Fish, Seafood — Export quantity 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
164
Highest
8,270 1000 t
China
Lowest
0 1000 t
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Median
40.5 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
3,006
What the numbers show
Fish, Seafood — Export quantity is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 8,270 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 40.5 1000 t, and the mean is 473.84 1000 t.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 3,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Burkina Faso (down 100.0%).
Fish, Seafood — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 8,270 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 2 | China, mainland | 7,329 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 3 | Peru | 5,788 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.0% | flat |
| 4 | Vietnam | 3,507 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 3,507 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 3,214 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 7 | Russia | 2,634 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 2,634 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 9 | Chile | 2,425 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 10 | United States | 2,418 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 11 | Thailand | 2,348 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 12 | Denmark | 1,956 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 13 | Spain | 1,717 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,712 1000 t | 2023 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 15 | India | 1,706 1000 t | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 1,478 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 17 | Ecuador | 1,429 1000 t | 2023 | up 83.9% | rising |
| 18 | Indonesia | 1,403 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 987 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 983 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 20 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 983 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 22 | Iceland | 971 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 23 | Republic of Korea | 954 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 24 | Morocco | 893 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 25 | Mauritania | 892 1000 t | 2023 | up 149.2% | rising |
| 26 | Myanmar | 885 1000 t | 2023 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 27 | Canada | 831 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 28 | China, Taiwan Province of | 803 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 29 | Poland | 689 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 30 | Mexico | 603 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 31 | Argentina | 601 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 32 | Malaysia | 560 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 33 | France | 479 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 34 | Australia and New Zealand | 478 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 35 | Namibia | 475 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 36 | New Zealand | 396 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 37 | South Africa | 387 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 38 | Portugal | 376 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 39 | Philippines | 368 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 40 | Oman | 352 1000 t | 2023 | up 232.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Micronesia | 348 1000 t | 2023 | up 435.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Turkey | 340 1000 t | 2023 | up 141.1% | rising |
| 42 | Türkiye | 340 1000 t | 2023 | up 141.1% | rising |
| 44 | Senegal | 327 1000 t | 2023 | up 105.7% | rising |
| 45 | Melanesia | 290 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 46 | Belgium | 264 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 47 | Ireland | 256 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 48 | Pakistan | 244 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 224 1000 t | 2023 | up 157.5% | rising |
| 50 | Lithuania | 204 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 51 | Italy | 193 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 52 | Seychelles | 192 1000 t | 2023 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 53 | Brazil | 187 1000 t | 2023 | up 187.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Greece | 180 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 175 1000 t | 2023 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 56 | Panama | 163 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 57 | Mauritius | 158 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 58 | Kiribati | 154 1000 t | 2023 | up 136.9% | rising |
| 59 | Latvia | 148 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 60 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 146 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 61 | Belarus | 142 1000 t | 2023 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 62 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 138 1000 t | 2023 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 63 | Estonia | 132 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 64 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 107 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 65 | United Republic of Tanzania | 94 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.8% | flat |
| 66 | Croatia | 91 1000 t | 2023 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 67 | Finland | 90 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 68 | Australia | 82 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 69 | Maldives | 81 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 70 | Ghana | 69 1000 t | 2023 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 70 | Yemen | 69 1000 t | 2023 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 72 | Bangladesh | 67 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 73 | Georgia | 61 1000 t | 2023 | up 577.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Colombia | 59 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 75 | Czechia | 51 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 76 | Uruguay | 49 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 77 | Marshall Islands | 48 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 78 | Honduras | 47 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.7% | flat |
| 78 | Saudi Arabia | 47 1000 t | 2023 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 80 | Cambodia | 44 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 81 | Nicaragua | 41 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 40 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 83 | Tunisia | 40 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 85 | Bahrain | 39 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 85 | Guatemala | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 85 | El Salvador | 39 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 85 | Vanuatu | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 89 | Solomon Islands | 38 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 90 | Fiji | 37 1000 t | 2023 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 91 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 36 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 92 | Cote d'Ivoire | 34 1000 t | 2023 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 92 | Côte d'Ivoire | 34 1000 t | 2023 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | 33 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 95 | Egypt | 32 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 95 | Rwanda | 32 1000 t | 2023 | up 3,100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Uganda | 31 1000 t | 2023 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 97 | Ukraine | 31 1000 t | 2023 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Albania | 29 1000 t | 2023 | up 222.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 29 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 99 | Madagascar | 29 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 102 | Austria | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 103 | Guinea-Bissau | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Kenya | 25 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 103 | Caribbean | 25 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 106 | Guyana | 24 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 106 | Slovenia | 24 1000 t | 2023 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 108 | Angola | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Malta | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 108 | Cabo Verde | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 111 | Suriname | 17 1000 t | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 111 | Polynesia | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 240.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Tuvalu | 12 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 114 | Armenia | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Mozambique | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 116 | Zambia | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Cuba | 9 1000 t | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 117 | Guinea | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 117 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 9 1000 t | 2018 | down 86.2% | falling |
| 120 | Hungary | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 120 | Romania | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | 7 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Slovakia | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 124 | Cameroon | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 124 | Congo | 6 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Zimbabwe | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 128 | Bahamas | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 128 | Cyprus | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 131 | Dominican Republic | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 131 | Nigeria | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Serbia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Algeria | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 134 | Gambia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 134 | Israel | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Libya | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 134 | North Macedonia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Niger | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 134 | Sierra Leone | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 134 | Samoa | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 142 | Belize | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Botswana | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Jamaica | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 142 | Luxembourg | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 142 | Malawi | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 142 | New Caledonia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 142 | French Polynesia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 149 | Azerbaijan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Gabon | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 149 | Grenada | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Haiti | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 149 | Jordan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Kuwait | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Liberia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Lesotho | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Burkina Faso | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Switzerland | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Djibouti | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Ethiopia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Lebanon | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Uzbekistan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 61,609 1000 t
- Asia 22,603 1000 t
- Europe 19,142 1000 t
- Americas 14,864 1000 t
- European Union (27) 11,130 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 10,739 1000 t
- South America 10,615 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 10,047 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 9,116 1000 t
- Northern Europe 8,940 1000 t
- Western Europe 3,961 1000 t
- Africa 3,868 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 3,598 1000 t
- Northern America 3,249 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2,780 1000 t
- Southern Europe 2,644 1000 t
- United States of America 2,418 1000 t
- Southern Asia 2,246 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1,641 1000 t
- Western Africa 1,401 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 1,201 1000 t
- Western Asia 1,153 1000 t
- Oceania 1,133 1000 t
- Central America 975 1000 t
- Northern Africa 973 1000 t
- Southern Africa 865 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 595 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 152 1000 t
- Central Asia 40 1000 t
- Middle Africa 34 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.