Kiribati vs Maldives: Fish and seafood consumption per capita
Kiribati
72.27 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Maldives
79.74 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Kiribati rank
3rd
Maldives rank
2nd
Fish and seafood consumption per capita over time
- Kiribati
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 79.74 kilograms per year per capita against 72.27 kilograms per year per capita in Kiribati, a difference of 7.47 kilograms per year per capita.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 3rd and Maldives ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.55 kilograms per year per capita | 47.26 kilograms per year per capita | 8.71 kilograms per year per capita | Maldives |
| 1970s | 49.85 kilograms per year per capita | 90.16 kilograms per year per capita | 40.31 kilograms per year per capita | Maldives |
| 1980s | 64.65 kilograms per year per capita | 114.77 kilograms per year per capita | 50.13 kilograms per year per capita | Maldives |
| 1990s | 70.57 kilograms per year per capita | 142.02 kilograms per year per capita | 71.45 kilograms per year per capita | Maldives |
| 2000s | 68.92 kilograms per year per capita | 147.18 kilograms per year per capita | 78.26 kilograms per year per capita | Maldives |
| 2010s | 75.12 kilograms per year per capita | 138.63 kilograms per year per capita | 63.51 kilograms per year per capita | Maldives |
| 2020s | 74.06 kilograms per year per capita | 81.14 kilograms per year per capita | 7.07 kilograms per year per capita | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fish and seafood consumption per capita, Kiribati or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 79.74 kilograms per year per capita against 72.27 kilograms per year per capita in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fish and seafood consumption per capita between Kiribati and Maldives?
- 7.47 kilograms per year per capita, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Maldives?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Maldives rank globally for fish and seafood consumption per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 3rd and Maldives ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fish and seafood consumption per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.