Fish and seafood consumption vs. GDP per capita by country
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.
Countries reporting
187
Highest
83.81 kilograms per year per capita
Iceland
Lowest
0.38 kilograms per year per capita
Afghanistan
Median
15.88 kilograms per year per capita
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
10,213
What the numbers show
Fish and seafood consumption vs. GDP per capita is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 83.81 kilograms per year per capita in Iceland; the lowest is 0.38 kilograms per year per capita in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.88 kilograms per year per capita, and the mean is 18.97 kilograms per year per capita.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 221.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 95 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 223.6%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 65.7%).
Fish and seafood consumption vs. GDP per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 83.81 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 2 | Maldives | 79.74 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 50.4% | rising |
| 3 | Kiribati | 72.27 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 5 | Macao | 61.12 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 6 | Tuvalu | 55.82 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda | 54.51 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 8 | Portugal | 53.49 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 9 | South Korea | 52.82 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 10 | Malaysia | 51.03 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 11 | French Polynesia | 50.51 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 12 | Norway | 49.1 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 13 | Micronesia (country) | 48.98 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 14 | Samoa | 46.62 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 15 | Bermuda | 45.59 kilograms per year per capita | 2009 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 16 | Japan | 44.98 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 17 | Marshall Islands | 44.55 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 18 | Barbados | 43.16 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 19 | Seychelles | 42.91 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 20 | China | 41.68 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Indonesia | 40.42 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Myanmar | 40.35 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Vietnam | 40.06 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 24 | Cambodia | 39.42 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Spain | 36.8 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 26 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 36.4 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 27 | France | 32.64 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 28 | Finland | 31.49 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 29 | Malta | 31.1 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 30 | Sweden | 30.62 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 31 | Solomon Islands | 30.49 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 32 | Taiwan | 30.4 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 30.29 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 34 | Vanuatu | 30.04 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 35 | Brunei | 29.43 kilograms per year per capita | 2009 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 36 | Mauritius | 29.4 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 37 | Italy | 29.39 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 38 | Netherlands Antilles | 28.68 kilograms per year per capita | 2009 | up 16.0% | flat |
| 39 | Thailand | 28.62 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 40 | Tonga | 28.58 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 41 | Laos | 28.52 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Lithuania | 28.51 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 43 | Oman | 28.15 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 44 | Fiji | 27.95 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 45 | Jamaica | 27.85 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 46 | Bahamas | 27.68 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 47 | Gabon | 27.03 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 26.98 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Sao Tome and Principe | 26.52 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 50 | Philippines | 26.34 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 51 | Nauru | 26.02 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 52 | Peru | 25.94 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 53 | Dominica | 25.58 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 54 | Saint Lucia | 24.95 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 55 | Guyana | 24.76 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 56 | Israel | 24.75 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 57 | New Zealand | 24.61 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 58 | Latvia | 24.49 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 59 | Sierra Leone | 24.45 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 60 | Australia | 24.24 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 61 | Belgium | 23.93 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 62 | Cote d'Ivoire | 23.7 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 84.6% | rising |
| 63 | Ghana | 23.62 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 64 | Congo | 23.19 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 65 | United Arab Emirates | 23.11 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 66 | Russia | 22.8 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 22.73 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 68 | Denmark | 22.56 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 69 | New Caledonia | 22.5 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 70 | Qatar | 22.03 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 71 | United States | 21.94 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 72 | Canada | 20.82 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 73 | Egypt | 20.5 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Grenada | 20.33 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 30.6% | flat |
| 75 | Gambia | 20.17 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 76 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 20.05 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 77 | Croatia | 19.89 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 78 | Bahrain | 19.76 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 79 | Greece | 19.63 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 80 | Ireland | 19.27 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 81 | Netherlands | 19.08 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 82 | Cameroon | 18.12 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 83 | Cyprus | 17.96 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.96 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 17.83 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 86 | United Kingdom | 17.7 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 14.7% | flat |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 17.14 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 173.8% | rising |
| 88 | Comoros | 16.98 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 89 | Belize | 16.94 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 90 | Ukraine | 16.86 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 91 | Morocco | 16.71 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Suriname | 16.67 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 93 | Switzerland | 16.46 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 94 | Moldova | 16.3 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Tunisia | 15.88 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 96 | Uganda | 15.41 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 98 | Benin | 14.82 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 99 | Chile | 14.36 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 100 | Angola | 14.34 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 101 | Austria | 14.12 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 102 | Senegal | 13.75 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 44.0% | flat |
| 104 | Germany | 12.98 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 105 | Kuwait | 12.97 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 106 | Saudi Arabia | 12.92 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 107 | Zambia | 12.89 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 35.8% | falling |
| 108 | Libya | 12.88 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 109 | Mozambique | 12.87 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Estonia | 12.7 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 111 | Belarus | 12.46 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 112 | North Korea | 12.3 kilograms per year per capita | 2018 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 113 | Uruguay | 11.93 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 114 | Montenegro | 11.92 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 115 | Iran | 11.3 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Slovenia | 11.21 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 117 | Poland | 11.15 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 118 | Cape Verde | 10.67 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 119 | Guinea | 10.65 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 120 | Slovakia | 10.61 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 121 | Burkina Faso | 10.49 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Czechia | 10.37 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 123 | Georgia | 10.33 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Colombia | 10.31 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 125 | Namibia | 9.67 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 126 | Togo | 9.58 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 127 | Malawi | 8.77 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 128 | Venezuela | 8.75 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 129 | India | 8.73 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 130 | Romania | 8.7 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 131 | Mali | 8.64 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 62.7% | falling |
| 132 | Albania | 8.6 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Serbia | 8.45 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 134 | Brazil | 8.18 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 135 | North Macedonia | 8.01 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 136 | Mauritania | 7.6 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 137 | Nicaragua | 7.34 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 138 | El Salvador | 7.22 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Bulgaria | 7.18 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 140 | Argentina | 7.11 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 141 | Papua New Guinea | 7.1 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 142 | East Timor | 6.97 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Nigeria | 6.9 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 46.2% | rising |
| 144 | Central African Republic | 6.87 kilograms per year per capita | 2021 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 145 | Hungary | 6.46 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 146 | Ecuador | 6.45 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 147 | Tanzania | 6.4 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 148 | Bhutan | 6.26 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 149 | Cuba | 6.1 kilograms per year per capita | 2019 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 150 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.86 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Chad | 5.61 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 152 | South Africa | 5.59 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 153 | Haiti | 5.42 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 154 | Paraguay | 5.33 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Turkey | 5.32 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 157 | Uzbekistan | 5.21 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 223.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Rwanda | 5.15 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Armenia | 4.86 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Jordan | 4.77 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 161 | Liberia | 4.75 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 162 | Lebanon | 4.74 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Honduras | 4.39 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 116.3% | rising |
| 164 | Nepal | 4.28 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 83.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Kazakhstan | 3.93 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 166 | Eswatini | 3.79 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Guatemala | 3.77 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Madagascar | 3.67 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 169 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.29 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 170 | Kenya | 2.86 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 171 | Algeria | 2.75 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 34.1% | rising |
| 172 | Zimbabwe | 2.63 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 45.3% | rising |
| 173 | Burundi | 2.4 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 174 | Turkmenistan | 2.36 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 175 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.35 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 30.6% | falling |
| 176 | Iraq | 2.27 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 177 | Botswana | 2.22 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 39.2% | rising |
| 178 | Azerbaijan | 2.14 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 21.9% | flat |
| 179 | Bolivia | 2.12 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 180 | Yemen | 2.02 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 57.0% | flat |
| 181 | Lesotho | 1.92 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Niger | 1.87 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Somalia | 1.68 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 184 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.46 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Pakistan | 1.35 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 186 | Mongolia | 1.03 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Tajikistan | 0.91 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Sudan | 0.8922 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 189 | Syria | 0.8 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 190 | Ethiopia | 0.5 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Afghanistan | 0.38 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 111.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 21.7 kilograms per year per capita
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.