The pie chart illustrates the proportion of fish imported by Canada based on its origin, and the table provides data on the total expenditure spent on these imports from 2010 to 2020.
Overall, the amount of fish imported from China and Norway almost doubled over the period, while the reverse was true for ‘other sources’. In the meantime, the total value of imports rose substantially, following a virtually linear upward trajectory.
In 2010, approximately a quarter of all Canadian fish imports originated from Chinese sources, compared to 17% comprised by Norway. In the following five years, the Chinese figures nearly doubled, peaking at 49%, whereas the figure for Norway, following a similar, but less radical upward trend, reached around 24%. However, by 2020, the number of imports from China had declined moderately to 44%, while the amount of Norwegian fish exports to Canada continuing to rise (to roughly 30%). In contrast, the remaining amount of fish that was being acquired by ‘other’ sources, having stood at 59% in 2010, started to decline steadily to end up at 27% and 26% in 2015 and in 2020, respectively.
Regarding the overall expenditure, USD 8.66 billion was being spent by Canada in 2010. Subsequently, this figure underwent a series of considerable growth, passing the mark of USD 12.94 billion in 2015, before hitting the peak of USD 16.52 billion in 2020, which was about double that of the initial records in 2010.