Demersal Fish — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) by country
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...
What the numbers show
Demersal Fish — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) is currently reported for 160 countries. The highest value is 26.04 kg/cap in Portugal; the lowest is 0 kg/cap in Myanmar.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.17 kg/cap, and the mean is 3.35 kg/cap.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 11,250.0%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Demersal Fish — Food supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 26.04 kg/cap | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 2 | Norway | 20.56 kg/cap | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 16.34 kg/cap | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 4 | Oman | 14.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 5 | Spain | 12.44 kg/cap | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 6 | Kiribati | 12.38 kg/cap | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 7 | France | 11.62 kg/cap | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 8 | Iceland | 11.27 kg/cap | 2023 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 9 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 9.82 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 10 | Malaysia | 9.76 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.8% | flat |
| 11 | New Zealand | 9.66 kg/cap | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 12 | Ireland | 9.6 kg/cap | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 8.61 kg/cap | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 14 | Congo | 8.51 kg/cap | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 15 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.43 kg/cap | 2023 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 7.79 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 17 | Italy | 7.77 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7.6 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 7.57 kg/cap | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 20 | Belgium | 7.34 kg/cap | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 21 | Greece | 7.27 kg/cap | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 22 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.1 kg/cap | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 23 | Gambia | 6.96 kg/cap | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 24 | Bahrain | 6.8 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 25 | Indonesia | 6.67 kg/cap | 2023 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 6.39 kg/cap | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 6.24 kg/cap | 2023 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 6.19 kg/cap | 2023 | up 190.6% | rising |
| 29 | Estonia | 6.1 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.7% | flat |
| 30 | Fiji | 6.04 kg/cap | 2023 | down 39.9% | rising |
| 31 | Australia and New Zealand | 6 kg/cap | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 32 | Gabon | 5.85 kg/cap | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 33 | Qatar | 5.75 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 34 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 5.41 kg/cap | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 35 | Uruguay | 5.4 kg/cap | 2023 | up 159.6% | rising |
| 36 | Australia | 5.28 kg/cap | 2023 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 37 | Canada | 5.13 kg/cap | 2023 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 38 | Croatia | 5.11 kg/cap | 2023 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 39 | Egypt | 5.09 kg/cap | 2023 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 40 | China, Taiwan Province of | 5.08 kg/cap | 2023 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 41 | Vanuatu | 5 kg/cap | 2023 | up 706.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Tunisia | 4.99 kg/cap | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 43 | Senegal | 4.95 kg/cap | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 44 | Cyprus | 4.87 kg/cap | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 45 | Mauritius | 4.65 kg/cap | 2023 | up 34.4% | flat |
| 46 | Poland | 4.57 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 47 | Malta | 4.2 kg/cap | 2023 | up 25.7% | flat |
| 48 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.17 kg/cap | 2023 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 49 | Denmark | 4.11 kg/cap | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 50 | Slovakia | 4.1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 51 | Germany | 3.99 kg/cap | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 52 | Angola | 3.78 kg/cap | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 53 | Israel | 3.54 kg/cap | 2023 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Marshall Islands | 3.52 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 55 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.5 kg/cap | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 56 | Cameroon | 3.45 kg/cap | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 57 | Saint Lucia | 3.37 kg/cap | 2023 | up 137.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Libya | 3.15 kg/cap | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 59 | Ukraine | 3.11 kg/cap | 2023 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 60 | Philippines | 3.1 kg/cap | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 61 | Bahamas | 2.97 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 62 | China | 2.77 kg/cap | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 62 | Grenada | 2.77 kg/cap | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Czechia | 2.75 kg/cap | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 65 | China, mainland | 2.72 kg/cap | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 66 | Argentina | 2.69 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | Montenegro | 2.6 kg/cap | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 68 | Finland | 2.53 kg/cap | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 69 | South Africa | 2.51 kg/cap | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 70 | Guinea | 2.49 kg/cap | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 70 | Morocco | 2.49 kg/cap | 2023 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 72 | Slovenia | 2.48 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 73 | Seychelles | 2.47 kg/cap | 2023 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Austria | 2.44 kg/cap | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 75 | Switzerland | 2.43 kg/cap | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 76 | Belarus | 2.32 kg/cap | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 77 | Ecuador | 2.28 kg/cap | 2023 | up 130.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Comoros | 2.27 kg/cap | 2023 | up 11,250.0% | volatile |
| 79 | North Macedonia | 2.23 kg/cap | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 80 | Kuwait | 2.19 kg/cap | 2023 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 81 | Saudi Arabia | 2.15 kg/cap | 2023 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 82 | Brazil | 2.04 kg/cap | 2023 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 83 | French Polynesia | 1.87 kg/cap | 2023 | up 152.7% | rising |
| 84 | Barbados | 1.86 kg/cap | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 85 | China, Macao SAR | 1.8 kg/cap | 2023 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 86 | Serbia | 1.75 kg/cap | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 87 | Tonga | 1.7 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 88 | Latvia | 1.68 kg/cap | 2023 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 88 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.68 kg/cap | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 90 | Chile | 1.65 kg/cap | 2023 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 90 | Peru | 1.65 kg/cap | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 92 | Guyana | 1.58 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 93 | Namibia | 1.52 kg/cap | 2023 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 94 | Ghana | 1.48 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 95 | Liberia | 1.46 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 1.46 kg/cap | 2023 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 97 | Mexico | 1.44 kg/cap | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 98 | New Caledonia | 1.42 kg/cap | 2023 | up 118.5% | rising |
| 99 | Nigeria | 1.36 kg/cap | 2023 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 1.31 kg/cap | 2023 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 100 | Georgia | 1.31 kg/cap | 2023 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 100 | Hungary | 1.31 kg/cap | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 103 | Jamaica | 1.29 kg/cap | 2023 | up 545.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Belize | 1.24 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 104 | Thailand | 1.24 kg/cap | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 106 | Romania | 1.18 kg/cap | 2023 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 107 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.15 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 108 | Suriname | 1.14 kg/cap | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 109 | Costa Rica | 1.09 kg/cap | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 110 | Albania | 1.07 kg/cap | 2023 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 110 | Eswatini | 1.07 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 112 | Jordan | 0.96 kg/cap | 2023 | up 174.3% | rising |
| 113 | Tuvalu | 0.92 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 114 | Lithuania | 0.87 kg/cap | 2023 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.73 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 116 | Bangladesh | 0.69 kg/cap | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 117 | Cuba | 0.62 kg/cap | 2019 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 118 | Maldives | 0.59 kg/cap | 2023 | up 126.9% | rising |
| 119 | Haiti | 0.58 kg/cap | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 120 | Yemen | 0.56 kg/cap | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 121 | Kazakhstan | 0.48 kg/cap | 2023 | up 84.6% | rising |
| 122 | Panama | 0.45 kg/cap | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Djibouti | 0.42 kg/cap | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 124 | Lebanon | 0.41 kg/cap | 2023 | down 71.7% | falling |
| 125 | Iraq | 0.4 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 125 | Tajikistan | 0.4 kg/cap | 2023 | up 207.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Botswana | 0.39 kg/cap | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 127 | Nicaragua | 0.39 kg/cap | 2023 | up 225.0% | rising |
| 129 | Algeria | 0.35 kg/cap | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 130 | India | 0.34 kg/cap | 2023 | down 24.4% | flat |
| 131 | Lesotho | 0.33 kg/cap | 2023 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Samoa | 0.29 kg/cap | 2023 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Kenya | 0.28 kg/cap | 2023 | up 180.0% | rising |
| 134 | Colombia | 0.23 kg/cap | 2023 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 135 | Mozambique | 0.2 kg/cap | 2023 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 137 | Mauritania | 0.17 kg/cap | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 138 | Azerbaijan | 0.16 kg/cap | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 139 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Nauru | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 139 | Solomon Islands | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Armenia | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Madagascar | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 142 | El Salvador | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 500.0% | rising |
| 142 | Uzbekistan | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Zambia | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Cambodia | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 147 | Niger | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Zimbabwe | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Pakistan | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 151 | Guatemala | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 151 | Nepal | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 151 | Paraguay | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 154 | Burkina Faso | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Mongolia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Rwanda | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 154 | Turkmenistan | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Afghanistan | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Honduras | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Myanmar | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Europe 9.71 kg/cap
- Micronesia 6.25 kg/cap
- Northern Europe 7.64 kg/cap
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4.24 kg/cap
- European Union (27) 7.32 kg/cap
- Republic of Moldova 4.12 kg/cap
- Europe 7.24 kg/cap
- Asia 2.04 kg/cap
- Western Europe 7.13 kg/cap
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 2.02 kg/cap
- Eastern Europe 5.86 kg/cap
- Middle Africa 1.61 kg/cap
- Oceania 4.46 kg/cap
- Türkiye 1.35 kg/cap
- Northern America 4.35 kg/cap
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.31 kg/cap
- Cabo Verde 4.34 kg/cap
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.28 kg/cap
- United States of America 4.27 kg/cap
- Polynesia 1.27 kg/cap
- South-Eastern Asia 3.93 kg/cap
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.01 kg/cap
- Eastern Asia 3.47 kg/cap
- Melanesia 0.75 kg/cap
- Northern Africa 2.9 kg/cap
- United Republic of Tanzania 0.68 kg/cap
- Americas 2.61 kg/cap
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.52 kg/cap
- World 2.48 kg/cap
- Timor-Leste 0.48 kg/cap
- Caribbean 2.41 kg/cap
- Viet Nam 0.26 kg/cap
- Southern Africa 2.3 kg/cap
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.2 kg/cap
- South America 1.72 kg/cap
- Syrian Arab Republic 0.07 kg/cap
- Western Asia 1.57 kg/cap
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 kg/cap
- Côte d'Ivoire 1.49 kg/cap
- Western Africa 1.44 kg/cap
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.