Fish, Seafood — Production 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
182
Highest
65,321 1000 t
China
Lowest
0 1000 t
Eswatini
Median
87 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,893
What the numbers show
Fish, Seafood — Production is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 65,321 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Eswatini.
The median across all reporting countries is 87 1000 t, and the mean is 1,310 1000 t.
Over the past decade 102 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 1,194.1%), and the largest decrease in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (down 94.9%).
Fish, Seafood — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 65,321 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 64,159 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 3 | India | 14,395 1000 t | 2023 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 12,665 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 8,276 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 6 | Peru | 6,678 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 5,456 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 4,621 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 9 | Norway | 3,762 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 10 | Chile | 3,356 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.7% | flat |
| 11 | Myanmar | 3,033 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 12 | Philippines | 2,768 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 13 | Thailand | 2,507 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 14 | Egypt | 2,002 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 1,889 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 16 | Mexico | 1,825 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 17 | Malaysia | 1,571 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 18 | Morocco | 1,414 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 19 | Brazil | 1,410 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 20 | Ecuador | 1,304 1000 t | 2023 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 21 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,258 1000 t | 2023 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 1,086 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 23 | Nigeria | 1,081 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 24 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1,041 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 25 | Iceland | 939 1000 t | 2023 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 26 | Canada | 933 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 27 | Argentina | 856 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 28 | Cambodia | 855 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 847 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 30 | Australia and New Zealand | 821 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 31 | Türkiye | 800 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 32 | Uganda | 761 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 33 | Mauritania | 721 1000 t | 2023 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 34 | France | 677 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 35 | Denmark | 669 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 36 | Pakistan | 649 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 37 | Micronesia | 613 1000 t | 2023 | up 647.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Oman | 580 1000 t | 2023 | up 180.2% | rising |
| 39 | Angola | 532 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 40 | New Zealand | 526 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 41 | United Republic of Tanzania | 522 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 42 | Senegal | 515 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 43 | Ghana | 482 1000 t | 2023 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 44 | Namibia | 467 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 431 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 46 | Mozambique | 377 1000 t | 2023 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 47 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 367 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 48 | Melanesia | 342 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 49 | Italy | 328 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 50 | Guinea | 326 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 51 | Colombia | 321 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.6% | rising |
| 52 | Cameroon | 300 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 53 | Australia | 295 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 54 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 284 1000 t | 2018 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 55 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 272 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 56 | Germany | 265 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 57 | Poland | 256 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 58 | Ireland | 247 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 59 | Panama | 239 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 60 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 234 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 61 | Kiribati | 225 1000 t | 2023 | up 174.4% | rising |
| 62 | Georgia | 220 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,194.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Belize | 214 1000 t | 2023 | up 409.5% | falling |
| 64 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 206 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 65 | Sierra Leone | 205 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Greece | 203 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 67 | Portugal | 197 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 68 | Sweden | 196 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 69 | Papua New Guinea | 190 1000 t | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 182 1000 t | 2023 | up 124.7% | rising |
| 71 | Malawi | 181 1000 t | 2023 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 72 | Finland | 179 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 172 1000 t | 2023 | up 352.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Zambia | 168 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 75 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 166 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 76 | Kenya | 152 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 77 | Tunisia | 150 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 78 | Maldives | 135 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 78 | Seychelles | 135 1000 t | 2023 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 80 | Yemen | 131 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 81 | Caribbean | 123 1000 t | 2023 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 82 | Nepal | 122 1000 t | 2023 | up 110.3% | rising |
| 83 | Nauru | 120 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 84 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 119 1000 t | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 85 | Madagascar | 118 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 86 | Latvia | 112 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 87 | Côte d'Ivoire | 111 1000 t | 2023 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 88 | Lithuania | 106 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 89 | Marshall Islands | 96 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 90 | Croatia | 89 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 91 | Estonia | 88 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 86 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 93 | Algeria | 84 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 94 | Honduras | 80 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 95 | Ukraine | 79 1000 t | 2023 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 96 | United Arab Emirates | 76 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 97 | Congo | 70 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 98 | Solomon Islands | 69 1000 t | 2023 | up 86.5% | rising |
| 99 | Iraq | 66 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 99 | Uruguay | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 101 | Guinea-Bissau | 63 1000 t | 2023 | up 425.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Ethiopia | 61 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 103 | El Salvador | 58 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 104 | Polynesia | 55 1000 t | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 105 | Gambia | 53 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 106 | Niger | 48 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 107 | Kazakhstan | 47 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 108 | Cuba | 45 1000 t | 2019 | down 18.2% | flat |
| 108 | Vanuatu | 45 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 110 | Guatemala | 44 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 111 | Rwanda | 42 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 112 | Guyana | 39 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 113 | Suriname | 38 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 37 1000 t | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 114 | Mauritius | 37 1000 t | 2023 | up 362.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Fiji | 33 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 117 | Libya | 32 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 117 | Paraguay | 32 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 119 | Burkina Faso | 31 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 119 | Tuvalu | 31 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 121 | Gabon | 30 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 122 | Zimbabwe | 28 1000 t | 2023 | down 34.9% | flat |
| 123 | Liberia | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 124 | Bulgaria | 24 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 124 | Czechia | 24 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 126 | Hungary | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 127 | Belgium | 21 1000 t | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 128 | Armenia | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 128 | Dominican Republic | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 130 | Comoros | 19 1000 t | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Malta | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 132 | Haiti | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 132 | Romania | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 134 | Israel | 17 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 134 | Qatar | 17 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 134 | Cabo Verde | 17 1000 t | 2023 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 137 | Albania | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 137 | Bahrain | 15 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 137 | Turkmenistan | 15 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Afghanistan | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 140 | French Polynesia | 13 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 140 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Republic of Moldova | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 144 | Jamaica | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 145 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 146 | Bahamas | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 146 | Belarus | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 146 | Kyrgyzstan | 10 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Serbia | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 150 | Cyprus | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 150 | Samoa | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 152 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 153 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 154 | Austria | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 154 | New Caledonia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Timor-Leste | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 157 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 157 | Switzerland | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 157 | North Macedonia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 157 | Slovakia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 157 | Tajikistan | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 162 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 162 | Djibouti | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 162 | Jordan | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 162 | Kuwait | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 162 | Lebanon | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 167 | Azerbaijan | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 167 | Lesotho | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Montenegro | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Slovenia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 167 | China, Macao SAR | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Barbados | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 173 | Grenada | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 173 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Lucia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 173 | Tonga | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 178 | Bhutan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 178 | Botswana | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Luxembourg | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 178 | Mongolia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 178 | Eswatini | 0 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 181,240 1000 t
- Asia 127,175 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 71,258 1000 t
- South-eastern Asia 31,887 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 27,590 1000 t
- Americas 23,313 1000 t
- Southern Asia 21,624 1000 t
- Europe 16,350 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 14,815 1000 t
- South America 14,384 1000 t
- Africa 12,571 1000 t
- Northern Europe 7,145 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.