An FAO infographic of the contribution of inland fisheries to food security

1. Overall
Growth
Brain
function
Vision
Breast milk
nutrientsMuscle
mass
Bone
growth and
strnegth
Human Health Benefits of Inland Fish
Reduction
of preterm
deliveries
Inland fish are an important part of
nutrition for the first 1,000 days of
development.
0 1,000
Inland Fisheries Production Per Capita
Cardiovascular
health
35 Kg
Cambodia
24 Kg
Myanmar
11 Kg
Uganda
4-9 Kg
Chad, Con-
go, Malawi,
Gabon,
Central
African Re-
public, Mali,
Tanzania,
Bangladesh,
Laos,
Zambia,
Finland
3 Kg
Mauritania,
Kenya, Gha-
na, Camer-
oon, Congo
DPR, Mo-
zambique,
S. Sudan,
Sri Lanka,
Thailand,
Egypt
More than 25% of children under
the age of 5 are stunted and approx-
imately 30% suffer from vitamin A
deficiency.
The top 24 inland
fisheries producing
countries represent
11% of the global
population.
NUTRITION AND FOOD SECURITY
—at a glance
Over 40% of the world’s
inland fish capture
harvest comes from 50
low-income food deficit
countries.
Inland Fish as Percentage of Fish in Diet
Mongolia, Chad—100%
South Sudan, Ethiopia, Turkmenistan,
Central African Republic, Niger, Burki-
na Faso, Kazakhstan, Dem. Rep. of
Congo, Mali, Malawi, Burundi >90%
Rwanda, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania >80%
Zambia, Uganda, Tajikistan, Bolivia
>70%
Paraguay, Cambodia, Slovakia >60%
Switzerland, Benin, Congo, Azerbaijan
>50%
Key Nutrients in Inland Fish
Protein Calcium
Vitamins
A, B, D
Omega-3
Iron, Zinc Micro-
nutrients