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

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Data for Silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) in 2017
Country Production (t)¹ Estimated
mean weight²
(EMW) g EMW id² Estimated Numbers
(millions)³
Armenia             200 300-1,500 182 <1 - 1

Austria              16 300-1,500 182 <1

Azerbaijan              43 300-1,500 182 <1

Bangladesh         206,883 300-1,500 182 138 - 690

Belarus             302 300-1,500 182 <1 - 1

Bhutan              17 300-1,500 182 <1

Bulgaria             232 300-1,500 182 <1 - 1

Cambodia             300 300-1,500 182 <1 - 1

China       3,852,813 300-1,500 182 2,569 - 12,843

China, Hong Kong SAR              36 300-1,500 182 <1

Croatia              73 300-1,500 182 <1

Cuba          15,586 300-1,500 182 10 - 52

Czechia             184 300-1,500 182 <1 - 1

Georgia             100 300-1,500 182 <1

Hungary             883 300-1,500 182 1 - 3

India         385,000 300-1,500 182 257 - 1,283

Iran (Islamic Rep. of)         107,803 300-1,500 182 72 - 359

Iraq             900 300-1,500 182 1 - 3

Israel             175 300-1,500 182 <1 - 1

Kyrgyzstan             400 300-1,500 182 <1 - 1

Lao People's Dem. Rep.           9,700 300-1,500 182 6 - 32

Moldova, Republic of           4,524 300-1,500 182 3 - 15

Myanmar          11,573 300-1,500 182 8 - 39

Nepal           5,230 300-1,500 182 3 - 17

Pakistan          25,963 300-1,500 182 17 - 87

Poland             575 300-1,500 182 <1 - 2

Romania           1,854 300-1,500 182 1 - 6

Russian Federation          39,696 300-1,500 182 26 - 132

Serbia             221 300-1,500 182 <1 - 1

Slovakia              11 300-1,500 182 <1

Sri Lanka              10 300-1,500 182 <1

Syrian Arab Republic               2 300-1,500 182 <1

Tajikistan             215 300-1,500 182 <1 - 1

Thailand             334 300-1,500 182 <1 - 1

Turkmenistan              20 300-1,500 182 <1

Ukraine           7,750 300-1,500 182 5 - 26

Uzbekistan          25,050 300-1,500 182 17 - 84

Total       4,704,673 3,136 - 15,682

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
Armenia	200	300-1,500	182	<1 - 1
Austria	16	300-1,500	182	<1
Azerbaijan	43	300-1,500	182	<1
Bangladesh	206,883	300-1,500	182	138 - 690
Belarus	302	300-1,500	182	<1 - 1
Bhutan	17	300-1,500	182	<1
Bulgaria	232	300-1,500	182	<1 - 1
Cambodia	300	300-1,500	182	<1 - 1
China	3,852,813	300-1,500	182	2,569 - 12,843
China, Hong Kong SAR	36	300-1,500	182	<1
Croatia	73	300-1,500	182	<1
Cuba	15,586	300-1,500	182	10 - 52
Czechia	184	300-1,500	182	<1 - 1
Georgia	100	300-1,500	182	<1
Hungary	883	300-1,500	182	1 - 3
India	385,000	300-1,500	182	257 - 1,283
Iran (Islamic Rep. of)	107,803	300-1,500	182	72 - 359
Iraq	900	300-1,500	182	1 - 3
Israel	175	300-1,500	182	<1 - 1
Kyrgyzstan	400	300-1,500	182	<1 - 1
Lao People's Dem. Rep.	9,700	300-1,500	182	6 - 32
Moldova, Republic of	4,524	300-1,500	182	3 - 15
Myanmar	11,573	300-1,500	182	8 - 39
Nepal	5,230	300-1,500	182	3 - 17
Pakistan	25,963	300-1,500	182	17 - 87
Poland	575	300-1,500	182	<1 - 2
Romania	1,854	300-1,500	182	1 - 6
Russian Federation	39,696	300-1,500	182	26 - 132
Serbia	221	300-1,500	182	<1 - 1
Slovakia	11	300-1,500	182	<1
Sri Lanka	10	300-1,500	182	<1
Syrian Arab Republic	2	300-1,500	182	<1
Tajikistan	215	300-1,500	182	<1 - 1
Thailand	334	300-1,500	182	<1 - 1
Turkmenistan	20	300-1,500	182	<1
Ukraine	7,750	300-1,500	182	5 - 26
Uzbekistan	25,050	300-1,500	182	17 - 84
Total	4,704,673			3,136 - 15,682