Pelagic Fish — 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
182
Highest
3,120 1000 t
Indonesia
Lowest
0 1000 t
Uganda
Median
24 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,893

What the numbers show

Pelagic Fish — Food is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 3,120 1000 t in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Uganda.

The median across all reporting countries is 24 1000 t, and the mean is 119.69 1000 t.

Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic People's Republic of Korea (up 5,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Syrian Arab Republic (down 71.9%).

Pelagic Fish — Food: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Indonesia 3,120 1000 t 2023 up 6.2% rising
2 Philippines 1,371 1000 t 2023 up 3.9% falling
3 Thailand 810 1000 t 2023 up 45.9% rising
4 India 798 1000 t 2023 up 9.8% rising
5 Republic of Korea 751 1000 t 2023 up 9.5% flat
6 Russian Federation 670 1000 t 2023 down 28.5% falling
7 China 636 1000 t 2023 up 18.2% falling
8 Malaysia 600 1000 t 2023 up 2.2% rising
9 Ghana 557 1000 t 2023 up 18.0% rising
10 China, mainland 545 1000 t 2023 up 23.0% falling
11 Mexico 541 1000 t 2023 down 18.3% falling
12 Morocco 486 1000 t 2023 up 8.0% rising
13 Nigeria 482 1000 t 2023 down 29.9% falling
13 Peru 482 1000 t 2023 up 19.6% rising
15 France 471 1000 t 2023 up 1.7% rising
16 Côte d'Ivoire 464 1000 t 2023 up 193.7% rising
17 Spain 448 1000 t 2023 down 2.4% rising
18 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 371 1000 t 2023 up 37.9% rising
19 Angola 342 1000 t 2023 down 9.0% rising
20 Sri Lanka 339 1000 t 2023 down 25.2% falling
21 Viet Nam 323 1000 t 2023 down 22.7% rising
22 Egypt 309 1000 t 2023 up 5.1% rising
23 Italy 306 1000 t 2023 up 12.9% rising
24 Ukraine 282 1000 t 2023 down 28.6% falling
25 Cameroon 247 1000 t 2023 up 19.9% rising
26 Colombia 222 1000 t 2023 up 68.2% rising
27 Germany 207 1000 t 2023 down 1.4% falling
28 Poland 197 1000 t 2023 up 14.5% rising
29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 196 1000 t 2023 down 10.1% falling
30 Türkiye 190 1000 t 2023 down 12.4% falling
31 Caribbean 189 1000 t 2023 up 58.8% rising
32 Brazil 163 1000 t 2023 down 20.5% falling
33 Australia and New Zealand 162 1000 t 2023 up 12.5% rising
34 Burkina Faso 153 1000 t 2023 up 225.5% rising
35 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 149 1000 t 2023 down 7.5% falling
36 Saudi Arabia 137 1000 t 2023 down 8.7% rising
37 Chile 134 1000 t 2023 up 97.1% rising
38 Australia 133 1000 t 2023 up 20.9% rising
39 Sierra Leone 131 1000 t 2023 up 4.8% rising
40 Tunisia 119 1000 t 2023 up 36.8% rising
41 Canada 116 1000 t 2023 down 35.9% falling
42 Senegal 111 1000 t 2023 down 45.9% falling
43 Melanesia 103 1000 t 2023 down 23.1% falling
44 Algeria 102 1000 t 2023 down 2.9% flat
45 Bangladesh 95 1000 t 2023 up 25.0% rising
46 Zambia 93 1000 t 2023 up 416.7% volatile
47 United Arab Emirates 89 1000 t 2023 up 41.3% rising
48 Pakistan 88 1000 t 2023 up 25.7% rising
49 Democratic Republic of the Congo 85 1000 t 2023 up 102.4% rising
50 Dominican Republic 82 1000 t 2023 up 228.0% rising
51 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 80 1000 t 2023 down 31.0% falling
52 Guinea 75 1000 t 2023 down 18.5% rising
53 Mozambique 74 1000 t 2023 up 957.1% volatile
53 Romania 74 1000 t 2023 up 37.0% rising
55 China, Taiwan Province of 73 1000 t 2023 up 4.3% falling
56 Lithuania 67 1000 t 2023 down 8.2% falling
57 Libya 66 1000 t 2023 down 40.0% falling
57 Sweden 66 1000 t 2023 up 26.9% rising
59 Portugal 59 1000 t 2023 down 22.4% falling
60 Belarus 58 1000 t 2023 down 18.3% falling
61 Argentina 56 1000 t 2023 down 11.1% falling
61 Israel 56 1000 t 2023 down 3.4% rising
61 Yemen 56 1000 t 2023 down 41.7% flat
64 Papua New Guinea 55 1000 t 2023 down 48.1% falling
65 Finland 53 1000 t 2023 down 17.2% falling
66 Denmark 52 1000 t 2023 down 17.5% falling
67 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 51 1000 t 2018 up 5,000.0% volatile
68 Belgium 49 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
69 Congo 46 1000 t 2023 up 12.2% rising
70 Austria 40 1000 t 2023 up 8.1% rising
70 Greece 40 1000 t 2023 up 11.1% flat
72 Costa Rica 38 1000 t 2023 up 192.3% rising
72 Haiti 38 1000 t 2023 up 58.3% rising
72 Oman 38 1000 t 2023 down 13.6% rising
75 Maldives 36 1000 t 2023 down 37.9% falling
76 Gabon 35 1000 t 2023 up 40.0% rising
76 Panama 35 1000 t 2023 up 16.7% rising
78 Croatia 33 1000 t 2023 down 21.4% falling
78 Madagascar 33 1000 t 2023 up 106.2% rising
80 Jamaica 32 1000 t 2023 up 39.1% rising
81 Czechia 31 1000 t 2023 up 6.9% rising
81 Gambia 31 1000 t 2023 up 40.9% rising
81 Kazakhstan 31 1000 t 2023 down 8.8% falling
84 El Salvador 30 1000 t 2023 up 30.4% rising
85 Cuba 29 1000 t 2019 up 190.0% rising
85 New Zealand 29 1000 t 2023 down 14.7% falling
87 Guatemala 27 1000 t 2023 up 237.5% rising
87 Ireland 27 1000 t 2023 down 10.0% falling
89 Ecuador 25 1000 t 2023 down 56.9% falling
89 Georgia 25 1000 t 2023 up 31.6% rising
89 Serbia 25 1000 t 2023 up 19.0% rising
92 Switzerland 23 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
92 Nicaragua 23 1000 t 2023 down 4.2% rising
92 Norway 23 1000 t 2023 down 23.3% falling
95 Jordan 22 1000 t 2023 up 4.8% rising
95 Solomon Islands 22 1000 t 2023 up 120.0% rising
97 Kuwait 21 1000 t 2023 up 31.2% rising
98 Latvia 20 1000 t 2023 down 4.8% falling
99 Iceland 19 1000 t 2023 up 26.7% rising
99 Polynesia 19 1000 t 2023 up 46.2% rising
99 Republic of Moldova 19 1000 t 2023 up 5.6% rising
102 Mauritius 18 1000 t 2023 up 38.5% rising
102 Qatar 18 1000 t 2023 flat
102 United Republic of Tanzania 18 1000 t 2023 up 80.0% volatile
105 Bulgaria 17 1000 t 2023 down 10.5% falling
105 Namibia 17 1000 t 2023 up 54.5% rising
105 China, Hong Kong SAR 17 1000 t 2023 down 29.2% falling
108 Fiji 16 1000 t 2023 up 60.0% flat
108 Slovakia 16 1000 t 2023 up 6.7% rising
110 Iraq 15 1000 t 2023 up 200.0% rising
111 Hungary 14 1000 t 2023 up 40.0% rising
112 Lebanon 13 1000 t 2023 down 31.6% falling
112 Zimbabwe 13 1000 t 2023 down 7.1% flat
114 Azerbaijan 12 1000 t 2023 down 25.0% falling
114 Uruguay 12 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% rising
116 Comoros 11 1000 t 2023 up 37.5% rising
116 Liberia 11 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
116 Micronesia 11 1000 t 2023 up 57.1% rising
119 Myanmar 10 1000 t 2023 down 41.2% falling
119 Trinidad and Tobago 10 1000 t 2023 down 33.3% falling
121 Honduras 9 1000 t 2023 up 12.5% rising
121 Mauritania 9 1000 t 2023 down 25.0% falling
121 Samoa 9 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% rising
121 Syrian Arab Republic 9 1000 t 2023 down 71.9% falling
125 Albania 8 1000 t 2023 up 14.3% flat
125 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 1000 t 2023 up 33.3% rising
125 Barbados 8 1000 t 2023 up 33.3% rising
125 Kenya 8 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
125 Malta 8 1000 t 2023 up 14.3% rising
125 French Polynesia 8 1000 t 2023 up 14.3% rising
125 Uzbekistan 8 1000 t 2023 up 14.3% rising
132 Kiribati 7 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
132 Timor-Leste 7 1000 t 2023 up 250.0% rising
134 Bahrain 6 1000 t 2023 flat
134 Cambodia 6 1000 t 2023 up 200.0% rising
134 Vanuatu 6 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% rising
137 Djibouti 5 1000 t 2023 up 150.0% rising
137 Kyrgyzstan 5 1000 t 2023 down 37.5% falling
137 North Macedonia 5 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
137 Slovenia 5 1000 t 2023 down 16.7% falling
141 Bahamas 4 1000 t 2023 down 20.0% falling
141 Botswana 4 1000 t 2023 down 33.3% falling
141 Cyprus 4 1000 t 2023 down 33.3% falling
141 Guyana 4 1000 t 2023 up 33.3% rising
141 New Caledonia 4 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
141 Sao Tome and Principe 4 1000 t 2023 up 33.3% rising
141 Suriname 4 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
141 Seychelles 4 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
149 Armenia 3 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% flat
149 Estonia 3 1000 t 2023 down 40.0% falling
149 Ethiopia 3 1000 t 2023 up 200.0% rising
149 Guinea-Bissau 3 1000 t 2023 up 200.0% volatile
149 Luxembourg 3 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% rising
149 Mongolia 3 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% rising
149 Paraguay 3 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
149 Rwanda 3 1000 t 2023 up 200.0% volatile
149 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3 1000 t 2023 down 40.0% falling
149 Micronesia (Federated States of) 3 1000 t 2023 falling
159 Afghanistan 2 1000 t 2023 volatile
159 Belize 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
159 Saint Lucia 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged falling
159 Lesotho 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
159 Montenegro 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
159 Eswatini 2 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
159 Turkmenistan 2 1000 t 2023 down 33.3% falling
159 Tonga 2 1000 t 2023 flat
159 Cabo Verde 2 1000 t 2023 down 33.3% falling
168 Antigua and Barbuda 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
168 Grenada 1 1000 t 2023 down 50.0% falling
168 Marshall Islands 1 1000 t 2023 flat
168 Malawi 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
168 Niger 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged volatile
168 Tajikistan 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged falling
168 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
168 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
168 China, Macao SAR 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
177 Bhutan 0 1000 t 2023 flat
177 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 1000 t 2023 flat
177 Nepal 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
177 Nauru 0 1000 t 2023 flat
177 Tuvalu 0 1000 t 2023 flat
177 Uganda 0 1000 t 2023 volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Pelagic Fish — Food
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 2,893 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed

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.