Fisheries in India is a very important economic activity and a thriving sector with diverse resources and potential. India is also an important fish producing country through aquaculture in the world. India is home to over 10 percent of the world's fish diversity. The country currently ranks second in the world in terms of total fish production, with an annual fish production of around 9.06 million metric tons.
As the second largest aquaculture producing country, the share of inland fisheries and aquaculture has risen from 46 percent in the 1980s to more than 85 percent in recent years in total fish production. Freshwater aquaculture has shown a staggering tenfold growth from 0.37 million tons in 1980 to 4.03 million tons in 2010; with an average annual growth rate of over 6 percent.

Targeting markets

India, Sri-Lanka

~900 mln $

2031 year

~40 mln/l

Market value for current products

Time to reach planning capacity

Common capacity per year

About country

405 800 MW

7.1%

3.176 bln $

1.4 bn ppl

3th

72%

50%

Installed capacity-net power plants

Population

place of purchasing power parity in the world

literacy rate

average annual growth rate of real GDP

GDP Volume

of the population is under the age of 25

Inland aquaculture and shrimp farming sector

44%

3th

>700 000 t

8.6 mln t

> 2 mln ha

10.3%

8%

People employed in agriculture

per year total aquaculture production

Total area of water bodies under aquaculture

Fisheries annual growth rate 2021-2022

leading fish producing country in the world

per year total shrimp production

Average annual growth rate of the fisheries sector

75%

fish production in inland waters