Fish, Seafood — Food 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
192
Highest
60,559 1000 t
China
Lowest
1 1000 t
Tuvalu
Median
86 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
3,046
What the numbers show
Fish, Seafood — Food is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 60,559 1000 t in China; the lowest is 1 1000 t in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 86 1000 t, and the mean is 1,182 1000 t.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 60,559.
Over the past decade 124 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 287.5%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 62.0%).
Fish, Seafood — Food: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 60,559 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 59,292 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 3 | India | 12,554 1000 t | 2023 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 11,365 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 5 | United States | 7,537 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 4,627 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 7 | Vietnam | 4,020 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 4,020 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 9 | Russia | 3,316 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 3,316 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 11 | Philippines | 3,027 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 12 | Republic of Korea | 2,734 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 13 | Egypt | 2,348 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 14 | Myanmar | 2,184 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 15 | France | 2,169 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 16 | Thailand | 2,052 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 17 | Malaysia | 1,793 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 18 | Spain | 1,763 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 19 | Mexico | 1,757 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 1,749 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 21 | Brazil | 1,728 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 22 | Nigeria | 1,573 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 1,216 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 23 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,216 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 25 | Germany | 1,097 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 26 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,024 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 878 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 28 | Canada | 818 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 29 | Ghana | 798 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 30 | Australia and New Zealand | 768 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 31 | Uganda | 750 1000 t | 2023 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 32 | Cote d'Ivoire | 739 1000 t | 2023 | up 140.7% | rising |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 739 1000 t | 2023 | up 140.7% | rising |
| 34 | China, Taiwan Province of | 709 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 35 | Cambodia | 687 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 36 | Australia | 641 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 37 | Ukraine | 636 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 38 | Morocco | 630 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 39 | Portugal | 558 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 40 | Colombia | 539 1000 t | 2023 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 41 | Angola | 527 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 522 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 43 | Cameroon | 514 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 43 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 514 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 45 | Turkey | 464 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 45 | Türkiye | 464 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 47 | Caribbean | 443 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 48 | Mozambique | 433 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.5% | rising |
| 49 | Poland | 432 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 430 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 51 | United Republic of Tanzania | 426 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 52 | South Africa | 353 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 53 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 348 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 54 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 345 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 55 | Pakistan | 334 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 56 | Argentina | 324 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 57 | Sweden | 323 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 58 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 319 1000 t | 2018 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 59 | Chile | 282 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 60 | Belgium | 280 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 61 | Norway | 271 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 62 | Zambia | 267 1000 t | 2023 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 63 | Senegal | 249 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 64 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 248 1000 t | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 65 | United Arab Emirates | 246 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 241 1000 t | 2023 | up 106.0% | rising |
| 67 | Israel | 229 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 68 | Laos | 219 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 68 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 219 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 70 | Sierra Leone | 207 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 71 | Greece | 201 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 194 1000 t | 2023 | up 203.1% | rising |
| 72 | Tunisia | 194 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 74 | Uzbekistan | 186 1000 t | 2023 | up 287.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Malawi | 185 1000 t | 2023 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 76 | Finland | 176 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 77 | Romania | 166 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 78 | Kenya | 159 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 79 | Guinea | 153 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 80 | Switzerland | 146 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 81 | Congo | 143 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 82 | Oman | 142 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 83 | Melanesia | 140 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 84 | Denmark | 134 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 85 | Austria | 129 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 86 | Algeria | 127 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 86 | Nepal | 127 1000 t | 2023 | up 98.4% | rising |
| 86 | New Zealand | 127 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 89 | Ecuador | 116 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 90 | Belarus | 114 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 90 | Madagascar | 114 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.8% | flat |
| 92 | Czechia | 112 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 93 | Iraq | 102 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 94 | Ireland | 100 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 95 | Libya | 94 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 91 1000 t | 2023 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 97 | Lithuania | 81 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 98 | Kazakhstan | 80 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 98 | Yemen | 80 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 100 | Jamaica | 79 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 101 | Croatia | 77 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 102 | Papua New Guinea | 74 1000 t | 2023 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 103 | Rwanda | 72 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 104 | Cuba | 68 1000 t | 2019 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 104 | Guatemala | 68 1000 t | 2023 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 106 | Gabon | 67 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 107 | Panama | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 107 | Qatar | 66 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 109 | Ethiopia | 64 1000 t | 2023 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 110 | Haiti | 63 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 110 | Hungary | 63 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 110 | Kuwait | 63 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 113 | Slovakia | 59 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 114 | Serbia | 57 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 115 | Jordan | 55 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 116 | Gambia | 54 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 117 | Moldova | 50 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 117 | Nicaragua | 50 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 117 | Republic of Moldova | 50 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 49 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 120 | Niger | 49 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 122 | Honduras | 47 1000 t | 2023 | up 161.1% | rising |
| 123 | Latvia | 46 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 123 | El Salvador | 46 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 125 | China, Macao SAR | 44 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 126 | Zimbabwe | 43 1000 t | 2023 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 127 | Maldives | 42 1000 t | 2023 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 128 | Uruguay | 40 1000 t | 2023 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 129 | Georgia | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 130 | Mauritania | 38 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 131 | Mauritius | 37 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 132 | Paraguay | 36 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 133 | Iceland | 32 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 134 | Bahrain | 31 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 135 | Namibia | 29 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 136 | Polynesia | 28 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 137 | Lebanon | 27 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 137 | Trinidad and Tobago | 27 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 139 | Fiji | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 139 | Liberia | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 139 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 142 | Albania | 24 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 142 | Cyprus | 24 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 142 | Solomon Islands | 24 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 142 | Slovenia | 24 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 146 | Azerbaijan | 22 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 147 | Guyana | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 147 | Luxembourg | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 149 | Syria | 19 1000 t | 2023 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 149 | Syrian Arab Republic | 19 1000 t | 2023 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 152 | Micronesia | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 153 | Estonia | 17 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 153 | Malta | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 153 | Turkmenistan | 17 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 156 | Afghanistan | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 157 | North Macedonia | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 158 | Armenia | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 158 | Comoros | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 158 | French Polynesia | 14 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | Barbados | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 162 | Bahamas | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 163 | Kyrgyzstan | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 163 | Kiribati | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 163 | Suriname | 10 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 163 | East Timor | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 163 | Vanuatu | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 163 | Samoa | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 163 | Timor-Leste | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 170 | Tajikistan | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 171 | Montenegro | 8 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | Belize | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 172 | New Caledonia | 7 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Botswana | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 174 | Djibouti | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 174 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 174 | Cabo Verde | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 174 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 6 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 179 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Bhutan | 5 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 179 | Guinea-Bissau | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 179 | Eswatini | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 179 | Seychelles | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Saint Lucia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Lesotho | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 184 | Mongolia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 187 | Tonga | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 188 | Grenada | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 188 | Marshall Islands | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 192 | Tuvalu | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 161,271 1000 t
- Asia 116,138 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 69,159 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 25,355 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 19,858 1000 t
- Southern Asia 19,251 1000 t
- Europe 16,091 1000 t
- Americas 15,179 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 13,085 1000 t
- Africa 12,908 1000 t
- European Union (27) 10,212 1000 t
- Northern America 8,355 1000 t
- United States of America 7,537 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 5,899 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 4,996 1000 t
- Western Africa 4,652 1000 t
- Southern Europe 4,511 1000 t
- South America 4,249 1000 t
- Western Europe 4,186 1000 t
- Northern Africa 3,436 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2,932 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 2,672 1000 t
- Northern Europe 2,398 1000 t
- Central America 2,132 1000 t
- Western Asia 2,070 1000 t
- Middle Africa 1,750 1000 t
- Oceania 955 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 793 1000 t
- Southern Africa 397 1000 t
- Central Asia 303 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.