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Estimated numbers of individuals in aquaculture production (FAO) of selected fish species 2017

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Data for Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) in 2017
Country Production (t)¹ Estimated
mean weight²
(EMW) g EMW id² Estimated Numbers
(millions)³
Indonesia          59,200 500-800 123 74 - 118

Malawi           1,822 500-800 123 2 - 4

South Africa             220 500-800 123 <1

Singapore             128 500-800 123 <1

Eswatini             100 500-800 123 <1

Thailand              59 500-800 123 <1

United Arab Emirates              18 500-800 123 <1

Solomon Islands               2 500-800 123 <1

US Virgin Islands               2 500-800 123 <1

Total          61,551 77 - 123

Estimated by A Mood and P Brooke, Sep 2019

Notes
1. Source of production tonnage: FAO FishStat "Aquaculture Production (Quantities and values) 1950-2017 (Release date: 25th March 2019)".
2. Source of estimated mean weights (EMWs) : as for our earlier estimate, see Estimating the Number of Farmed Fish Killed in Global Aquaculture Each Year.
3. The estimated numbers are calculated as the production tonnage divided by estimated mean weight (EMW) where a mean weight has been estimated for the species.
4. The fish numbers for species without an estimated mean weight (EMW) have not been estimated for each individual species or country.

Country	Production (t)¹	Estimated mean weight² (EMW) g	EMW id²	Estimated Numbers (millions)³
Indonesia	59,200	500-800	123	74 - 118
Malawi	1,822	500-800	123	2 - 4
South Africa	220	500-800	123	<1
Singapore	128	500-800	123	<1
Eswatini	100	500-800	123	<1
Thailand	59	500-800	123	<1
United Arab Emirates	18	500-800	123	<1
Solomon Islands	2	500-800	123	<1
US Virgin Islands	2	500-800	123	<1
Total	61,551			77 - 123