Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Australia
Australia: Pelagic Fish — Food supply was 122,473 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Australia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, pelagic fish — food supply in Australia stood at 122,473 million Kcal.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pelagic fish — food supply in Australia peaked at 136,089 million Kcal in 2018 and was at its lowest, 97,028 million Kcal, in 2010.
Australia ranks 42nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Australia, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 97,028 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 101,336 million Kcal | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 106,457 million Kcal | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 107,161 million Kcal | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 109,012 million Kcal | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 120,763 million Kcal | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 115,015 million Kcal | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 128,056 million Kcal | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 136,089 million Kcal | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 128,939 million Kcal | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 129,018 million Kcal | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 122,473 million Kcal | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 122,473 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 122,473 million Kcal | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 122,473 million Kcal is above the median for high income countries, which is 27,566 million Kcal, 4.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 122,473 million Kcal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7,733 million Kcal, 15.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 114,986 million Kcal | 97,028 million Kcal | 136,089 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 124,109 million Kcal | 122,473 million Kcal | 129,018 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 39 South Africa 132,898 million Kcal compare
- 40 Sierra Leone 129,472 million Kcal compare
- 41 Brazil 125,016 million Kcal compare
- 43 Saudi Arabia 119,582 million Kcal compare
- 44 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 115,166 million Kcal compare
- 45 Canada 114,399 million Kcal compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pelagic fish — food supply in Australia?
- Pelagic fish — food supply in Australia was 122,473 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 136,089 million Kcal in 2018.
- What is the lowest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97,028 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for pelagic fish — food supply?
- Australia ranks 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pelagic fish — food supply rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pelagic Fish — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.