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Despite the ongoing challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Norwegian seafood exporters managed to have a near-record year of sales.
Norway exported 2.7 million metric tons (MT) of seafood products worth NOK 105.7 billion (USD 12.6 billion, EUR 10.2 billion) last year, the second-highest trade value ever achieved by the Scandinavian country, falling just 1 percent short of 2019’s record.
Norwegian aquaculture supplied 1.2 million MT of exports worth NOK 74.2 billion (USD 8.8 billion, EUR 7.2 billion), with the volume increasing by 3 percent and the value falling by the same margin. The fisheries sector provided a further 1.5 million MT worth NOK 31.5 billion (USD 3.7 billion, EUR 3 billion), representing a 1 percent rise in volume and a 2 percent increase in value. As such, aquaculture accounted for 70 percent of the total export value and 44.9 percent of the volume, while fisheries provided 30 percent of the value and 55.1 percent of the volume.