Demersal Fish — Production by country
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What the numbers show
Demersal Fish — Production is currently reported for 135 countries. The highest value is 4,108 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 19 1000 t, and the mean is 221.8 1000 t.
Over the past decade 66 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 4,108 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 2 | China, mainland | 3,940 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 3 | Russia | 2,880 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 2,880 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 5 | United States | 2,559 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 1,936 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 7 | Norway | 1,296 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 8 | India | 912 1000 t | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 9 | Iceland | 668 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 10 | Egypt | 532 1000 t | 2023 | up 124.5% | rising |
| 11 | Argentina | 415 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 12 | Republic of Korea | 359 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 13 | Spain | 340 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 14 | Australia and New Zealand | 337 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 15 | Malaysia | 324 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 16 | Turkey | 320 1000 t | 2023 | up 142.4% | rising |
| 16 | Türkiye | 320 1000 t | 2023 | up 142.4% | rising |
| 18 | Philippines | 307 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 19 | New Zealand | 291 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 20 | Denmark | 250 1000 t | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 21 | Brazil | 236 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 226 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 226 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 24 | Canada | 192 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 25 | Mexico | 189 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 26 | France | 183 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 26 | South Africa | 183 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 28 | Nigeria | 181 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 29 | Namibia | 162 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 30 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 160 1000 t | 2023 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 31 | Greece | 146 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 31 | Thailand | 146 1000 t | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 33 | China, Taiwan Province of | 135 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 34 | Angola | 134 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 35 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 130 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 36 | Guinea | 127 1000 t | 2023 | up 122.8% | rising |
| 37 | Senegal | 125 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 107 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 39 | Peru | 103 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 40 | Oman | 100 1000 t | 2023 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 41 | Morocco | 90 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 42 | Chile | 87 1000 t | 2023 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Germany | 87 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 44 | Pakistan | 84 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 45 | Cameroon | 83 1000 t | 2023 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 46 | Mauritania | 78 1000 t | 2023 | up 188.9% | rising |
| 47 | Ireland | 74 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 48 | Tunisia | 67 1000 t | 2023 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 49 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 66 1000 t | 2018 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 50 | Portugal | 63 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 51 | Poland | 57 1000 t | 2023 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 52 | Ecuador | 54 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 52 | Sierra Leone | 54 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 54 | Italy | 53 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 54 | United Republic of Tanzania | 53 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 56 | Australia | 46 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 43 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 58 | United Arab Emirates | 42 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 58 | Uruguay | 42 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 60 | Ghana | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 61 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 33 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 62 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 27 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 64 | Cote d'Ivoire | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 64 | Côte d'Ivoire | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 66 | Yemen | 24 1000 t | 2023 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 67 | Croatia | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 110.0% | rising |
| 68 | Gambia | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 68 | Libya | 19 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 70 | Belgium | 17 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 70 | Sweden | 17 1000 t | 2023 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 70 | Caribbean | 17 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 73 | Kenya | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Congo | 12 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 74 | Melanesia | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 76 | Colombia | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Iraq | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 450.0% | rising |
| 78 | Qatar | 10 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 79 | Gabon | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 80 | Cyprus | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 80 | Estonia | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 83 | Algeria | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 83 | Guinea-Bissau | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Bahrain | 6 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 86 | Fiji | 6 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 86 | Israel | 6 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 86 | Liberia | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 86 | Mozambique | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 86 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 93 | Albania | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 93 | Cuba | 5 1000 t | 2019 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 93 | Lithuania | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 93 | Mauritius | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 97 | Vanuatu | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 97 | Micronesia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 99 | Belize | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 99 | Georgia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Guyana | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 99 | Malta | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Seychelles | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Ukraine | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Comoros | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Kiribati | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 106 | Latvia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 106 | Madagascar | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Panama | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Papua New Guinea | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 106 | Cabo Verde | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Bulgaria | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Djibouti | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Kazakhstan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Cambodia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Kuwait | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 114 | Lebanon | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 114 | Maldives | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Syria | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | East Timor | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Timor-Leste | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Polynesia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 128 | Bahamas | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Finland | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Guatemala | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 128 | New Caledonia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 128 | French Polynesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Suriname | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 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 22,487 1000 t
- Asia 9,574 1000 t
- Europe 6,534 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 4,991 1000 t
- Americas 3,956 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 2,941 1000 t
- Northern America 2,752 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 2,715 1000 t
- United States of America 2,559 1000 t
- Northern Europe 2,545 1000 t
- Africa 2,070 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1,934 1000 t
- European Union (27) 1,463 1000 t
- Southern Asia 1,291 1000 t
- South America 979 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 770 1000 t
- Northern Africa 716 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 707 1000 t
- Western Africa 676 1000 t
- Southern Europe 631 1000 t
- Western Asia 577 1000 t
- Western Europe 417 1000 t
- Oceania 353 1000 t
- Southern Africa 345 1000 t
- Middle Africa 246 1000 t
- Central America 208 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 87 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 62 1000 t
- Central Asia 1 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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.