Table 2.

Domestic eel supply and export volumes in the 11 countries/regions where samples were collected for species identification, with other top 10 countries.

Country/region		Domestic supply volume						Expot (t)
		FAO data			Informal Consultation data
		Total (t)	% global	per capita (g)	Total (t)	% global	per capita (g)
Countries/regions investigated in this study	Australia	537.9	0.19	20.8	537.9	0.44	20.8	13.4
	Canada	1,054.9	0.37	27.7	1,054.9	0.87	27.7	268.5
	China	171,995.1	60.17	119.1	7,401.5	6.10	5.1	97,050.7
	France	431.3	0.15	6.6	431.3	0.36	6.6	364.4
	HongKong	3,236.6	1.13	427.7	3,236.6	2.67	427.7	274.9
	Japan	54,993.9	19.24	436.2	54,993.9	45.35	436.2	101.8
	Singapore	684.3	0.24	116.0	684.3	0.56	116.0	58.2
	Spain	519.7	0.18	11.1	519.7	0.43	11.1	278.5
	Taiwan	1,809.6	0.63	79.5	1,809.6	1.49	79.5	1,714.8
	UK	301.2	0.11	4.4	301.2	0.25	4.4	187.6
	USA	7,038.9	2.46	21.1	7,038.9	5.80	21.1	1,903.5
	11 countries/regions	242,603.5	84.87	111.1	78,009.8	64.33	35.7	102,216.0
Other top 10 countries in supply volume	Malaysia	5,489.1	1.92	167.4	5,489.1	4.53	167.4	3,386.4
	Netherlands	3,145.5	1.10	183.2	3,145.5	2.59	183.2	1,551.6
	Philippines	1,809.7	0.63	16.3	1,809.7	1.49	16.3	0.1
	Russia	4,510.3	1.58	30.9	4,510.3	3.72	30.9	93.5
	South Korea	18,812.9	6.58	366.7	18,812.9	15.51	366.7	79.6
Global total		285,864.3	100.00	36.2	121,270.7	100.00	15.4	133,531.9

Domestic eel supply was calculated as the sum of production and import volumes minus export volumes and represents the average values from 2020 to 2022. Due to significant discrepancies in aquaculture production volumes for China between the FAO and the Informal Consultation, data from both sources are presented. Regardless of the data source, the countries/regions where sampling was conducted accounted for 60% to 80% of the global eel supply. Per capita eel supply was calculated by dividing the domestic eel supply for each country, as shown in the table, by the average population of that country from 2020 to 2022.