inland waterbodies (2020)2 water resources (2020)1
Country/area
Share of world Share of world Share of world Share of world
km2 km2 km Billion m3/year
total (%) total (%) total (%) total (%)
World 133 780 390 100.00 3 494 970 100.00 805 942 100.00 54 737 100.00
Africa 30 091 420 22.49 312 064 8.93 40 828 5.07 5 630 10.29
Sub-Saharan Africa 24 338 529 18.19 298 859 8.55 31 517 3.91 5 526 10.10
Middle Africa 6 612 660 4.94 60 157 1.72 3 598 0.45 2 927 5.35
Southern Africa 2 672 830 2.00 11 392 0.33 4 370 0.54 111 0.20
1. South Africa 1 219 090 0.91 5 509 0.16 2 798 0.35 51 0.09
2. Cameroon 475 440 0.36 3 563 0.10 402 0.05 283 0.52
3. Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 344 860 1.75 43 361 1.24 37 0.01 1 283 2.34
4. Angola 1 246 700 0.93 2 359 0.07 1 600 0.20 148 0.27
5. Lesotho 30 360 0.02 70 0.00 0 - 3 0.01
6. Congo 342 000 0.26 2 927 0.08 169 0.02 832 1.52
7. Namibia 824 290 0.62 5 101 0.15 1 572 0.20 40 0.07
8. Central African Republic 622 980 0.47 927 0.03 0 - 141 0.26
9. Botswana 581 730 0.44 642 0.02 0 - 12 0.02
10. Chad 1 284 000 0.96 3 709 0.11 0 - 46 0.08
11. Eswatini 17 360 0.01 70 0.00 0 - 5 0.01
12. Gabon 267 670 0.20 3 110 0.09 885 0.11 166 0.30
13. Equatorial Guinea 28 050 0.02 177 0.01 296 0.04 26 0.05
Data sources: 1. FAO AQUASTAT main country database (November 2020; downloaded on 29 April, 2023). 2. FAOSTAT Land Cover database (CCI_LC; updated on 15 July, 2022; downloaded on April 29, 2023). 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.
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Population prospects in Middle and Southern Africa, 2021 versus 2030
1. Democratic Republic of the Congo 95.9

127.6
2. South Africa 59.4

64.7
Population prospects in 34.5
3. Angola
Angola (2021 versus 2030): 27.2
44.9
4. Cameroon 34.1
17.2 2021 2030
Angola is the third most
Total population (million)

5. Chad 22.5
populous country in Middle 6. Congo 5.8

7.1
and Southern Africa, trailing 7. Central African Republic 5.5
7.1
South Africa and Democratic 8. Botswana 2.6
3.0
Republic of the Congo. 2.5
9. Namibia 2.9
2.3
Its population is expected to 10. Gabon 2.8
increase from 34.5 million in 11. Lesotho 2.3

2.5
2021 to 44.9 million in 2030. 12. Equatorial Guinea 1.6
2.0
13. Eswatini 1.2

1.3
14. Sao Tome and Principe 0.2

0.3
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects (2022 revision)

https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Download/Standard/Population .
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Angola
Demographic features in
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Angola (2015–2030):
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Population expected to 33
increase from 28 million in
28
2015 to 45 million in 2030.
Urban ratio of total population 69.86 72.55

66.83
expected to increase from 63.45
50.66 50.59 50.54 50.51
63.45 percent to 72.55
percent.
Female ratio in total

population expected to decline 2015 2020 2025 2030
slightly yet remain above the
50-percent mark. Percentage of females (%) Percentage of urban population (%)
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects (2022 revision)

https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Download/Standard/Population; United Nations World Urbanization Prospects (2018 revision)
https://population.un.org/wup. 12
Food security, nutrition
and health
Food security and nutrition status in Angola
Food security and nutrition status in Angola
Prevalence of undernourishment Angola, 20.8
Prevalence of undernourishment Middle Africa, 30.5
20.8 percent of prevalence of undernourishment, which Southern Africa, 8.8
was higher than African and world averages. (%; 2019-2021) Africa, 19.1
World, 9.0
Prevalence of severe food insecurity

Prevalence of severe food Angola, 30.4
30.4 percent of prevalence of severe food insecurity, Middle Africa, 36.6
which was higher than African and world averages. insecurity in the total population Southern Africa, 10.4
Africa, 22.0
(%, 2019-2021) World, 10.7
Stunted children
37.7 percent of children under 5 years of age were Percentage of children under 5 Angola, 37.7
stunted, which was higher than sub-regional, regional, years of age who are stunted (%; Southern Africa, 23.3
Middle Africa, 36.8
and world averages. Africa, 30.7
2020) World, 22.0
Overweight children
3.5 percent of children under 5 years of age were Percentage of children under 5 Angola, 3.5
Middle Africa, 4.8
overweight, which was lower than sub-regional, regional, years of age who are overweight Southern Africa, 12.1
and world averages. Africa, 5.3
(%; 2020) World, 5.7
Adult obesity
Prevalence of obesity in the adult Angola, 8.2
8.2 percent of adult population were obese, which was Middle Africa, 7.9
lower than African and world averages. population (18 years and older; %; Southern Africa, 27.1
Africa, 12.8
2016) World, 13.1
Women anaemia
44.5 percent of reproductive-age women were anaemic, Prevalence of anaemia among Angola, 44.5
which was higher than sub-regional, regional, and world Middle Africa, 43.2
women of reproductive age (15-49 Southern Africa, 30.3
averages. years; %; 2019) Africa, 38.9
World, 29.9
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Data source: The chart uses the latest available data in the FAOSTAT – Suite of Food Security Indicators (updated on 7 November, 2022).
www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FS
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Per capita protein intake in Angola (2010) Angola (2020)
Angola (2010 versus 2020): Other animal Other animal
products products
0.8% 1.3%
Per capita total protein intake Milk & eggs
declined from 48.1 g/day to
Milk & eggs Fish & seafood Fish & seafood
2.5% 1.9%
9.2% 8.8%
47.4 g/day between 2010 and
2020. Cereals
31.0%
Animal Cereals
Animal 36.1%
Meat products
products
The share of animal protein in Meat 33.7% Total protein
17.5% 29.5% Total protein
intake (2010): intake (2020):
total protein intake declined
21.2%
48.1 47.4
from 33.7 percent to g/capita/day Vegetal g/capita/day
Vegetal
products
29.5 percent. 66.3%
products
70.5%
Pulses & Other vegetal
products
The share of fish & seafood Other vegetal
oilcrops
12.3% 14.8%
Pulses & oilcrops
declined from 9.2 percent to 8.8 products
17.3%
Vegetables
& fruits
Vegetables
& fruits 13.8%
percent. 5.6% 5.8%
Data source: FAOSTAT New Food Balances (updated on 27 October, 2023; http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FBS).
Notes: See slide #4 for the scope of fish & seafood. Food items with a small contribution to total protein intake may not be labelled.
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Per capita protein intake in Angola (2020): The 47.4 g/day of per capita protein intake was lower than
African and world averages. The share of animal proteins (29.5 percent) was higher than the African average
but lower than the world average. The share of fish and seafood (8.8 percent) was higher than both African
and world averages.
Africa (2020) Angola (2020) World (2020)

Other animal Other animal Other animal
products products products
1.4% 1.3% 1.5%
Fish & Milk & eggs Fish &

seafood Fish & seafood seafood
Milk & 1.9%
4.2% 8.8% 6.2%
eggs
6.5%
Milk & eggs
Animal 13.6%
Meat Animal Cereals Cereals
11.5% products 36.1%
Meat products 36.9%
23.7% Animal
17.5% 29.5% Total protein
Total protein Cereals products Total protein
intake (2020): 46.3% intake (2020): 41.1% intake (2020):
66.6 47.4 90.4 Vegetal
Other vegetal
g/capita/day g/capita/day g/capita/day products
products Vegetal
8.9% Vegetal 58.9%
products Meat
products 70.5% 19.9%
Vegetables 76.3% Other vegetal
& fruits
products
5.8%
14.8% Other Pulses &
Vegetables Pulses & oilcrops vegetal Vegetables & oilcrops
Pulses & oilcrops & fruits 13.8% products 9.1%
15.3% fruits
5.8% 4.6% 8.2%
Notes: See slide #4 for the scope of fish & seafood. Food items with a small contribution to total protein intake may not be labelled. 16
Life expectancy in Angola
Life expectancy in Angola

Angola, 62.3
(2020): Middle Africa, 59.8
Life expectancy at birth, total
Southern Africa, 64.7
(years, 2020)
Africa, 62.6
Life expectancy at birth for the World, 72.2
total population was 62.3 years,
which was similar to the African Angola, 65.0
average yet lower than the world Life expectancy at birth,
Middle Africa, 61.9
average. female (years, 2020)
Africa, 64.6
World, 74.9
Life expectancy for female
population (65 years) was higher Angola, 59.6
than male population Life expectancy at birth, male
Middle Africa, 57.8
(59.6 years) – a general pattern (years, 2020)
Africa, 60.7
applying to most countries and World, 69.8
areas.
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Data source: World Bank World Development Indicators (WDI), downloaded on 25 January, 2023 (http://datatopics.worldbank.org/world-development-indicators/#archives);
United Nations World Population Prospects (2022 revision; https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Download/Standard/Population) used to calculate life expectancy at the regional level.
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Contribution to food and nutrition
Angola (2010) Angola (2020)
Others
Shellfish
2.3% Shellfish
Animal protein intake in 0.4%
0.1%
Angola (2010 versus 2020):

Others
Bovine meat
Bovine meat 4.4%
11.3%
15.6%
Per capita animal protein intake Finfish

26.9%
declined from 16.2 g/day in
Fish & Finfish Pigmeat
seafood 29.6% Fish &
Animal Pigmeat Animal 17.3%
2010 to 14 g/day in 2020. 27.3% protein 12.7%
seafood
29.8%
protein
intake (2010): intake (2020):
16.2 14 Meat
The share of fish & seafood in
Meat
Milk & eggs g/capita/day g/capita/day 59.3%
63.1% Mutton & Milk & Mutton &
7.3%
animal protein intake increased
Eggs goat meat
goat meat eggs
2.7% 2.6%
2.8% 6.5%
from 27.3 percent to Milk
4.6% Eggs Milk
6.4%
29.8 percent.
0.1%
Other meat Poultry meat Poultry meat

1.3% 30.7% 27.0%
Other meat
1.1%
Note: See slide #4 for the scope of fish & seafood. Food items with a small contribution to animal protein may not be labelled.
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Animal protein intake in Angola (2020): The 14 g/day of per capita animal protein intake was lower
than African and world averages. The 29.8 percent fish share in the country’s animal protein intake was
higher than African and world averages.

Miscellaneous
aquatic animals
0.11%
Shellfish Shellfish
Shellfish
0.1% 2.85%
0.4%
Others Others Others
Bovine meat Bovine meat
6.0% Bovine meat 4.4% 3.61%
11.3% 10.34%
14.2%
Finfish
Finfish 12.01%
17.4% Pigmeat Fish & Pigmeat
Fish & 4.1% seafood
Finfish 13.79%
seafood Pigmeat 15.0%
Mutton & 29.6% Fish &
17.9% Animal Animal 17.3% Animal
protein goat meat seafood protein Eggs protein
Meat 7.1% 29.8% 8.91% Meat Mutton
intake (2020): intake (2020): intake (2020):
Eggs 48.8% 48.3% & goat
15.8 14 Meat 37.1 meat
4.6%
g/capita/day g/capita/day g/capita/day 2.45%
59.3%
Mutton &
Milk & eggs
Milk & eggs Milk & eggs
goat meat 33.1%
27.3% 6.5%
Poultry meat 2.6%
19.4% Milk Poultry meat
Eggs
Milk 6.4% Milk 20.68%
0.1%
22.7% 24.21%
Poultry meat
27.0%
Other meat
1.1%
Other meat Other meat
4.0% 1.05%
Note: See slide #4 for the scope of fish & seafood.
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Angola (2020): Locating in the second quadrant in the bubble chart, indicating that animal protein
intake was lower than world average, yet the share of fish & seafood was higher.
Contribution of fish and seafood to animal protein, 2020
Per capita protein intake
80
in 2020 (g/capita/day) Fish share African countries
Country/area
Fish & Animal (%) Countries in the Americas
seafood products 70
Asian countries
World 5.6 37.1 15.0 European countries
Africa 2.8 15.8 17.9 60 Oceania countries
Fish share in animal protein intake (%)

Sub-Saharan Africa 2.3 13.3 17.6 Bubble size: population
Middle Africa 2.7 10.7 25.1 50 Coordinate origin: world average
Southern Africa 1.8 38.8 4.6

Countries in Middle Africa and Southern Africa, ranked by animal protein in 2020 40
1. Gabon 8.9 45.0 19.8
2. South Africa 1.8 41.1 4.4 30
3. Chad 1.9 28.0 6.9
4. Congo 6.4 27.4 23.3 20 Angola
5. Botswana 0.6 26.7 2.4
6. Namibia 3.4 25.9 13.2
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7. Central African Republic 1.7 22.5 7.6
8. Sao Tome and Principe 7.8 20.1 38.7
0
9. Eswatini 1.2 19.8 6.0
10. Lesotho 0.9 18.1 4.7
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11. Angola 4.2 14.0 29.8
0 20 40 60 80 100
12. Cameroon 5.3 12.6 42.0
Animal protein intake in 2020 (g/capita/day)
13. Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.2 3.3 36.9
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Fish & seafood supply and utilization in Angola (1999–2019)
Status and trend of fish & seafood

supply and utilization in Angola
(1999–2019):
458 356
Food fish & seafood supply from domestic
sources increased from 153 998 tonnes in 53 169
1999 to 405 187 tonnes in 2019.
Total fish & seafood consumption increased

from 159 067 tonnes to 458 356 tonnes.
159 067 405 187
Net import increased from 5 069 tonnes to
5 069
53 169 tonnes.
153 998
In 2019, 458 356 tonnes of total fish &

seafood consumption = 405 187 tonnes of
food fish & seafood supply from domestic 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
sources (88.4 percent) + 53 169 tonnes net
import of food fish & seafood (11.6 percent). 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)
Total fish consumption (live weight; tonne)
Data source: FAO. 2023. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Food balance sheets of fish and fishery products 1961-2019 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/en/statistics/software/fishstatj).
Note: See slide #4 for the scope of fish & seafood. 22
Angola’s food balance sheet FISH & SEAFOOD SUPPLY AND UTILIZATION IN ANGOLA (2019)
for fish & seafood, 2019
600 000
411 187 tonnes domestic fish & seafood 500 000

production – 6 000 tonnes for non-food 27 465
80 634
use (1.5 percent) = 405 187 tonnes 400 000 6 000
TONNES
domestic food fish & seafood production
(98.5 percent). 300 000
458 356
200 000 411 187
405 187 tonnes domestic food fish &
seafood production (83.4 percent of food 100 000
fish supply) + 80 634 tonnes of import of
food fish & seafood (16.6 percent) = 0
485 821 tonnes food fish & seafood Domestic production Domestic production Food fish import Food fish export Domestic
supply available for utilization. for non-food uses consumption
485 821 tonnes utilization of food fish &

Export
seafood = 27 465 tonnes export of food Non-food uses Import
16.6% 5.7%
1.5%
fish & seafood (5.7 percent of food fish &
Food fish Domestic production Consumption
seafood utilization) + 458 356 tonnes 98.5% 83.4% 94.3%
domestic (food) fish & seafood
consumption (94.3 percent).
Domestic production (2019): Food fish supply (2019): Food fish utilization (2019):
411 187 tonnes 485 821 tonnes 485 821 tonnes
Note: See slide #4 for the scope of fish & seafood. Numbers may not add up exactly due to rounding.
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Domestic market (consumption)
Angola
Status and trend of fish &
seafood consumption in 32.4
31.3
Angola (1999–2019): 29.2
30.2
28.1
27.1
Between 1999 and 2014, Angola’s 25.2
26.1
24.3
population increased from 15.9 23.4
22.5
million to 27.1 million, while its total 20.9
21.7
20.2 24.4
fish and seafood consumption 18.8 19.5 23.6 23.0
increased from 159 thousand 16.9 17.5 18.1
15.9 16.4 20.2
tonnes to 663 thousand tonnes. 19.6
18.7
Accordingly, its per capita fish and 16.5
18.0
seafood consumption increased from 15.3 14.8
15.7
14.8 14.2
10 kg to 24.4 kg. 12.9 13.6 12.4
11.3 11.8
10.7
10.0 10.2 663
The country’s population further 475
595 602 568 547 543
462 458
increased to 32.4 million in 2019, 238 233 237
319 358 333 368
168 219 204 209
while its total consumption declined 159
to 458 thousand tonnes.

Accordingly, its per capita 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
consumption declined to 14.2 kg.
Total fish consumption (thousand tonnes) Population (million) Per capita fish consumption (kg)
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Between 1999 and 2019, per capita fish & seafood consumption in Angola increased from 10 kg to 14.2 kg; the 1.7
percent annual growth was higher than sub-regional, regional, and world averages. The country’s 14.2 kg per capital fish
and seafood consumption in 2019 was ranked the #5 among 14 countries in Middle and Southern Africa, and it was
ranked #18 in Africa.
Status and trend of per capita fish & seafood consumption Angola versus top 10 African countries with the highest
Per capita fish & seafood fish and seafood consumption in 2019
Annual growth
Country/area consumption (kg/year)
(%) 1999 2019
1999 2019
World 15.7 20.5 1.3 1. Seychelles 50.9
52.6
Africa 7.8 10.0 1.2
2. Saint Helena 71.0
Sub-Saharan Africa 7.4 8.3 0.6 52.0
Middle Africa 9.1 9.5 0.2 46.4
3. Gabon
Southern Africa 6.2 6.5 0.2 32.5
Countries in Middle and Southern Africa, ranked by consumption in 2019 4. Mauritius 16.0
28.9
1. Gabon 46.4 32.5 -1.8
2. Sao Tome and Principe 25.7 27.6 0.4 27.6
kg/year
3. Congo 19.4 24.2 1.1 12.8
6. Egypt
4. Cameroon 13.1 19.3 2.0 26.2
5. Angola 10.0 14.2 1.7 7. Sierra Leone 11.6

25.3
6. Namibia 13.6 11.7 -0.7
8. Ghana 31.5
7. Equatorial Guinea 14.2 10.6 -1.4 24.6
8. Central African Republic 4.4 6.7 2.2 22.9
9. Gambia
9. Chad 7.1 6.7 -0.3 24.3
10. South Africa 6.2 6.6 0.3 10. Congo 19.4

24.2
18. Eswatini 7.4 4.2 -2.7
18. Angola 10.0
12. Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.5 4.2 -2.2 14.2
13. Lesotho 0.0 2.9 29.3
0 20 40 60 80
14. Botswana 3.8 2.4 -2.2
Notes: See slide #4 for the scope of fish & seafood.
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Per capita fish & seafood Angola (1999) Angola (2019)
consumption in Angola (1999 Crustaceans Freshwater & Shell molluscs Cephalopods
versus 2019): 0.7% diadromous fishes
3.8% Crustaceans
0.1% 0.1%
0.4%
Freshwater &
Per capita fish & seafood diadromous
fishes
consumption increased from 9.3%
10 kg in 1999 to 14.2 kg in 2019. Shellfish Shellfish

0.7% 0.6%
The share of marine fishes declined
from 95.5 percent to 90.1 percent, Fish & seafood
consumption
Fish & seafood
consumption
while that of freshwater & (1999): 10
kg/capita/year
(2019): 14.2
kg/capita/year
diadromous fishes increased from
3.8 percent to 9.3 percent.
Finfish Finfish
99.3% 99.4%
The share of shellfish remained
stable, yet the taxonomic Marine fishes Marine fishes
90.1%
composition became more 95.5%
diversified.
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Angola (2019): The 14.2 kg per capita fish & seafood consumption was higher than the regional average yet lower
than the world average. The taxonomic composition was less diversified than regional and world patterns.

Shell molluscs Cephalopods
Shell molluscs Cephalopods
Crustaceans 0.4% Cephalopods 2.3%
0.1% 0.1%
1.8% 0.5% Crustaceans
0.4%
Freshwater &
diadromous
fishes Shell molluscs
9.3% 12.5%
Shellfish Shellfish
2.7% 0.6%
Shellfish
Crustaceans 25.8%
Freshwater & 11.1%
Fish & seafood diadromous Fish & seafood Fish & seafood
consumption fishes consumption consumption
(2019): 10 39.0% (2019): 14.2 (2019): 20.5
kg/capita/year kg/capita/year kg/capita/year
Finfish
Marine fishes Finfish Finfish 74.2%
58.3%
97.3% 99.4%
Marine fishes
Marine fishes
33.9%
90.1%
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Angola’s 129 seafood liking index (SLI) in the 2010s indicates that its preference for fish & seafood was higher than the
world average. The SLI was also above the regional and sub-regional averages. The country’s SLIs for different aquatic foods
vary from 1.6 for miscellaneous aquatic animals to 344.3 for marine fishes. The country’s 129 SLIseafood was ranked the
14th in Africa.
Angola's preferences for aquatic foods, 2010–2017 Seafood liking index (SLI; 2010-2017 average) of African
countries with the highest preferences for fish & seafood
Per capita
consumption, 2010-17
World 100.0
Seafood average
Africa 75.7
liking index
Aquatic foods Sub-Saharan Africa 72.6
(SLI, 2010-17 Ratio to
average) world Middle Africa 99.2
kg/year Southern Africa 32.3
average
(%) 1. Sierra Leone 328.5
Fish & seafood 129.0 21.44 118.4 3. Seychelles 223.9
Finfish & shellfish 130.2 21.44 119.5 4. Gambia 204.2
Finfish 165.4 21.20 157.5 5. Senegal 178.0
6. Congo 167.8
Freshwater & diadromous fishes 12.0 0.88 13.9
7. Ghana 161.4
Marine fishes 344.3 20.32 316.7 8. Cameroon 158.0
Shellfish 9.9 0.24 5.6 9. Gabon 149.7
Crustaceans 11.8 0.13 8.0 10. Côte d'Ivoire 133.3
9.8 0.11 4.3 11. Comoros 133.3
Molluscs
12. Uganda 132.4
Shell molluscs 3.0 0.03 1.3
13. Benin 130.9
Cephalopods 53.0 0.09 21.7 14. Angola 129.0
Miscellaneous aquatic animals 1.6 0.00 0.6
0 100 200 300 400
Data source: Cai, J. & Leung, P.S. 2022. Unlocking the potential of aquatic foods in global food security and nutrition: A missing piece under the lens of seafood liking index.
Global food security, 33, 100641. doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2022.100641
Note: SLI = Seafood Liking Index. 29
International trade
Status and trend of the international trade of aquatic products in Angola, 2015–2021
Angola: Exports of aquatic products Angola: Imports of aquatic products

250 000 5.0 250 000 5.0
200 000 4.0 200 000 4.0
tonnes or USD 1000

tonnes or USD 1000
150 000 3.0 150 000 3.0
USD/kg
USD/kg
100 000 2.0 100 000 2.0
50 000 1.0 50 000 1.0
0 - 0 -
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Export quantity (product weight; tonnes) Import quantity (product weight; tonnes)
Export value (USD 1 000; FOB) Import value (USD 1 000; CIF)
Export price (USD/kg; FOB) Import price (USD/kg; CIF)
Data source: FAO. 2023. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global Fisheries commodities production and trade 1976-2021 (FishStatJ;
www.fao.org/fishery/en/statistics/software/fishstatj).
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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Angola (2015–2021): Aquatic products import quantity was much larger than the export quantity in 2015, yet the
import quantity declined below export quantity in 2021. In contrast, Africa’s import quantity was consistently higher
than export quantity. Angola’s aquatic export prices fluctuated around import prices, whereas Africa’s aquatic export
prices were consistently higher than import prices.
Angola (aquatic products) Africa (aquatic products)

250 000 5.0 5 000 000 5.0
200 000 4.0 4 000 000 4.0
150 000 3.0 3 000 000 3.0
USD/kg
USD/kg
tonnes
tonnes
100 000 2.0 2 000 000 2.0
50 000 1.0 1 000 000 1.0
0 - 0 -
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Export quantity (product weight; tonnes) Export quantity (product weight; tonnes)
Import quantity (product weight; tonnes) Import quantity (product weight; tonnes)
Export price (USD/kg; FOB) Export price (USD/kg; FOB)
Import price (USD/kg; CIF) Import price (USD/kg; CIF)
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Angola’s aquatic trade balance improved from USD 161.937 million deficit in 2015 to USD 18.137
million surplus in 2021. The trade balance in Africa also increased during the period.
Angola (aquatic products trade balance) Africa (aquatic products trade balance)
300 000 9 000 000

250 000
2 530 712
8 000 000 728 104
200 000 7 000 000
150 000
6 000 000
USD 1000
USD 1000
100 000
5 000 000
50 000
4 000 000
0
3 000 000
- 50 000 18 137
- 100 000 2 000 000
- 150 000 1 000 000
- 200 000 - 161 937 0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Export value (USD 1 000; FOB) Export value (USD 1 000; FOB)
Import value (USD 1 000; CIF) Import value (USD 1 000; CIF)
Trade balance (USD 1 000) Trade balance (USD 1 000)
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Export
In 2021, Angola was the third largest fish exporting country in Middle and Southern Africa. The
country’s export of aquatic products increased from USD 10.839 million in 2000 to USD 45.834 million in
2021, the 7.11 percent annual growth rate was higher than sub-regional, regional and world averages.
Status and trend of aquatic products exports (2000–2021)
Status and trends of global aquatic products exports: 2000 vs. 2021
Aquatic products export value
Annual growth
Country/area (USD 1 000) 40
(%)
2000 2021 Bubble: population
World 55 833 945 177 482 619 5.7
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Annual growth between 2000 and 2021 (%)

Africa 2 739 300 7 920 221 5.2
Sub-Saharan Africa 1 656 102 4 739 014 5.1
Angola
Middle Africa 28 837 56 820 3.3 20
Southern Africa 559 101 1 453 774 4.7
Countries in Middle and Southern Africa, ranked by export in 2021
10
1. Namibia 283 931 758 340 4.79
2. South Africa 272 550 687 622 4.51
3. Angola 10 839 45 834 7.11 0
4. Lesotho 5 279 n.a.
5. Congo 2 161 4 491 3.54
938 3 026 5.74 - 10
6. Cameroon
7. Botswana 35 2 528 22.61
8. Gabon 12 587 2 370 -7.64 - 20
9. Democratic Republic of the Congo 586 539 -0.40 100 1 000 10 000 100 000 1 000 000 10 000 000 100 000 000
10. Central African Republic 40 445 12.16
Aquatic products export value in 2021 (USD 1 000)
11. Equatorial Guinea 1 588 66 -14.08
12. Chad 2 50 16.57 African countries Countries in the Americas Asian countries
13. Eswatini 2 585 4 -26.47 European countries Oceania countries Angola
Data source: FAO. 2023. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global Fisheries commodities production and trade 1976-2021 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/en/statistics/software/fishstatj).
Notes: Includes all aquatic commodities recorded in the data source; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic products.
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Angola’s export of aquatic

products (2000 versus 2021):
Aquatic commodities export Molluscs
increased from USD 10.839 million 26.7% Marine

fishes
in 2000 to USD 45.834 million in Marine Finfish
33.2%
2021, with the share of marine Aquatic Finfish

fishes
41.7%
Aquatic 33.2%
products
fishes declined from 41.7 percent to products
export value
41.7% export value
33.2 percent. (2000): 10 839 (2021): 45 834

Shellfish thousand
thousand
58.3% USD Shellfish USD
66.8%
While the share of molluscs declined Crustaceans
significantly, the share of 66.8%
crustaceans increased from 31.6

Crustaceans
percent to 66.8 percent. 31.6%
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. 36
Angola’s export of aquatic products in 2021 primarily comprised crustaceans (66.8 percent) and marine
fishes (33.2 percent). The taxonomic composition was less diverse than the African and world patterns.

Miscellaneous Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous aquatic animal Miscellaneous aquatic animal Aquatic
aquatic animals products
Aquatic plants aquatic animals products plants
0.1% 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% 0.7%
0.2%
Molluscs
10.9%
Molluscs
24.2% Others Others
0.8% Marine 1.4%
fishes
33.2% Marine fishes
Shellfish Finfish
Aquatic Shellfish 40.6%
33.2% products Aquatic 33.2% Aquatic
35.4% products export
export value products Crustaceans
(2021): export value 24.6% value (2021):
7 920 221 (2021): 45 834 177 482 619
thousand thousand USD Finfish
Crustaceans thousand USD Finfish
9.0%
Shellfish USD 63.2%
66.0% Marine fishes
62.7%
66.8%
Crustaceans
66.8%
Diadromous
fishes
0.6%
Diadromous fishes
Freshwater 19.6%
fishes
2.7% Freshwater fishes
3.0%
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. 37
Angola’s export of aquatic products in 2021 comprised primarily miscellaneous pelagic fishes and shrimps/prawns.
Angola’s aquatic products export, 2021
Top 10 export species groups in terms of quantity Top 10 export species groups in terms of value
Share of the Share of the

Share of Share of
country’s total country’s total
Product world export world export
export of all FOB value export of all
ISSCAAP groups weight of the same ISSCAAP groups of the same
aquatic (USD 1 000) aquatic
(tonnes) species group species group
commodities commodities
(%) (%)
(%) (%)
1. Miscellaneous pelagic fishes 11 514 62.79 0.31 1. Shrimps, prawns 25 571 55.79 0.09
2. Shrimps, prawns 2 199 11.99 0.06 2. Miscellaneous pelagic fishes 9 912 21.63 0.16
3. Tunas, bonitos, billfishes 1 825 9.95 0.04 3. Crabs, sea-spiders 5 030 10.97 0.07
4. Crabs, sea-spiders 1 677 9.14 0.41 4. Flounders, halibuts, soles 2 920 6.37 0.10
5. Flounders, halibuts, soles 727 3.96 0.12 5. Tunas, bonitos, billfishes 2 140 4.67 0.01
6. Marine fishes not identified 386 2.11 0.00 6. Marine fishes not identified 255 0.56 0.00
7. Miscellaneous aquatic mammals 6.190 0.03 0.28 7. Herrings, sardines, anchovies 5.655 0.01 0.00
8. Herrings, sardines, anchovies 3.226 0.02 0.00 8. Miscellaneous aquatic mammals 0.543 0.00 0.00
9. Miscellaneous aquatic plants 0.009 0.00 0.00 9. Miscellaneous aquatic plants 0.004 0.00 0.00
10. Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses 0.003 0.00 0.00 10. Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses 0.004 0.00 0.00
Aquatic products 18 337 100.00 0.04 Aquatic products 45 834 100.00 0.03
Data source: FAO. 2023. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global Fisheries commodities production and trade 1976-2021 (FishStatJ)
www.fao.org/fishery/en/statistics/software/fishstatj
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. 38
Angola’s export of aquatic products (quantity; 2021)
Angola's top 10 exports of aquatic products (quantity; 2021)
1. Mackerels, nei, fresh or chilled 11 514
2. Swordfish, fresh or chilled 1 818
3. Shrimps and prawns, not frozen, nei 1 767
4. Crabs nei, frozen 949
5. Crab meat nei, prepared or preserved 728 4.0% 1.0% 1.0%

1.1%
tonnes
1.3% 0.1%
6. Flatfish, fresh or chilled, nei 727 4.0%
5.2%
7. Shrimps and prawns, other than coldwater, even smoked, frozen 244
9.6%
8. Fishmeals, nei 200 9.9% 62.8%
9. Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon), frozen, even smoked, whether
in shell or not 188
10. Fish body oils, nei 184
Other species 18
Notes: Includes all aquatic commodities recorded in the data source. Nei = not elsewhere included.
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Angola’s export of aquatic products (value; 2021)
Angola's top 10 exports of aquatic products (value; 2021)
1. Shrimps and prawns, not frozen, nei 20 700
2. Mackerels, nei, fresh or chilled 9 912
3. Crabs nei, frozen 3 329
4. Flatfish, fresh or chilled, nei 2 920

5. Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon), frozen, even smoked, whether
thousand USD
in shell or not 2 782

3.7% 0.4%
0.2%
6. Swordfish, fresh or chilled 2 126 4.6% 0.0%
4.6%
7. Shrimps and prawns, other than coldwater, even smoked, frozen 2 089 6.1%
6.4% 45.2%
8. Crab meat nei, prepared or preserved 1 702
7.3%
9. Fishmeals, nei 170
21.6%
10. Fish body oils, nei 85
Other species 20
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Import
Angola’s import of aquatic products increased from USD 16.336 million in 2000 to USD 27.697 million in 2021;
the 2.55 percent annual growth was lower than sub-regional, regional, and world averages.
Status and trend of aquatic products imports (2000–2021)
Aquatic products import value Annual Status and trends of global aquatic products imports: 2000 vs. 2021
Country/area (USD 1 000) growth
40
2000 2021 (%)
World 61 033 551 174 964 717 5.1 Bubble: population
Africa 958 036 5 389 509 8.6 30

Sub-Saharan Africa 743 753 3 976 382 8.3
Middle Africa 103 820 512 468 7.9
20
Southern Africa 113 954 508 130 7.4
Countries in Middle and Southern Africa, ranked by import in 2021
1. South Africa 60 296 419 169 9.67 10
2. Cameroon 27 740 239 086 10.80
3. Congo 20 692 96 518 7.61
0
4. Gabon 9 840 59 889 8.98
5. Namibia 24 214 59 442 4.37 Angola
6. Democratic Republic of the Congo 26 217 56 302 3.71 - 10
7. Angola 16 336 27 697 2.55
8. Equatorial Guinea 2 674 23 915 11.00
- 20
9. Botswana 11 300 13 931 1.00
100 1 000 10 000 100 000 1 000 000 10 000 000 100 000 000
10. Lesotho 9 285 9 365 0.04
11. Central African Republic 234 7 462 17.92 Aquatic products import value in 2021 (USD 1 000)
12. Eswatini 8 859 6 223 -1.67
African countries Countries in the Americas Asian countries
13. Chad 5 1 268 30.16 European countries Oceania countries Angola
14. Sao Tome and Principe 82 331 6.87
Notes: Includes all aquatic commodities recorded in the data source; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic products.
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Angola’s import of aquatic Angola (2000) Angola (2021)
products (2000 versus 2021): Crustaceans Crustaceans
Diadromous fishes 0.6% Molluscs Diadromous fishes Molluscs
1.4%
0.6% 0.3% 4.2% 1.0%
Aquatic commodities import Freshwater fishes

0.9%
increased from USD 16.336 million
in 2000 to USD 27.697 million in
2021. Shellfish Shellfish
0.9% 2.4%
The share of marine fishes declined Aquatic Aquatic

from 98.4 percent to 92.5 percent, products
import value
products
import value
while the share of diadromous (2000): 16 336 (2021): 27 697
thousand
thousand
fishes increased from 0.6 percent to USD USD
4.2 percent.
Finfish Finfish
99.1% 97.6%
The share of shellfish increased
from 0.9 percent to 2.4 percent, with Marine fishes Marine fishes
higher shares of both crustaceans 98.4% 92.5%
and molluscs.
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. 43
Angola’s import of aquatic products in 2021 comprised mostly marine fishes. The taxonomic composition
was less diverse than regional and world patterns.

Miscellaneous
aquatic animal
Crustaceans Miscellaneous
Molluscs Aquatic plants Diadromous fishes Molluscs products Aquatic plants
0.2% 1.4% aquatic animals
3.0% 4.2% 1.0% 0.1% 0.9%
0.7%
Freshwater fishes
0.9%
Diadromous fishes Crustaceans Molluscs
1.8% 6.3% 9.4%
Freshwater fishes
3.9% Others
Shellfish Others Shellfish
1.7%
9.3% 0.2% 2.4%
aquatic Shellfish Aquatic Marine fishes

Aquatic 42.0%
products products Crustaceans 33.9% products
imports value import value 24.5% imports value
(2021): (2021): 27 697 (2021):
5389509 thousand 174 964 717
thousand USD USD thousand USD Finfish
64.4%
Finfish Finfish
90.5% 97.6%
Marine fishes Freshwater fishes

84.8% Marine fishes Diadromous fishes
2.7%
92.5% 19.7%
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.
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Angola’s import of aquatic commodities in 2021 primarily spread among herrings/sardines/anchovies,
cods/hakes/haddocks, marine fishes not identified, and tunas/bonitos/billfishes.
Angola’s aquatic products import in 2021

Top 10 import species groups in terms of quantity Top 10 import species groups in terms of value
Share of the Share of the

Share of Share of
country’s country’s
Product world import world import
total import CIF value total import
ISSCAAP groups weight of the same ISSCAAP groups of the same
of all aquatic (USD 1 000) of all aquatic
(tonnes) species group species group
commodities commodities
(%) (%)
(%) (%)
1. Herrings, sardines, anchovies 2 694 27.25 0.09 1. Cods, hakes, haddocks 8 026 28.98 0.05
2. Cods, hakes, haddocks 2 212 22.38 0.05 2. Herrings, sardines, anchovies 7 103 25.64 0.16
3. Marine fishes not identified 2 181 22.07 0.02 3. Tunas, bonitos, billfishes 5 316 19.19 0.03
4. Tunas, bonitos, billfishes 1 680 16.99 0.04 4. Marine fishes not identified 4 418 15.95 0.02
5. Miscellaneous pelagic fishes 556 5.62 0.02 5. Salmons, trouts, smelts 1 145 4.13 0.00
6. Salmons, trouts, smelts 234 2.37 0.01 6. Miscellaneous pelagic fishes 658 2.37 0.01
7. Miscellaneous freshwater fishes 92 0.93 0.01 7. Shrimps, prawns 256 0.92 0.00
8. Shrimps, prawns 60 0.61 0.00 8. Miscellaneous freshwater fishes 243 0.88 0.01
9. Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses 39 0.40 0.00 9. Squids, cuttlefishes, octopuses 153 0.55 0.00
10. Miscellaneous marine molluscs 20 0.20 0.02 10. Lobsters, spiny-rock lobsters 81 0.29 0.00
Others 118 1.19 Others 299 1.08
Aquatic products 9 885 100.00 0.02 Aquatic products 27 697 100.00 0.02
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. 45
Composition of Angola’s import of aquatic products (2021; in terms of quantity)
Angola's top 10 imports of aquatic products (quantity; 2021)
1. Sardines, sardinellas, brisling or sprats, prep. or pres., not minced, nei 2 594
2. Tunas prepared or preserved, not minced, nei 1 676
3. Fish, frozen, nei 1 071
4. Cods nei, salted or in brine 946
5. Cods nei, dried, whether or not salted 459

tonnes
6. Jack and horse mackerel, frozen 423 3.3%

3.4%
7. Fish nei, salted or in brine 386 13.5%
3.4% 26.2%
8. Hakes nei, frozen 339 3.9%
17.0%
9. Fish minced nei, prepared or preserved 332
4.3% 9.6%
10.8%
10. Hake nei fillets, frozen 324 4.6%
Other species 1 334
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Composition of Angola’s import of aquatic products (2021; in terms of value)
Angola's top 10 imports of aquatic products (value; 2021)
1. Sardines, sardinellas, brisling or sprats, prep. or pres., not minced, nei 6 947
2. Tunas prepared or preserved, not minced, nei 5 307
3. Cods nei, salted or in brine 4 032
4. Cods nei, dried, whether or not salted 1 902

thousand USD
5. Fish, frozen, nei 1 510

2.2%
6. Fish nei, salted or in brine 1 029
2.5%
7. Fish minced nei, prepared or preserved 966 2.8% 14.2% 25.1%
3.5%
8. Hake nei fillets, frozen 775
3.7%
19.2%
9. Cods nei, frozen 695 6.9%
14.6%
10. Atlantic and Danube salmons, fresh or chilled 612 5.5%
Other species 3 922
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Total fisheries production
Angola (1950–2021): Total fisheries production increased from 139 200 tonnes in 1950 to over 600 000 tonnes in the
early 1970s, then declined below 100 000 tonnes in the 1980s, and increased back to 531 772 tonnes in 2021. The trends
primarily reflected capture fisheries production, while the contribution of aquaculture is too small to be discernable in the
chart.
Status and trend of Angola’s total fisheries production (1950–2021)

700 000
1972, 606 656
600 000
2021, 531 772
1950, 139 200
500 000
400 000
tonnes
300 000
200 000
1980, 85 085
100 000
0
1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
2021
Capture (Angola) Aquaculture (Angola) Total (Angola)
Data source: FAO. 2023. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global production by production source 1950-2021 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/en/statistics/software/fishstatj).
Notes: Production covers all aquatic species measured in tonnage; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic species.
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Crustaceans
Molluscs Crustaceans Molluscs
Freshwater fishes 1.5% 0.3%
0.2% 0.2%
2.9%
Freshwater
Total fisheries production in fishes
Angola (2000 versus 2021): 5.1%
Shellfish Shellfish
1.7%
Total fisheries production increased from 0.5%
239 356 tonnes in 2000 to 531 772 Total Total
tonnes in 2021. fisheries fisheries
production production
(2000): (2021):
The share of freshwater fishes increased 239 356 531 772
from 2.9 percent to 5.1 percent, while tonnes tonnes
those of marine fishes and crustaceans
declined. Finfish Finfish
98.3% 99.5%
Marine fishes Marine fishes

95.4% 94.4%
Notes: Production covers all aquatic species measured in tonnage; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic species. Species accounting for less than 0.1 percent of total production not
labelled in the charts. 50
Nearly 95 percent of total fisheries production in Angola (2021) came from marine fishes; the share was
much greater than regional and world averages. The 5.1 percent share of freshwater fishes was lower than
regional and world averages. So was its 0.5 percent shellfish share.

Molluscs
Crustaceans Crustaceans Molluscs
2.0% Aquatic plants
1.9% 0.3% 0.2%
Diadromous fishes 1.0%
0.2%
Freshwater
fishes
5.1% Aquatic plants
Miscellaneous 16.6%
aquatic animals
Shellfish Marine Shellfish 0.7% Other
fishes Marine fishes
3.8% 0.5% species 32.0%
55.6%
17.4%
Total Total Total
fisheries fisheries Molluscs fisheries
production production 11.4% production
(2021): (2021): Shellfish (2021):
12 806 251 531 772 19.6% 218 378 013 Finfish
tonnes tonnes tonnes 63.1%
Crustaceans
Finfish Finfish 8.2%
95.2% 99.5%
Freshwater fishes
39.4%
Marine fishes Freshwater fishes
Diadromous fishes
94.4% 27.4%
3.7%
Notes: Production covers all aquatic species measured in tonnage; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic species. Species accounting for less than 0.1 percent of total production
not labelled in the charts.
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Capture fisheries production
Angola was the 5th largest capture fisheries country in Africa in 2021. Its capture fisheries production increased
from 239 351 tonnes in 2000 to 528 964 tonnes; the 3.85 percent annual growth was higher than sub-regional,
regional, and world averages.
Status and trend of capture fisheries production, 2000 versus 2021 Capture growth in Angola from a global and regional perspective (2000-2021)
Capture fisheries production (tonnes) Annual growth
Country/area 20
2000 2021 (%)
World 94 777 809 92 342 717 -0.12 15

Africa 6 812 485 10 387 406 2.03
10
Sub-Saharan Africa 5 255 546 8 294 042 2.20 Angola
Middle Africa 795 397 1 290 565 2.33 5

Southern Africa 1 255 189 902 337 -1.56
0
Top 10 largest capture fisheries countries in Africa, ranked by production in 2021
1. Morocco 914 824 1 432 199 2.16 - 5
2. Mauritania 114 456 860 217 10.08
- 10
3. Nigeria 441 377 805 210 2.90
4. Uganda 219 356 621 987 5.09 Bubble size: population
- 15
5. Angola 239 351 528 964 3.85
6. Senegal 436 005 513 957 0.79 - 20
10 100 1 000 10 000 100 000 1 000 000 10 000 000 100 000 000
7. South Africa 664 267 491 330 -1.43
Capture fisheries production in 2021 (tonnes)
8. Tanzania (mainland) 327 264 477 775 1.82
Americas countries Asia countries Europe countries
9. Egypt 384 315 425 770 0.49
Oceania countries Africa countries
10. Namibia 590 674 410 849 -1.71
Data source: FAO. 2023. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global capture production 1950-2021 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/en/statistics/software/fishstatj ).
Notes: N.a. = not available. Country grouping based on UN-OHRLLS and UN M49 standard. Production covers all aquatic species measured in tonnage; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic species.
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Molluscs
0.2% Freshwater fishes Molluscs
Capture fisheries in Angola
Crustaceans 2.9% 0.2%
1.5% Crustaceans
0.3% Freshwater
(2000 versus 2021): fishes
4.6%
Inland
Capture fisheries production Inland
waters
waters
increased from 239 351 tonnes 2.9% 4.6%
in 2000 to 528 964 tonnes in Capture Capture

2021. production production
(2000): (2021):
239 351 528 964
The share of inland fisheries tonnes tonnes
increased from 2.9 percent to Marine areas Marine areas

4.6 percent. 97.1% 95.4%

95.4% 94.9%
Data source: FAO. 2023. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global capture production 1950-2021 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/en/statistics/software/fishstatj).
Notes: Production covers all species measured in tonnage; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic species. Marine areas including coastal areas. Species accounting for less than 0.1
percent of total production not labelled in the charts. 54
Inland fisheries contributed 4.6 percent of Angola’s capture fisheries production in 2021, as opposed to
31.9 percent in Africa and 12.3 percent in the world.

Diadromous Diadromous
Diadromous fishes Molluscs Crustaceans Marine fishes fishes
0.2% 0.2% 0.4% fishes 0.5% 1.7%
Crustaceans 0.1%
0.3% Freshwater Molluscs
fishes 0.2%
4.6% Aquatic plants Freshwater fishes
1.2% 11.1%
Inland Miscellaneous
Freshwater aquatic animals Inland
fishes waters
4.6% 0.4% Molluscs waters
31.1%
Inland 6.7% 12.3%
waters
31.9% Capture Capture Capture
production production Crustaceans production
(2021): 6.2% (2021)
(2021):
Marine fishes 10 387 406 528 964 92 342 717
0.6% tonnes Marine tonnes tonnes
Crustaceans areas Marine
0.2% 68.1% fishes
63.3% Marine areas Marine areas
Aquatic plants 95.4% 87.7%
0.3% Marine fishes
71.4%
Molluscs
2.3% Marine fishes
Crustaceans 94.9%
2.0%
Notes: Production covers all species measured in tonnage; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic species. 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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Taxonomic composition of Angola (2000) Angola (2021)
capture fisheries production Crustaceans
Crustaceans
Molluscs
in Angola (2000 versus 2021): Freshwater fishes 1.5% Molluscs
0.2% 0.3%
2.9% 0.2%
Freshwater
fishes
Capture fisheries production 4.6%
increased from 239 351 tonnes in

Shellfish
2000 to 528 964 tonnes in 2021. 1.7%
Shellfish
0.5%
The share of finfish increased from Capture Capture

production
98.3 percent to 99.5 percent, while production
(2000): (2021):
that of shellfish declined from 1.7 239 351 528 964
tonnes
percent to 0.5 percent. tonnes
Finfish Finfish
The share of freshwater fishes 98.3% 99.5%
increased from 2.9 percent to 4.6
percent, while those of marine Marine fishes Marine fishes
fishes and crustaceans declined. 95.4% 94.9%
Notes: Production covers all species measured in tonnage; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic species. Species accounting for less than 0.1 percent of total production not
labelled in the charts. 56
Marine fishes accounted for nearly 95 percent of Angola’s capture fisheries production in 2021; the share
was higher than regional and world averages. The taxonomic composition was less diverse than regional and
world patterns.

Miscellaneous Aquatic
Crustaceans Molluscs Aquatic plants Crustaceans aquatic animals plants
2.3% 2.3% Molluscs
0.3% 0.3% 0.5% 1.2%
Diadromous fishes 0.2%
0.2% Freshwater
fishes Molluscs
57 4.6% 6.9%
Crustaceans
Diadromous Other
Shellfish 6.6%
Shellfish fishes species
4.6% 2.2% Shellfish
0.5% 1.7%
13.5%
Freshwater
fishes Capture
31.1%
Capture Capture
production production Freshwater
production
(2021): fishes
(2021): 11.1% (2021)
10 387 406 528 964 92 342 717
tonnes tonnes tonnes
Marine
fishes Finfish
Finfish 63.8% Finfish
84.8%
95.1% 99.5%

94.9% 71.5%
Notes: Production covers all species measured in tonnage; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic species. Species accounting for less than 0.1 percent of total production not
labelled in the charts.
Taxonomic composition of Angola’s capture fisheries production (2021): Herrings/sardines/anchovies
(40.5 percent), miscellaneous pelagic fishes (24.3 percent), and miscellaneous coastal fishes (9.8 percent),
accounted for three quarters of the country’s capture fisheries production.
Top-10 ISSCAAP groups in Angola’s capture production quantity (2021)
1. Herrings, sardines, anchovies 214 017

2. Miscellaneous pelagic fishes 128 387
3. Miscellaneous coastal fishes 51 933
4. Miscellaneous demersal fishes 31 642
5. Flounders, halibuts, soles 27 871 3.8% 1.1%
4.6% 0.3% 0.4%
tonnes
4.0%
6. Miscellaneous freshwater fishes 24 173 5.3%
7. Cods, hakes, haddocks 21 157 6.0% 40.5%
8. Marine fishes not identified 20 000 9.8%

9. Tunas, bonitos, billfishes 6 013 24.3%
10. Crabs, sea-spiders 1 461
Others 2 310
Data source: FAO. 2023. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global capture production 1950-2021 (FishStatJ). www.fao.org/fishery/en/statistics/software/fishstatj
Note: ISSCAAP = International Standard Statistical Classification of Aquatic Animals and Plants.
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Species composition of Angola’s capture fisheries production in 2021
Top-10 ASFIS species items in Angola’s capture production quantity (2021)
1. Sardinellas nei (Sardinella spp) 214 017

2. Cunene horse mackerel (Trachurus trecae) 121 799
3. Large-eye dentex (Dentex macrophthalmus) 29 508
4. Flatfishes nei (Pleuronectiformes) 26 287
1.8%
5. Largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus) 26 287 1.3%
3.8%
tonnes
6. Freshwater fishes nei (Actinopterygii (Freshwater fishes nei)) 4.0%

24 173 5.6%
4.6%
40.5%
7. Shallow-water Cape hake (Merluccius capensis) 21 157 5.0%
8. Marine fishes nei (Actinopterygii (Marine fishes nei)) 20 000
5.0%
9. West African croakers nei (Pseudotolithus spp) 9 287 23.0%
10. Southern meagre(=Mulloway) (Argyrosomus hololepidotus) 5.6%

7 000
Other species 29 449
Data source: FAO. 2023. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global capture production 1950-2021 (FishStatJ). www.fao.org/fishery/en/statistics/software/fishstatj
Notes: The common and scientific names of a species follow the names adopted in the database. Nei = not elsewhere included. ASFIS = Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries
Information System. www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en
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Aquaculture production
Aquaculture production in Angola increased from 5 tonnes in 2000 to 2 808 tonnes in 2021. The 35.18 percent annual
growth was one of the highest in the world. In 2021, the country was the fourth largest aquaculture country in Middle and
Southern Africa
Status and trends of aquaculture production, 2000 versus 2021

Aquaculture production of all
Status and trends of global aquaculture production (2000-2021)
Annual
Country/area species (tonnes) 40
growth (%)
2000 2021 Bubble size: population
Angola
World 43 016 624 126 035 297 5.25

Africa 451 264 2 418 844 8.32 30
Sub-Saharan Africa 107 338 809 782 10.10

Middle Africa 2 875 19 119 9.44 20
Southern Africa 2 966 12 611 7.14
2 819 10 525 6.47 10
1. South Africa
2. Cameroon 50 9 800 28.57
3. Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 076 5 195 4.46 0
4. Angola 5 2 808 35.18
5. Lesotho 8 1 501 28.31
66 911 13.31 - 10
6. Congo
7. Namibia 70 321 7.52
8. Central African Republic 120 215 2.82 - 20
9. Botswana 163 n.a. 10 100 1 000 10 000 100 000 1 000 000 10 000 000 100 000 000
10. Chad 110 n.a. Aquaculture production in 2021 (tonnes)
11. Eswatini 69 100 1.78
Americas countries Asia countries Europe countries
12. Gabon 558 65 -9.73
15 n.a. Oceania countries Africa countries
13. Equatorial Guinea
Data source: FAO. 2023. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global aquaculture production 1950-2021 (FishStatJ; www.fao.org/fishery/en/statistics/software/fishstatj).
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Aquaculture production in Angola increased from 5 tonnes in 2000 to 2 808 tonnes in 2021; the share of
aquaculture in total fisheries production increased from 0.002 percent to 0.53 percent.
Angola: aquaculture's share in total fisheries production

0.53
0.18
2 808
0.10
0.06
872
0.002 310
126
2000 2005 2010 2015 2021
Aquaculture production (tonnes) Share of aquaculture in total fish production (%)
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Inland aquaculture accounted for 100 percent of Angola’s aquaculture production in 2021,
as compared to 88.6 percent in Africa and 44.7 percent in the world.

Diadromous
Crustaceans Freshwater fishes fishes Marine
0.3% Molluscs 3.8% fishes
0.3% Aquatic 0.6%
2.7%
Marine plants
fishes 4.0%
6.8% Crustaceans
5.6%
Marine
areas
Marine fishes Freshwater
11.4% 13.3% fishes Molluscs
38.7% 14.4%
Aquaculture Aquaculture Inland Aquaculture
production Diadromous production waters production
(2021): fishes 44.7% (2021): Marine
(2021): 2 808
2 418 844 0.2% 126 035 297 areas
tonnes Miscellaneous
tonnes tonnes 55.3% aquatic
animals
0.4%
Inland waters Inland waters
88.6% 100.0%
Diadromous fishes Aquatic plants
Freshwater fishes Freshwater 1.1% 27.8%
75.1% fishes Marine fishes
100.0% 0.3% Crustaceans
3.8% Molluscs Aquatic plants
Miscellaneous
0.2% 0.1%
aquatic animals
0.5%
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 aquatic species measured in tonnage; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic species. Species group less than 0.1 percent of total production may not be labelled. 63
Freshwater fishes accounted for 100 percent of Angola’s 2 808 tonnes of aquaculture production in
2021, as compared to 75.1 percent in Africa and 39.3 percent in the world.

Molluscs Marine fishes
Crustaceans 0.3% 3.0%
0.3%
Diadromous fishes Aquatic
0.2% plants
4.0%
Marine fishes
20.1% Aquatic plants
Other 27.9%
Shellfish species
0.6% 4.0%
Other
species Aquaculture
Aquaculture Aquaculture Freshwater
28.8% production Finfish
production production fishes
(2021): (2021): (2021): 47.1% 39.3%
2 418 844 2 808 126 035 297
tonnes tonnes Miscellaneous tonnes
aquatic animals
0.9% Shellfish
Finfish Finfish 24.0%
95.4% Molluscs
100.0% 14.6%
Freshwater fishes
75.1%
Freshwater
Crustaceans
fishes 9.4%
100.0%
Diadromous
fishes
4.8%
Notes: Production covers all aquatic species measured in tonnage; see slide #4 for the scope of aquatic species. Species group less than 0.1 percent of total production may not be labelled.
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Tilapias accounted for 98.8 percent of Angola’s 2 808 tonnes of aquaculture production
in 2021.
ASFIS species items in Angola’s aquaculture production quantity (2021)
1. Tilapias nei 2 775
1.1% 0.04%
tonnes
2. Torpedo-shaped catfishes nei 32
98.8%
3. European eel 1
Data source: FAO. 2023. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global aquaculture production 1950-2021 (FishStatJ). www.fao.org/fishery/en/statistics/software/fishstatj
Notes: The common and scientific names of a species follow the names adopted in the database. Nei = not elsewhere included. Species item less than 1 percent of total
production may not be labelled in the pie chart. ASFIS = Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System. www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en
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Tilapias accounted for 98.8 percent of the USD 15.561 million farmgate value of Angola’s
aquaculture production in 2021.
ASFIS species items in Angola’s aquaculture production value (2021)
1. Tilapias nei (Oreochromis spp) 15 381

thousand USD
1.1% 0.01%
2. Torpedo-shaped catfishes nei (Clarias spp) 177
98.8%
3. European eel (Anguilla anguilla) 2
Data source: FAO. 2023. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global aquaculture production 1950-2021 (FishStatJ). www.fao.org/fishery/en/statistics/software/fishstatj
Notes: The common and scientific names of a species follow the names adopted in the database. Nei = not elsewhere included. Species item less than 1 percent of total
production may not be labelled in the pie chart. ASFIS = Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System. www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en
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Outlook
Angola
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Population prospects in
Angola (2010–2050):
58
Total population is expected to
more than double from 33 45
million in 2020 to 72 million in
2050. 33
23
The ratio of urban population is
76.89 80.39
expected to exceed 80 percent 59.78 66.83 72.55
50.73 50.59 50.51 50.50 50.54
in 2050.
The female ratio is expected to

remain above 50 percent in 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050
2050.
Percentage of females (%) Percentage of urban population (%)
Data sources: United Nations World Population Prospects (2022 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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GDP per capita (current USD)
Angola’s GDP prospects
16 919
(2020-2028): 16 242
15 602
14 965
14 314
According to IMF’s projection, 13 714
Angola’s GDP per capita is 12 351 12 747
expected to increase from USD 10 920

1 709 to USD 3 568 between
2020 and 2028.
The 209 percent growth is

higher than per capita GDP 3 468 3 568
3 412 3 213 3 283 3 345 3 393
growth in Africa (43 percent 2 168
1 812
from USD 1 812 to USD 2
584) and in world (55 percent 1 709 1 979 2 093 2 059 2 111 2 221 2 331 2 449 2 584
growth from USD 10 920 to
USD 16 919) . 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
World Angola Africa
Data sources: Per capita GDP equal to total GDP from IMF World Economic Outlook Database (April 2023; https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2019/01/weodata/download.aspx)
divided by population from UN World Population Prospects (2022 Revision; https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Download/Standard/Population).
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Angola (2020–2030): Aquaculture growth potential from a demand-side perspective
Projection to 2030
Population growth + higher per capita
Angola Baseline (2020) Population growth only
consumption
2030 compared to 2030 compared to
Year 2030 Year 2030
baseline baseline
1. Per capita fish and seafood demand (kg/capita/year) 14.17 14.17 - 24.45 10.28
2. Population (thousand) 33 428 44 912 11 483 44 912 11 483
3. Total fish and seafood demand (tonnes) 473 584 636 268 162 683 1 098 090 624 505
4. Fish and seafood supply from aquaculture (tonnes) 2 062 5 543 3 481 5 543 3 481
5. Supply-demand gap (tonnes) -159 202 -621 024
Notes: Fish and seafood includes finfish, crustaceans, molluscs and miscellaneous aquatic animals. 1. Angola’s per capita fish and seafood consumption in 2019 (14.17 kg) is
assumed to remain the same in the 2020 baseline; its consumption in 2014 (24.45 kg) is treated as the higher benchmark. 2. Population data from UN World Population
Prospects (2022 revision). 3. Equal to (1) x (2). 4. According to FAO Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global aquaculture production 1950-2021 (FishstatJ), Angola’s
aquaculture production increased from 1 339 tonnes in 2017 to 2 808 tonnes in 2021. Following the linear trend during 2017–2021, the country’s aquaculture production
could reach 5 543 tonnes in 2030. 5. Equal to (4) - (3).
• Given the 14.17 kg baseline per capita fish and seafood consumption, 636 268 tonnes of fish and seafood will be needed to satisfy the demand of Angola’s 44 912 thousand
total population in 2030, which is 162 683 tonnes higher than its 473 584 tonnes of baseline fish and seafood demand in 2020 when the population was 33 428 thousand.
• If Angola would like to increase its per capita fish & seafood consumption back to the 2014 level (24.45 kg), then 624 505 tonnes of extra fish & seafood supply would be
needed to satisfy the extra demand generated by the population growth and higher per capita consumption.
• Angola’s aquaculture production increased from 1 339 tonnes in 2017 to 2 808 tonnes in 2021. Following this trend linearly, the country’s aquaculture production would
reach 5 543 tonnes in 2030. The 3 481 tonnes of extra supply compared to the baseline would nevertheless be insufficient to cover the 162 683 tonnes of extra fish and
seafood demand driven by population growth only (with a deficit of 159 202 tonnes), let alone the 624 505 tonnes of extra fish and seafood demand driven by the
population growth and higher per capita consumption (with a shortage of 621 024 tonnes).
• Angola’s aquaculture production would need to reach 164 745 tonnes in 2030 (79.9 time growth; 54.97 percent annually between 2020 and 2030) in order to generate
enough extra supply to cover the 162 683 tonnes extra demand driven by population growth only. The production would need to reach 626 567 tonnes (303.9 times; 77.12
percent annually) in order to cover the 624 505 tonnes of extra demand driven by both the population growth and higher per capita consumption.
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Angola: Aquaculture growth potential from a supply-side perspective
• Angola’s share in world aquaculture production tonnage

Share of
(0.0022 percent):
Angola world total
• lower than its share in world land area (0.93 percent).
(%)
• lower than its share in world population (0.44 percent).
• Angola’s share in world inland aquaculture production Total country area (excluding coastal waters, 2020)1 0.93
(0.0050 percent):
Surface area of inland waterbodies (2020)2 0.07
• Smaller than its share in world surface area of inland
waterbodies (0.07 percent). Coastline length (2019)3 0.20
• Smaller than its share in world renewable water Total renewable water resources (2020)1 0.27
resources (0.27 percent).
Population (2021)4 0.44
• Angola had no marine aquaculture production,
Aquaculture production (all areas, 2021)5 0.0022
• Despite its 0.2 percent share of world coastline length.
Aquaculture production (inland waters, 2021)5 0.0050
• While the comparisons provide some general idea of the
aquaculture growth potential based on the country's natural Aquaculture production (marine areas, 2021)5 0
resource endowments, they only offer a rough indication. Data sources: 1. FAO AQUASTAT main country database (November 2020; downloaded on
More comprehensive assessments are necessary to determine 29 April, 2023). 2FAOSTAT Land Cover database (CCI_LC; updated on 15 July, 2022;
the suitability and availability of these resources for downloaded on April 29, 2023). 3. The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA),
aquaculture development. 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 (2022 revision). 5. FAO. 2023. FAO
Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global aquaculture production 1950-2021 (FishStatJ).
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Further reading
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 World Aquaculture Performance Indicators (WAPI) banner: www.fao.org/3/CA0198EN/ca0198en.pdf
 World Aquaculture Performance Indicators (WAPI) – Information, Knowledge and Capacity for Blue Growth (brochure):
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Aquaculture growth potential

WAPI factsheet to facilitate evidence-based

Introduction Aquaculture production.……………………..…60

Total fisheries production.…………………….48

Status and trends

Status of aquaculture production, population and GDP

Land and water resources

1. Democratic Republic of the Congo 95.9

2. South Africa 59.4

Total population (million)

populous country in Middle 6. Congo 5.8

increase from 34.5 million in 11. Lesotho 2.3

13. Eswatini 1.2

14. Sao Tome and Principe 0.2

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects (2022 revision)

Urban ratio of total population 69.86 72.55

Female ratio in total

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects (2022 revision)

Prevalence of severe food insecurity

percent. 5.6% 5.8%

Africa (2020) Angola (2020) World (2020)

Fish & Milk & eggs Fish &

Life expectancy in Angola

Angola (2010 versus 2020):

Per capita animal protein intake Finfish

Other meat Poultry meat Poultry meat

Africa (2020) Angola (2020) World (2020)

Fish share in animal protein intake (%)

Southern Africa 1.8 38.8 4.6

Status and trend of fish & seafood

Total fish & seafood consumption increased

In 2019, 458 356 tonnes of total fish &

411 187 tonnes domestic fish & seafood 500 000

485 821 tonnes utilization of food fish &

to 458 thousand tonnes.

5. Angola 10.0 14.2 1.7 7. Sierra Leone 11.6

10. South Africa 6.2 6.6 0.3 10. Congo 19.4

10 kg in 1999 to 14.2 kg in 2019. Shellfish Shellfish

Africa (2019) Angola (2019) World (2019)

Angola: Exports of aquatic products Angola: Imports of aquatic products

200 000 4.0 200 000 4.0

tonnes or USD 1000

150 000 3.0 150 000 3.0

50 000 1.0 50 000 1.0

Angola (aquatic products) Africa (aquatic products)

200 000 4.0 4 000 000 4.0

150 000 3.0 3 000 000 3.0

100 000 2.0 2 000 000 2.0

50 000 1.0 1 000 000 1.0

300 000 9 000 000

Annual growth between 2000 and 2021 (%)

Angola’s export of aquatic

Aquatic commodities export Molluscs

increased from USD 10.839 million 26.7% Marine

2021, with the share of marine Aquatic Finfish

33.2 percent. (2000): 10 839 (2021): 45 834

significantly, the share of 66.8%

crustaceans increased from 31.6

Africa (2021) Angola (2021) World (2021)

Angola’s aquatic products export, 2021

Share of the Share of the

Angola's top 10 exports of aquatic products (quantity; 2021)

1. Mackerels, nei, fresh or chilled 11 514

2. Swordfish, fresh or chilled 1 818