Cephalopods — Production by country
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What the numbers show
Cephalopods — Production is currently reported for 78 countries. The highest value is 1,228 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).
The median across all reporting countries is 6 1000 t, and the mean is 69.77 1000 t.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Uruguay (up 500.0%), and the largest decrease in Gabon (down 100.0%).
Cephalopods — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1,228 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 2 | China, mainland | 1,178 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 3 | Peru | 519 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 4 | Vietnam | 360 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 360 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 249 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 7 | India | 156 1000 t | 2023 | up 95.0% | rising |
| 8 | Argentina | 132 1000 t | 2023 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 9 | Morocco | 119 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 10 | Thailand | 98 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 11 | Republic of Korea | 92 1000 t | 2023 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 12 | Russia | 84 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 84 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 14 | Chile | 62 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 15 | Malaysia | 57 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 16 | United States | 54 1000 t | 2023 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 17 | Mexico | 52 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 18 | Philippines | 50 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 19 | Mauritania | 49 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 20 | Australia and New Zealand | 46 1000 t | 2023 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 21 | China, Taiwan Province of | 45 1000 t | 2023 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 22 | New Zealand | 44 1000 t | 2023 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 23 | Myanmar | 35 1000 t | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Spain | 34 1000 t | 2023 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 25 | Italy | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 26 | Senegal | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 183.3% | rising |
| 27 | France | 16 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 28 | Oman | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 31 | Portugal | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 32 | Canada | 11 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Madagascar | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Pakistan | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 34 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 10 1000 t | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 36 | Tunisia | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 36 | Yemen | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 38 | Ghana | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Greece | 6 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Uruguay | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 39 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 39 | United Republic of Tanzania | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Cambodia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 45 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 46 | Brazil | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 46 | Egypt | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | flat |
| 46 | Mozambique | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 46 | South Africa | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Australia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 50 | Belgium | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 50 | Ecuador | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Guinea | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Gambia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Ireland | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Libya | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 50 | Turkey | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 50 | Türkiye | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 50 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Angola | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Bahrain | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 61 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Algeria | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Croatia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Kenya | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Mauritius | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Namibia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Nigeria | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | United Arab Emirates | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Estonia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Gabon | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Ukraine | 0 1000 t | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Vanuatu | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Melanesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 3,816 1000 t
- Asia 2,498 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 1,439 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 854 1000 t
- Americas 842 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 811 1000 t
- South America 725 1000 t
- Africa 239 1000 t
- Europe 190 1000 t
- Southern Asia 177 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 142 1000 t
- Northern Africa 133 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 111 1000 t
- European Union (27) 92 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 84 1000 t
- Western Africa 79 1000 t
- Southern Europe 71 1000 t
- Northern America 65 1000 t
- United States of America 54 1000 t
- Central America 52 1000 t
- Oceania 46 1000 t
- Western Asia 28 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 22 1000 t
- Western Europe 20 1000 t
- Northern Europe 15 1000 t
- Southern Africa 3 1000 t
- Middle Africa 2 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 1 1000 t
About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.