Fish and seafood consumption per capita in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Fish and seafood consumption per capita was 55.82 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
55.82 kilograms per year per capita
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
6th
of 192 countries
All-time high
55.82 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
All-time low
49.98 kilograms per year per capita
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Fish and seafood consumption per capita in Tuvalu, 2019–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 55.82 kilograms per year per capita for fish and seafood consumption per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.7% over five years.
Tuvalu ranks 6th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Fish and seafood consumption per capita in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 49.98 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 2020 | 51.73 kilograms per year per capita | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 53.72 kilograms per year per capita | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 54.81 kilograms per year per capita | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 55.82 kilograms per year per capita | +1.9% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 55.82 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.88 kilograms per year per capita, 4.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 55.82 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.95 kilograms per year per capita, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.98 kilograms per year per capita | 49.98 kilograms per year per capita | 49.98 kilograms per year per capita | 1 |
| 2020s | 54.02 kilograms per year per capita | 51.73 kilograms per year per capita | 55.82 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 3 Kiribati 72.27 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 4 Hong Kong 69.11 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 5 Macao 61.12 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 7 Antigua and Barbuda 54.51 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 8 Portugal 53.49 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 9 South Korea 52.82 kilograms per year per capita compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tuvalu
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -17.15 % change on previous year (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1594 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 534.44 current US$ per person (2015)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3456 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 15.9% (2015)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 15.9% (2015)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2008)
- Rural population 34.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fish and seafood consumption per capita in Tuvalu?
- Fish and seafood consumption per capita in Tuvalu was 55.82 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 55.82 kilograms per year per capita in 2023.
- What is the lowest fish and seafood consumption per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.98 kilograms per year per capita in 2019.
- How does Tuvalu rank for fish and seafood consumption per capita?
- Tuvalu ranks 6th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.