Regions 2000 2010
Tonnes (%) Tonnes (%)
Africa 399,676 1.20 1,288,320 2.20
Americas 1,423,433 4.40 2,576,428 4.30
Asia 28,422,189 87.70 53,301,157 89.00
Europe 2,050,958 6.30 2,523,179 4.20
Oceania 121,482 0.40 183,516 0.30
World 32,417,738 100.00 59,872,600 100.00
Table 4: World Aquaculture production by region from 1970 to 2010 [9].