Fish, Seafood — Import quantity in Africa
Africa: Fish, Seafood — Import quantity was 4,544 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fish, Seafood — Import quantity in Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Africa recorded 4,544 1000 t for fish, seafood — import quantity in 2023.
The figure is up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fish, seafood — import quantity in Africa peaked at 5,742 1000 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4,377 1000 t, in 2013.
That places Africa 13th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Fish, Seafood — Import quantity in Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,775 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 5,742 1000 t | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 4,517 1000 t | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 4,377 1000 t | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 5,245 1000 t | +19.8% |
| 2015 | 5,105 1000 t | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 4,693 1000 t | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 4,507 1000 t | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 4,806 1000 t | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 5,061 1000 t | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 4,965 1000 t | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 4,544 1000 t | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 4,544 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4,544 1000 t | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,883 1000 t | 4,377 1000 t | 5,742 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,649 1000 t | 4,544 1000 t | 4,965 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,723 1000 t compare
- 10 United Kingdom 1,723 1000 t compare
- 12 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1,641 1000 t compare
- 13 Denmark 1,457 1000 t compare
- 14 Sweden 1,161 1000 t compare
- 15 Viet Nam 1,113 1000 t compare
- 15 Vietnam 1,113 1000 t compare
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- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fish, seafood — import quantity in Africa?
- Fish, seafood — import quantity in Africa was 4,544 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fish, seafood — import quantity recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5,742 1000 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest fish, seafood — import quantity recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,377 1000 t in 2013.
- How does Africa rank for fish, seafood — import quantity?
- Africa ranks 13th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is fish, seafood — import quantity rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fish, Seafood — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.