Demersal Fish — Food 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...

Countries reporting
181
Highest
4,026 1000 t
China
Lowest
0 1000 t
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Median
8 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,888

What the numbers show

Demersal Fish — Food is currently reported for 181 countries. The highest value is 4,026 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Micronesia (Federated States of).

The median across all reporting countries is 8 1000 t, and the mean is 120.88 1000 t.

Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 600.0%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).

Demersal Fish — Food: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 4,026 1000 t 2023 down 16.6% falling
2 China, mainland 3,866 1000 t 2023 down 17.7% falling
3 Indonesia 1,874 1000 t 2023 up 56.3% rising
4 Russian Federation 1,252 1000 t 2023 up 16.0% rising
5 Republic of Korea 846 1000 t 2023 down 1.1% falling
6 France 772 1000 t 2023 up 2.0% rising
7 Spain 596 1000 t 2023 down 4.8% falling
8 Egypt 583 1000 t 2023 up 93.7% rising
9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 522 1000 t 2023 down 7.4% flat
10 India 491 1000 t 2023 down 15.2% rising
11 Italy 462 1000 t 2023 up 7.9% rising
12 Brazil 431 1000 t 2023 down 36.7% falling
13 Philippines 356 1000 t 2023 down 10.1% falling
14 Malaysia 343 1000 t 2023 down 0.9% rising
15 Germany 337 1000 t 2023 unchanged falling
16 Nigeria 309 1000 t 2023 down 66.3% falling
17 Portugal 272 1000 t 2023 down 23.6% falling
18 Canada 201 1000 t 2023 up 19.6% rising
19 Australia and New Zealand 190 1000 t 2023 down 11.6% falling
20 Mexico 186 1000 t 2023 up 27.4% rising
21 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 178 1000 t 2023 up 17.9% rising
22 Poland 177 1000 t 2023 up 12.0% rising
23 Australia 140 1000 t 2023 down 14.1% falling
24 Angola 139 1000 t 2023 up 16.8% falling
25 Argentina 122 1000 t 2023 up 6.1% rising
26 Bangladesh 119 1000 t 2023 up 24.0% rising
26 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 119 1000 t 2023 up 72.5% rising
28 Türkiye 118 1000 t 2023 up 51.3% rising
28 China, Taiwan Province of 118 1000 t 2023 up 55.3% rising
30 Ukraine 117 1000 t 2023 up 33.0% rising
31 Norway 113 1000 t 2023 down 17.5% falling
32 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 110 1000 t 2018 up 31.0% rising
33 Cameroon 98 1000 t 2023 up 32.4% rising
34 Caribbean 96 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
35 Morocco 94 1000 t 2023 up 56.7% rising
36 Senegal 90 1000 t 2023 up 11.1% rising
37 Thailand 89 1000 t 2023 down 31.0% falling
38 Belgium 86 1000 t 2023 up 6.2% rising
39 Sweden 82 1000 t 2023 down 6.8% flat
40 Greece 74 1000 t 2023 up 23.3% rising
41 Saudi Arabia 72 1000 t 2023 up 80.0% rising
42 Oman 71 1000 t 2023 up 47.9% rising
43 Dominican Republic 70 1000 t 2023 up 218.2% rising
44 United Arab Emirates 66 1000 t 2023 down 14.3% falling
45 Tunisia 61 1000 t 2023 up 41.9% rising
46 Peru 56 1000 t 2023 up 27.3% rising
47 Sierra Leone 54 1000 t 2023 up 5.9% rising
48 Congo 53 1000 t 2023 up 51.4% rising
49 Ghana 50 1000 t 2023 up 31.6% rising
49 Ireland 50 1000 t 2023 up 22.0% rising
49 New Zealand 50 1000 t 2023 down 3.8% rising
52 Côte d'Ivoire 46 1000 t 2023 up 142.1% rising
52 United Republic of Tanzania 46 1000 t 2023 up 7.0% rising
54 Ecuador 41 1000 t 2023 up 156.2% volatile
55 China, Hong Kong SAR 40 1000 t 2023 down 27.3% falling
56 Guinea 36 1000 t 2023 up 28.6% rising
57 Sri Lanka 34 1000 t 2023 down 33.3% falling
58 Israel 33 1000 t 2023 down 23.3% falling
59 Chile 32 1000 t 2023 down 44.8% falling
60 Czechia 30 1000 t 2023 up 36.4% rising
61 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 29 1000 t 2023 down 56.1% falling
62 Viet Nam 27 1000 t 2023 up 80.0% rising
63 Denmark 24 1000 t 2023 up 20.0% rising
64 Libya 23 1000 t 2023 down 4.2% falling
64 Romania 23 1000 t 2023 up 91.7% rising
64 Slovakia 23 1000 t 2023 up 27.8% rising
67 Austria 22 1000 t 2023 down 12.0% falling
67 Switzerland 22 1000 t 2023 unchanged falling
67 Yemen 22 1000 t 2023 down 46.3% falling
67 Democratic Republic of the Congo 22 1000 t 2023 down 35.3% falling
71 Belarus 21 1000 t 2023 down 32.3% falling
72 Croatia 20 1000 t 2023 up 25.0% rising
73 Gambia 19 1000 t 2023 up 35.7% rising
74 Uruguay 18 1000 t 2023 up 157.1% rising
75 Qatar 17 1000 t 2023 flat
76 Algeria 16 1000 t 2023 down 11.1% falling
76 Kenya 16 1000 t 2023 up 300.0% volatile
78 Gabon 15 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
78 Iraq 15 1000 t 2023 up 25.0% falling
80 Finland 14 1000 t 2023 down 6.7% falling
81 Hungary 13 1000 t 2023 up 30.0% rising
82 Colombia 12 1000 t 2023 up 71.4% rising
82 Serbia 12 1000 t 2023 up 20.0% rising
84 Bahrain 11 1000 t 2023 flat
84 Jordan 11 1000 t 2023 up 266.7% volatile
84 Kuwait 11 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
84 Republic of Moldova 11 1000 t 2023 up 22.2% rising
88 Kazakhstan 10 1000 t 2023 up 150.0% rising
88 Melanesia 10 1000 t 2023 down 16.7% rising
90 Bulgaria 9 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% rising
91 Estonia 8 1000 t 2023 down 11.1% flat
91 Liberia 8 1000 t 2023 up 33.3% rising
91 Pakistan 8 1000 t 2023 down 63.6% falling
94 Cuba 7 1000 t 2019 unchanged rising
94 Cyprus 7 1000 t 2023 up 40.0% rising
94 Haiti 7 1000 t 2023 up 40.0% rising
94 Mozambique 7 1000 t 2023 up 600.0% volatile
98 Costa Rica 6 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% rising
98 Fiji 6 1000 t 2023 down 33.3% rising
98 Mauritius 6 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% flat
101 Georgia 5 1000 t 2023 up 66.7% rising
101 Luxembourg 5 1000 t 2023 up 25.0% rising
101 Slovenia 5 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
101 Trinidad and Tobago 5 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
105 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
105 Iceland 4 1000 t 2023 down 50.0% falling
105 Jamaica 4 1000 t 2023 up 300.0% volatile
105 North Macedonia 4 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
105 Namibia 4 1000 t 2023 down 60.0% falling
105 Tajikistan 4 1000 t 2023 up 300.0% volatile
111 Albania 3 1000 t 2023 down 40.0% falling
111 Latvia 3 1000 t 2023 down 40.0% falling
111 Nicaragua 3 1000 t 2023 up 200.0% rising
114 Azerbaijan 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged volatile
114 Comoros 2 1000 t 2023 volatile
114 Guinea-Bissau 2 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% volatile
114 Kiribati 2 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
114 Lebanon 2 1000 t 2023 down 75.0% volatile
114 Lithuania 2 1000 t 2023 down 66.7% volatile
114 Madagascar 2 1000 t 2023 down 60.0% volatile
114 Malta 2 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
114 Montenegro 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
114 Panama 2 1000 t 2023 down 50.0% volatile
114 Papua New Guinea 2 1000 t 2023 down 33.3% falling
114 Sao Tome and Principe 2 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
114 Uzbekistan 2 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% volatile
114 Vanuatu 2 1000 t 2023 volatile
114 Micronesia 2 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
114 Cabo Verde 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
114 Syrian Arab Republic 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
131 Bahamas 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged falling
131 Belize 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
131 Barbados 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged volatile
131 Botswana 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
131 Guyana 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged falling
131 Kyrgyzstan 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged volatile
131 Cambodia 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
131 Saint Lucia 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
131 Lesotho 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
131 Mauritania 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
131 Niger 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
131 French Polynesia 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
131 Suriname 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
131 Eswatini 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged volatile
131 Zambia 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
131 Zimbabwe 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged volatile
131 Timor-Leste 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
131 Polynesia 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged volatile
131 China, Macao SAR 1 1000 t 2023 rising
150 Afghanistan 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% volatile
150 Armenia 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
150 Antigua and Barbuda 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% volatile
150 Burkina Faso 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
150 Djibouti 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% volatile
150 Ethiopia 0 1000 t 2023 flat
150 Grenada 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% volatile
150 Guatemala 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
150 Honduras 0 1000 t 2023 flat
150 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
150 Maldives 0 1000 t 2023 flat
150 Marshall Islands 0 1000 t 2023 flat
150 Myanmar 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
150 Mongolia 0 1000 t 2023 flat
150 Malawi 0 1000 t 2023 flat
150 New Caledonia 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
150 Nepal 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% volatile
150 Nauru 0 1000 t 2023 flat
150 Paraguay 0 1000 t 2023 flat
150 Rwanda 0 1000 t 2023 flat
150 Solomon Islands 0 1000 t 2023 flat
150 El Salvador 0 1000 t 2023 flat
150 Seychelles 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% volatile
150 Turkmenistan 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% volatile
150 Tonga 0 1000 t 2023 flat
150 Tuvalu 0 1000 t 2023 flat
150 Uganda 0 1000 t 2023 flat
150 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 1000 t 2023 flat
150 Samoa 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% volatile
150 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 1000 t 2023 flat
150 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 1000 t 2023 flat
150 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 1000 t 2023 flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Demersal Fish — Food
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
212 places, 2,888 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed

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.