What is the difference in fish and seafood consumption per capita between United States and USSR?

0.24 kilograms per year per capita, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

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.

United States vs USSR: Fish and seafood consumption per capita

United States

21.94 kilograms per year per capita

in 2023

USSR

21.7 kilograms per year per capita

in 1991

United States rank

71st

USSR rank

72nd

Fish and seafood consumption per capita over time

United States
USSR

How they compare

United States currently reports 21.94 kilograms per year per capita against 21.7 kilograms per year per capita in USSR, a difference of 0.24 kilograms per year per capita.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

United States ranks 71st and USSR ranks 72nd of 192 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	13.43 kilograms per year per capita	18.95 kilograms per year per capita	5.52 kilograms per year per capita	USSR
1970s	15.23 kilograms per year per capita	26.29 kilograms per year per capita	11.05 kilograms per year per capita	USSR
1980s	18.77 kilograms per year per capita	28.08 kilograms per year per capita	9.3 kilograms per year per capita	USSR
1990s	21.53 kilograms per year per capita	23.11 kilograms per year per capita	1.58 kilograms per year per capita	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fish and seafood consumption per capita, United States or USSR?: United States, at 21.94 kilograms per year per capita against 21.7 kilograms per year per capita in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in fish and seafood consumption per capita between United States and USSR?: 0.24 kilograms per year per capita, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do United States and USSR rank globally for fish and seafood consumption per capita?: United States ranks 71st and USSR ranks 72nd 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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Indicator: Fish and seafood consumption per capita
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,213 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.