Demersal Fish — Import quantity by country
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What the numbers show
Demersal Fish — Import quantity is currently reported for 150 countries. The highest value is 1,415 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in United Republic of Tanzania.
The median across all reporting countries is 9 1000 t, and the mean is 84.63 1000 t.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Cote d'Ivoire (up 2,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Demersal Fish — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1,415 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 1,318 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 803 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 787 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 5 | Republic of Korea | 759 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 704 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 7 | France | 681 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 567 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 511 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 511 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 11 | Italy | 429 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 12 | Denmark | 388 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 13 | Portugal | 320 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.1% | flat |
| 14 | Poland | 314 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 15 | Sweden | 267 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 16 | Brazil | 210 1000 t | 2023 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 17 | Canada | 178 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 129 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 18 | Nigeria | 129 1000 t | 2023 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Russia | 124 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 124 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 22 | Australia and New Zealand | 119 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 23 | Ukraine | 117 1000 t | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 24 | Australia | 104 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 25 | Caribbean | 81 1000 t | 2023 | up 145.5% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 74 1000 t | 2023 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 27 | Lithuania | 73 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 65 1000 t | 2023 | up 261.1% | rising |
| 28 | China, Taiwan Province of | 65 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 30 | South Africa | 64 1000 t | 2023 | up 146.2% | rising |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 62 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 32 | Thailand | 59 1000 t | 2023 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 33 | Egypt | 57 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 34 | Greece | 51 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 35 | Philippines | 50 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 36 | Congo | 44 1000 t | 2023 | up 91.3% | rising |
| 36 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 44 1000 t | 2018 | up 214.3% | rising |
| 38 | Belarus | 42 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 38 | Ireland | 42 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 40 | Czechia | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 33 1000 t | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 42 | Malaysia | 30 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 42 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 30 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 44 | Austria | 28 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 45 | Israel | 27 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 45 | Vietnam | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 45 | Viet Nam | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 48 | Slovakia | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 49 | Romania | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 50 | Switzerland | 22 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 51 | Cote d'Ivoire | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 2,000.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Côte d'Ivoire | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 2,000.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Estonia | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 54 | Latvia | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 55 | Cameroon | 15 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Croatia | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 55 | Indonesia | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 55 | New Zealand | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 55 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 15 1000 t | 2023 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Finland | 14 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 60 | India | 14 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Hungary | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 64 | Serbia | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 65 | Ecuador | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 450.0% | rising |
| 65 | Ghana | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Jordan | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Moldova | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 65 | Republic of Moldova | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 10 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 70 | Uruguay | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Algeria | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 73 | Kuwait | 9 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Morocco | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Mexico | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 77 | Qatar | 8 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 77 | Slovenia | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 80 | Haiti | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 80 | Liberia | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Angola | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Bahrain | 6 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 82 | Chile | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 82 | Iceland | 6 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 82 | North Macedonia | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 87 | Gabon | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Georgia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 87 | Iraq | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Luxembourg | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 91 | Jamaica | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Libya | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Mauritius | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 91 | Tajikistan | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Turkey | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 91 | Türkiye | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 98 | Cyprus | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 98 | Namibia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Argentina | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 100 | Azerbaijan | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 100 | Cuba | 2 1000 t | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Guinea-Bissau | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Panama | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 100 | Uzbekistan | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Albania | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 108 | Armenia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Bahamas | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 108 | Botswana | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Colombia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 108 | Costa Rica | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Guinea | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Kenya | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 108 | Lebanon | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Saint Lucia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Lesotho | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Malta | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 108 | Montenegro | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 108 | Mozambique | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Niger | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Oman | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Peru | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Eswatini | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 108 | Syria | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 108 | Tunisia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 108 | Zambia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Zimbabwe | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 108 | Cabo Verde | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 108 | China, Macao SAR | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 134 | Afghanistan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Burkina Faso | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Barbados | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Fiji | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Grenada | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Myanmar | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Nepal | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Pakistan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Senegal | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | El Salvador | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Turkmenistan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Samoa | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Melanesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Polynesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 1000 t | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 1000 t | 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.
- World 10,760 1000 t
- Europe 5,900 1000 t
- European Union (27) 4,972 1000 t
- Asia 2,995 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 2,581 1000 t
- Western Europe 2,357 1000 t
- Southern Europe 1,414 1000 t
- Northern Europe 1,412 1000 t
- Americas 1,318 1000 t
- Northern America 981 1000 t
- United States of America 803 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 718 1000 t
- Africa 428 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 271 1000 t
- South America 245 1000 t
- Western Africa 184 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 181 1000 t
- Western Asia 180 1000 t
- Oceania 119 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 117 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 89 1000 t
- Middle Africa 86 1000 t
- Northern Africa 80 1000 t
- Southern Africa 70 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 69 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 42 1000 t
- Southern Asia 38 1000 t
- Central Asia 16 1000 t
- Central America 11 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 8 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.