Demersal Fish — Production 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
149
Highest
4,108 1000 t
China
Lowest
0 1000 t
Samoa
Median
8 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,432

What the numbers show

Demersal Fish — Production is currently reported for 149 countries. The highest value is 4,108 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Samoa.

The median across all reporting countries is 8 1000 t, and the mean is 159.38 1000 t.

Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 500.0%), and the largest decrease in Bahamas (down 100.0%).

Demersal Fish — Production: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 4,108 1000 t 2023 down 6.9% falling
2 China, mainland 3,940 1000 t 2023 down 7.4% falling
3 Russian Federation 2,880 1000 t 2023 up 10.2% rising
4 Indonesia 1,936 1000 t 2023 up 52.2% rising
5 Norway 1,296 1000 t 2023 up 19.0% rising
6 India 912 1000 t 2023 down 21.6% falling
7 Iceland 668 1000 t 2023 up 13.8% rising
8 Egypt 532 1000 t 2023 up 124.5% rising
9 Argentina 415 1000 t 2023 down 13.0% falling
10 Republic of Korea 359 1000 t 2023 up 2.6% falling
11 Spain 340 1000 t 2023 down 14.1% falling
12 Australia and New Zealand 337 1000 t 2023 down 7.2% falling
13 Malaysia 324 1000 t 2023 up 0.6% rising
14 Türkiye 320 1000 t 2023 up 142.4% rising
15 Philippines 307 1000 t 2023 down 16.6% falling
16 New Zealand 291 1000 t 2023 down 8.8% falling
17 Denmark 250 1000 t 2023 down 24.9% falling
18 Brazil 236 1000 t 2023 up 9.8% flat
19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 226 1000 t 2023 up 15.3% rising
20 Canada 192 1000 t 2023 up 13.6% rising
21 Mexico 189 1000 t 2023 up 31.2% rising
22 France 183 1000 t 2023 down 10.3% falling
23 Nigeria 181 1000 t 2023 up 11.0% rising
24 Namibia 162 1000 t 2023 up 0.6% flat
25 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 160 1000 t 2023 up 58.4% rising
26 Greece 146 1000 t 2023 up 28.1% rising
26 Thailand 146 1000 t 2023 down 34.2% falling
28 China, Taiwan Province of 135 1000 t 2023 up 26.2% rising
29 Angola 134 1000 t 2023 up 44.1% rising
30 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 130 1000 t 2023 up 15.0% rising
31 Guinea 127 1000 t 2023 up 122.8% rising
32 Senegal 125 1000 t 2023 up 37.4% rising
33 Bangladesh 107 1000 t 2023 up 10.3% rising
34 Peru 103 1000 t 2023 up 8.4% rising
35 Oman 100 1000 t 2023 up 51.5% rising
36 Morocco 90 1000 t 2023 up 47.5% rising
37 Chile 87 1000 t 2023 down 54.7% volatile
37 Germany 87 1000 t 2023 up 29.9% rising
39 Pakistan 84 1000 t 2023 down 32.8% falling
40 Cameroon 83 1000 t 2023 up 72.9% rising
41 Mauritania 78 1000 t 2023 up 188.9% rising
42 Ireland 74 1000 t 2023 down 22.1% falling
43 Tunisia 67 1000 t 2023 up 63.4% rising
44 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 66 1000 t 2018 down 7.0% falling
45 Portugal 63 1000 t 2023 down 6.0% falling
46 Poland 57 1000 t 2023 up 67.6% rising
47 Ecuador 54 1000 t 2023 up 1.9% rising
47 Sierra Leone 54 1000 t 2023 up 5.9% rising
49 Italy 53 1000 t 2023 down 1.9% falling
49 United Republic of Tanzania 53 1000 t 2023 up 26.2% rising
51 Australia 46 1000 t 2023 up 2.2% falling
52 Saudi Arabia 43 1000 t 2023 up 19.4% rising
53 United Arab Emirates 42 1000 t 2023 down 2.3% falling
53 Uruguay 42 1000 t 2023 down 17.6% falling
55 Ghana 39 1000 t 2023 up 2.6% flat
56 China, Hong Kong SAR 33 1000 t 2023 down 29.8% falling
57 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27 1000 t 2023 down 10.0% falling
58 Sri Lanka 26 1000 t 2023 down 40.9% falling
59 Côte d'Ivoire 25 1000 t 2023 up 38.9% rising
60 Yemen 24 1000 t 2023 down 44.2% falling
61 Croatia 21 1000 t 2023 up 110.0% rising
62 Gambia 19 1000 t 2023 up 26.7% rising
62 Libya 19 1000 t 2023 down 13.6% falling
64 Belgium 17 1000 t 2023 down 22.7% falling
64 Sweden 17 1000 t 2023 down 56.4% falling
64 Caribbean 17 1000 t 2023 unchanged falling
67 Kenya 15 1000 t 2023 up 275.0% volatile
68 Congo 12 1000 t 2023 unchanged falling
68 Melanesia 12 1000 t 2023 down 7.7% rising
70 Colombia 11 1000 t 2023 up 450.0% volatile
70 Iraq 11 1000 t 2023 up 450.0% rising
72 Qatar 10 1000 t 2023 flat
73 Gabon 9 1000 t 2023 down 25.0% falling
74 Costa Rica 8 1000 t 2023 up 60.0% rising
74 Cyprus 8 1000 t 2023 up 33.3% rising
74 Estonia 8 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
77 Dominican Republic 7 1000 t 2023 up 75.0% rising
77 Algeria 7 1000 t 2023 down 30.0% falling
77 Guinea-Bissau 7 1000 t 2023 up 250.0% volatile
80 Bahrain 6 1000 t 2023 flat
80 Fiji 6 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
80 Israel 6 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
80 Liberia 6 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% rising
80 Mozambique 6 1000 t 2023 up 500.0% volatile
80 Nicaragua 6 1000 t 2023 up 20.0% rising
80 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
87 Albania 5 1000 t 2023 up 25.0% rising
87 Cuba 5 1000 t 2019 down 28.6% falling
87 Lithuania 5 1000 t 2023 up 25.0% falling
87 Mauritius 5 1000 t 2023 up 66.7% rising
91 Vanuatu 4 1000 t 2023 down 20.0% rising
91 Micronesia 4 1000 t 2023 up 300.0% rising
93 Belize 3 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% rising
93 Georgia 3 1000 t 2023 volatile
93 Guyana 3 1000 t 2023 up 200.0% rising
93 Malta 3 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
93 Seychelles 3 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% rising
93 Trinidad and Tobago 3 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
93 Ukraine 3 1000 t 2023 down 81.2% volatile
100 Comoros 2 1000 t 2023 down 75.0% volatile
100 Kiribati 2 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
100 Latvia 2 1000 t 2023 down 66.7% falling
100 Madagascar 2 1000 t 2023 down 66.7% volatile
100 Panama 2 1000 t 2023 down 71.4% volatile
100 Papua New Guinea 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
100 Sao Tome and Principe 2 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
100 Cabo Verde 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
108 Antigua and Barbuda 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
108 Bulgaria 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
108 Djibouti 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
108 Kazakhstan 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
108 Cambodia 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
108 Kuwait 1 1000 t 2023 down 50.0% falling
108 Lebanon 1 1000 t 2023 down 50.0% falling
108 Maldives 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
108 Timor-Leste 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
108 Polynesia 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
108 Syrian Arab Republic 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
108 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1 1000 t 2023 rising
120 Azerbaijan 0 1000 t 2023 flat
120 Bahamas 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% volatile
120 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 1000 t 2023 flat
120 Belarus 0 1000 t 2023 flat
120 Barbados 0 1000 t 2023 flat
120 Ethiopia 0 1000 t 2023 flat
120 Finland 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% volatile
120 Grenada 0 1000 t 2023 flat
120 Guatemala 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
120 Honduras 0 1000 t 2023 flat
120 Jordan 0 1000 t 2023 flat
120 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
120 Saint Lucia 0 1000 t 2023 flat
120 Marshall Islands 0 1000 t 2023 flat
120 Myanmar 0 1000 t 2023 flat
120 Montenegro 0 1000 t 2023 flat
120 Mongolia 0 1000 t 2023 flat
120 New Caledonia 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
120 Nauru 0 1000 t 2023 flat
120 French Polynesia 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
120 Romania 0 1000 t 2023 flat
120 Solomon Islands 0 1000 t 2023 flat
120 El Salvador 0 1000 t 2023 flat
120 Suriname 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
120 Slovenia 0 1000 t 2023 flat
120 Turkmenistan 0 1000 t 2023 flat
120 Tonga 0 1000 t 2023 flat
120 Tuvalu 0 1000 t 2023 flat
120 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
120 Samoa 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 — Production
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
180 places, 2,432 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.