What is fish and seafood consumption per capita in Taiwan?

Fish and seafood consumption per capita in Taiwan was 30.4 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest fish and seafood consumption per capita recorded in Taiwan?

The highest recorded value was 41 kilograms per year per capita in 1990.

What is the lowest fish and seafood consumption per capita recorded in Taiwan?

The lowest recorded value was 26.5 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.

How does Taiwan rank for fish and seafood consumption per capita?

Taiwan ranks 32nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.

Is fish and seafood consumption per capita rising or falling in Taiwan?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Taiwan data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fish and seafood consumption per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fish and seafood consumption per capita in Taiwan

Name: Fish and seafood consumption per capita in Taiwan
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Taiwan: Fish and seafood consumption per capita was 30.4 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

30.4 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

32nd

of 192 countries

All-time high

41 kilograms per year per capita

in 1990

All-time low

26.5 kilograms per year per capita

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Fish and seafood consumption per capita in Taiwan, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

Taiwan recorded 30.4 kilograms per year per capita for fish and seafood consumption per capita in 2023.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fish and seafood consumption per capita in Taiwan peaked at 41 kilograms per year per capita in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.5 kilograms per year per capita, in 1961.

That places Taiwan 32nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Fish and seafood consumption per capita in Taiwan, year by year

Annual values for Fish and seafood consumption per capita in Taiwan, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kilograms per year per capita	Change
1961	26.5 kilograms per year per capita	—
1962	27.15 kilograms per year per capita	+2.5%
1963	27.64 kilograms per year per capita	+1.8%
1964	29.16 kilograms per year per capita	+5.5%
1965	28.93 kilograms per year per capita	-0.8%
1966	30.91 kilograms per year per capita	+6.8%
1967	32.05 kilograms per year per capita	+3.7%
1968	34.41 kilograms per year per capita	+7.3%
1969	35.62 kilograms per year per capita	+3.5%
1970	31.79 kilograms per year per capita	-10.8%
1971	33.2 kilograms per year per capita	+4.4%
1972	33.58 kilograms per year per capita	+1.2%
1973	36.13 kilograms per year per capita	+7.6%
1974	35.28 kilograms per year per capita	-2.4%
1975	38.79 kilograms per year per capita	+10.0%
1976	35.61 kilograms per year per capita	-8.2%
1977	35.6 kilograms per year per capita	-0.0%
1978	36.12 kilograms per year per capita	+1.4%
1979	36.77 kilograms per year per capita	+1.8%
1980	35.4 kilograms per year per capita	-3.7%
1981	35.14 kilograms per year per capita	-0.7%
1982	34.49 kilograms per year per capita	-1.8%
1983	33.01 kilograms per year per capita	-4.3%
1984	35.35 kilograms per year per capita	+7.1%
1985	35.19 kilograms per year per capita	-0.5%
1986	32.14 kilograms per year per capita	-8.7%
1987	38.12 kilograms per year per capita	+18.6%
1988	38.3 kilograms per year per capita	+0.5%
1989	40.98 kilograms per year per capita	+7.0%
1990	41 kilograms per year per capita	+0.1%
1991	40.3 kilograms per year per capita	-1.7%
1992	36.96 kilograms per year per capita	-8.3%
1993	38.94 kilograms per year per capita	+5.4%
1994	33.73 kilograms per year per capita	-13.4%
1995	36.96 kilograms per year per capita	+9.6%
1996	32.67 kilograms per year per capita	-11.6%
1997	36.64 kilograms per year per capita	+12.1%
1998	32.88 kilograms per year per capita	-10.2%
1999	32.98 kilograms per year per capita	+0.3%
2000	31.61 kilograms per year per capita	-4.2%
2001	29.45 kilograms per year per capita	-6.8%
2002	31.75 kilograms per year per capita	+7.8%
2003	34.15 kilograms per year per capita	+7.6%
2004	28.48 kilograms per year per capita	-16.6%
2005	29.79 kilograms per year per capita	+4.6%
2006	28.31 kilograms per year per capita	-5.0%
2007	33.5 kilograms per year per capita	+18.4%
2008	31.88 kilograms per year per capita	-4.8%
2009	29.16 kilograms per year per capita	-8.5%
2010	30.41 kilograms per year per capita	+4.3%
2011	33.62 kilograms per year per capita	+10.6%
2012	35.17 kilograms per year per capita	+4.6%
2013	33.31 kilograms per year per capita	-5.3%
2014	33.7 kilograms per year per capita	+1.2%
2015	31.64 kilograms per year per capita	-6.1%
2016	29.36 kilograms per year per capita	-7.2%
2017	29.64 kilograms per year per capita	+1.0%
2018	29.13 kilograms per year per capita	-1.7%
2019	29.94 kilograms per year per capita	+2.8%
2020	29.95 kilograms per year per capita	+0.0%
2021	30.09 kilograms per year per capita	+0.5%
2022	30.27 kilograms per year per capita	+0.6%
2023	30.4 kilograms per year per capita	+0.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	30.26 kilograms per year per capita	26.5 kilograms per year per capita	35.62 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	35.29 kilograms per year per capita	31.79 kilograms per year per capita	38.79 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	35.81 kilograms per year per capita	32.14 kilograms per year per capita	40.98 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	36.31 kilograms per year per capita	32.67 kilograms per year per capita	41 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	30.81 kilograms per year per capita	28.31 kilograms per year per capita	34.15 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	31.59 kilograms per year per capita	29.13 kilograms per year per capita	35.17 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	30.18 kilograms per year per capita	29.95 kilograms per year per capita	30.4 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Taiwan

29 Malta 31.1 kilograms per year per capita compare
30 Sweden 30.62 kilograms per year per capita compare
31 Solomon Islands 30.49 kilograms per year per capita compare
33 Luxembourg 30.29 kilograms per year per capita compare
34 Vanuatu 30.04 kilograms per year per capita compare
35 Brunei 29.43 kilograms per year per capita compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Taiwan

Milk per animal 4,807 kilograms per animal (2024)
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 6.45 million tonnes (2023)
Agricultural land use 779,000 hectares (2023)
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 38.2% (2023)
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 1.3% (2023)
Share of cereals allocated to human food 38.2% (2023)
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 60.5% (2023)
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 159.63 kilograms per hectare (2023)
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 95,000 tonnes (2023)
Per capita meat consumption by type 0.07 kilograms per year per capita (2023)

All data for Taiwan →

Frequently asked questions

What is fish and seafood consumption per capita in Taiwan?: Fish and seafood consumption per capita in Taiwan was 30.4 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest fish and seafood consumption per capita recorded in Taiwan?: The highest recorded value was 41 kilograms per year per capita in 1990.
What is the lowest fish and seafood consumption per capita recorded in Taiwan?: The lowest recorded value was 26.5 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
How does Taiwan rank for fish and seafood consumption per capita?: Taiwan ranks 32nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is fish and seafood consumption per capita rising or falling in Taiwan?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Taiwan data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fish and seafood consumption per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Fish and seafood consumption per capita
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,213 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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