Fish, Seafood — Import 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
190
Highest
15,926 1000 t
China
Lowest
0 1000 t
Belize
Median
54 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
3,036
What the numbers show
Fish, Seafood — Import quantity is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 15,926 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Belize.
The median across all reporting countries is 54 1000 t, and the mean is 454.28 1000 t.
Over the past decade 111 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 2,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 100.0%).
Fish, Seafood — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 15,926 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 14,190 1000 t | 2023 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 5,610 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 2,495 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 2,316 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 6 | Republic of Korea | 2,294 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 7 | Thailand | 2,219 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 8 | France | 2,019 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 9 | Italy | 1,851 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 1,723 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,723 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 12 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,641 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 13 | Denmark | 1,457 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 14 | Sweden | 1,161 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 15 | Vietnam | 1,113 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 1,113 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 17 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1,094 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 18 | Canada | 1,014 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 19 | Russia | 978 1000 t | 2023 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 978 1000 t | 2023 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 21 | Norway | 969 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 22 | Poland | 946 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 23 | Turkey | 857 1000 t | 2023 | up 127.9% | rising |
| 23 | Türkiye | 857 1000 t | 2023 | up 127.9% | rising |
| 25 | Malaysia | 841 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 26 | Portugal | 748 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 729 1000 t | 2023 | up 131.4% | rising |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 729 1000 t | 2023 | up 131.4% | rising |
| 29 | Philippines | 694 1000 t | 2023 | up 84.6% | rising |
| 30 | Greece | 667 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 31 | Australia and New Zealand | 651 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 32 | Indonesia | 615 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 33 | Ukraine | 604 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 34 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 601 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 35 | Australia | 593 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 36 | Nigeria | 574 1000 t | 2023 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Mexico | 545 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 38 | Belgium | 539 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 39 | Brazil | 518 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 40 | Egypt | 397 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 41 | Ghana | 388 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 42 | United Arab Emirates | 383 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 43 | Caribbean | 368 1000 t | 2023 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 44 | Saudi Arabia | 342 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 45 | Colombia | 324 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 46 | South Africa | 279 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 47 | Chile | 272 1000 t | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 48 | Belarus | 256 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 49 | Bangladesh | 249 1000 t | 2023 | up 219.2% | rising |
| 50 | Ecuador | 237 1000 t | 2023 | up 146.9% | rising |
| 51 | Israel | 229 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 52 | Burkina Faso | 222 1000 t | 2023 | up 117.6% | rising |
| 52 | Cameroon | 222 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 54 | Czechia | 200 1000 t | 2023 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 55 | Lithuania | 196 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 56 | Mauritius | 191 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 190 1000 t | 2023 | up 183.6% | rising |
| 58 | Peru | 180 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 59 | Austria | 179 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 60 | Romania | 177 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 61 | India | 155 1000 t | 2023 | up 124.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Switzerland | 146 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 63 | Finland | 133 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 129 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 65 | Zambia | 125 1000 t | 2023 | up 145.1% | rising |
| 66 | Ireland | 117 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 67 | Morocco | 115 1000 t | 2023 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 68 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 114 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 69 | Melanesia | 106 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 70 | Guatemala | 100 1000 t | 2023 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 70 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 100 1000 t | 2018 | up 270.4% | rising |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 98 1000 t | 2023 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 73 | Latvia | 94 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 74 | Tunisia | 91 1000 t | 2023 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 75 | Croatia | 85 1000 t | 2023 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 76 | Congo | 79 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 77 | Estonia | 73 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 78 | Mozambique | 71 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 79 | Jamaica | 70 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 70 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 81 | Argentina | 69 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Serbia | 69 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 83 | Malta | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 112.9% | rising |
| 84 | Libya | 65 1000 t | 2023 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 84 | Seychelles | 65 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 86 | Slovakia | 63 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 61 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 87 | Rwanda | 61 1000 t | 2023 | up 103.3% | rising |
| 87 | Senegal | 61 1000 t | 2023 | up 454.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Kuwait | 60 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 91 | Honduras | 58 1000 t | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 91 | New Zealand | 58 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 93 | Oman | 57 1000 t | 2023 | up 119.2% | rising |
| 94 | Bahrain | 55 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 94 | Papua New Guinea | 55 1000 t | 2023 | up 89.7% | rising |
| 96 | Hungary | 53 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 96 | Jordan | 53 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 96 | Panama | 53 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 99 | Iceland | 50 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.1% | falling |
| 100 | Qatar | 49 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 101 | Algeria | 46 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.7% | flat |
| 101 | Haiti | 46 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 101 | Slovenia | 46 1000 t | 2023 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 104 | Moldova | 43 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 104 | Republic of Moldova | 43 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 106 | China, Macao SAR | 42 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 107 | Albania | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 129.4% | rising |
| 108 | Gabon | 38 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 109 | Cambodia | 37 1000 t | 2023 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 109 | Myanmar | 37 1000 t | 2023 | up 236.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Iraq | 36 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 112 | Namibia | 35 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 113 | Cuba | 34 1000 t | 2019 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 114 | Kenya | 33 1000 t | 2023 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 115 | Fiji | 30 1000 t | 2023 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Liberia | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 116 | El Salvador | 27 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 118 | Armenia | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 118 | Madagascar | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 118 | Uruguay | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 121 | Cyprus | 25 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 121 | Laos | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 2,400.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 2,400.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Lebanon | 24 1000 t | 2023 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 125 | Georgia | 22 1000 t | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 125 | Luxembourg | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 125 | Zimbabwe | 22 1000 t | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 128 | Azerbaijan | 21 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 128 | Uganda | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 950.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 21 1000 t | 2023 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Angola | 19 1000 t | 2023 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 132 | Polynesia | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 135 | Nicaragua | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 135 | Yemen | 18 1000 t | 2023 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 137 | Uzbekistan | 16 1000 t | 2023 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 138 | North Macedonia | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 138 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 15 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 140 | Barbados | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 140 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 14 1000 t | 2023 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 142 | New Caledonia | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.0% | falling |
| 142 | Nepal | 13 1000 t | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 144 | Syria | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Syrian Arab Republic | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Samoa | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 147 | Pakistan | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 148 | Micronesia | 9 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Bahamas | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 150 | Botswana | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 150 | Kyrgyzstan | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 150 | Maldives | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 150 | Malawi | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 154 | Guinea | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 154 | Montenegro | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 154 | Tajikistan | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 154 | Vanuatu | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 158 | Bhutan | 5 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 158 | Gambia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | falling |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Guyana | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 158 | Niger | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 158 | Paraguay | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 158 | French Polynesia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 158 | Sierra Leone | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 158 | Suriname | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 158 | Eswatini | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 158 | East Timor | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 158 | Timor-Leste | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 170 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 170 | Comoros | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Lesotho | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 170 | Mongolia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 170 | Mauritania | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 175 | Afghanistan | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Djibouti | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 175 | Ethiopia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 175 | Saint Lucia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 175 | Marshall Islands | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 175 | Solomon Islands | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 175 | Tonga | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 175 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 183 | Grenada | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 183 | Kiribati | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 183 | Turkmenistan | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Cabo Verde | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 183 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 190 | Belize | 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 68,453 1000 t
- Asia 31,232 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 22,681 1000 t
- Europe 22,325 1000 t
- European Union (27) 17,430 1000 t
- Americas 9,568 1000 t
- Western Europe 6,862 1000 t
- Northern America 6,624 1000 t
- Southern Europe 6,109 1000 t
- Northern Europe 5,973 1000 t
- United States of America 5,610 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 5,585 1000 t
- Africa 4,544 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4,058 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 3,381 1000 t
- Western Africa 2,359 1000 t
- Western Asia 2,281 1000 t
- South America 1,677 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1,596 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1,506 1000 t
- Central America 898 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 880 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 791 1000 t
- Oceania 785 1000 t
- Northern Africa 716 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 651 1000 t
- Southern Asia 585 1000 t
- Middle Africa 487 1000 t
- Southern Africa 330 1000 t
- Central Asia 100 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.