Daily Protein Supply and Proportion of Fish Protein in Daily Intake 1
(Average values for 1979–1981)
| Total Protein | of which | Animal Protein | of which | Fish Protein | Fish Protein as a Percentage of | ||
| Grams per caput per day | Total Protein | Animal Protein | |||||
| N. America | 104.9 | 70.6 | 3.6 | 3.4% | 5.1% | ||
| W. Europe | 98.1 | 56.3 | 4.9 | 5.0% | 8.6% | ||
| Oceania | 94.7 | 61.5 | 3.3 | 3.5% | 5.3% | ||
| E. Europe & USSR | 100.6 | 51.4 | 7.2 | 7.2% | 14.0% | ||
| Other developed m.econ. | 86.5 | 43.1 | 19.2 | 22.2% | 44.5% | ||
| TOTAL DEVELOPED | 98.9 | 56.2 | 7.5 | 7.6% | 13.3% | ||
| Africa | 55.0 | 11.4 | 2.8 | 5.0% | 24.6% | ||
| Latin America | 67.2 | 27.7 | 2.6 | 3.9% | 9.4% | ||
| N. East | 78.0 | 18.8 | 1.3 | 1.7% | 7.0% | ||
| Far East | 51.1 | 7.9 | 2.5 | 4.9% | 31.3% | ||
| Other developing m.ec. | 50.4 | 20.2 | 6.6 | 13.0% | 32.3% | ||
| Asian centrally planned econ. | 58.6 | 11.2 | 1.9 | 3.2% | 17.0% | ||
| TOTAL DEVELOPING | 57.5 | 12.3 | 2.3 | 4.0% | 20.7% | ||
| WORLD | 68.3 | 23.2 | 3.7 | 5.4% | 15.9% | ||
1 Source: FAO, 1984. Food Balance Sheets, 1979–81 Average
World's Major Mangrove Areas, Population Densities and Per Capita GNP a
| Country | Area of Mangroves | Population Density | Per Capita GNP |
| (103 ha) | (n/km2) | (US$) | |
| Brazil | 2 500 | 14 | 2 220 |
| Indonesia | 2 180 | 78 | 530 |
| Australia | 1 160 | 2 | 11 080 |
| Nigeria | 970 | 95 | 870 |
| Venezuela | 670 | 17 | 4 220 |
| Mexico | 660 | 36 | 2 250 |
| Malaysia | 650 | 43 | 1 840 |
| Burma | 520 | 50 | 190 |
| Senegal | 500 | 30 | 430 |
| Panama | 490 | 25 | 1 910 |
| Colombia | 440 | 23 | 1 380 |
| Bangladesh | 420 | 630 | 140 |
| Papua New Guinea | 410 | 7 | 460 |
| India | 360 | 210 | 260 |
| Malagasy | 320 | 15 | 30 |
| Vietnam | 290 | 169 | - |
| Gabon | 250 | 3 | 2 420 |
| Pakistan | 250 | 105 | 350 |
| Philippines | 250 | 165 | 790 |
| Ecuador | 220 | 30 | 1 180 |
| United States | 210 | 25 | 12 820 |
| Cameroon | 200 | 18 | 880 |
| TOTAL OF MAJOR MANGROVE AREAS | 13 900 |
a Source: Hamilton and Snedaker, 1984.
World Distribution of Some Problem Soils a
(106 ha)
| Region | Acid Sulfate Soils | Peat Soils | Planasols | Saline and Sodic Soils |
| Asia and Far East | 6.7 | 23.5 | 2.7 | 19.5 |
| Africa | 3.7 | 12.2 | 15.9 | 69.5 |
| Latin America | 2.1 | 7.4 | 67.2 | 59.4 |
| North America | 0.1 | 117.8 | 12.3 | 16.0 |
| Near and Middle East | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 53.1 |
| Australia | 0.0 | 4.1 | 49.3 | 84.7 |
| Europe | 0.0 | 75.0 | 4.0 | 20.7 |
| WORLD TOTAL | 12.6 | 240.0 | 151.4 | 322.9 |
