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
189
Highest
3,120 1000 t
Indonesia
Lowest
0 1000 t
Uganda
Median
27 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
3,038
What the numbers show
Pelagic Fish — Food is currently reported for 189 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 27 1000 t, and the mean is 130.71 1000 t.
Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic People's Republic of Korea (up 5,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 71.9%).
Pelagic Fish — Food: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 3,120 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 2 | Philippines | 1,371 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 3 | United States | 890 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 4 | Thailand | 810 1000 t | 2023 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 5 | India | 798 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 6 | Republic of Korea | 751 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 7 | Russia | 670 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 670 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 9 | China | 636 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 10 | Malaysia | 600 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 11 | Ghana | 557 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 12 | China, mainland | 545 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 13 | Mexico | 541 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 14 | Morocco | 486 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 15 | Nigeria | 482 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 15 | Peru | 482 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 17 | France | 471 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 464 1000 t | 2023 | up 193.7% | rising |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 464 1000 t | 2023 | up 193.7% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 448 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 21 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 371 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 22 | Angola | 342 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 339 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 24 | Vietnam | 323 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 24 | Viet Nam | 323 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 26 | Egypt | 309 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 27 | Italy | 306 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 28 | Ukraine | 282 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 29 | Cameroon | 247 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 30 | Colombia | 222 1000 t | 2023 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 31 | Germany | 207 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 32 | Poland | 197 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 196 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 196 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 35 | Turkey | 190 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 35 | Türkiye | 190 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 37 | Caribbean | 189 1000 t | 2023 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 38 | Brazil | 163 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 39 | Australia and New Zealand | 162 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 153 1000 t | 2023 | up 225.5% | rising |
| 41 | South Africa | 152 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 42 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 149 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 137 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 44 | Chile | 134 1000 t | 2023 | up 97.1% | rising |
| 45 | Australia | 133 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 131 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 47 | Tunisia | 119 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 48 | Canada | 116 1000 t | 2023 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 49 | Senegal | 111 1000 t | 2023 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 50 | Melanesia | 103 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 51 | Algeria | 102 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 52 | Bangladesh | 95 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 53 | Zambia | 93 1000 t | 2023 | up 416.7% | volatile |
| 54 | United Arab Emirates | 89 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 55 | Pakistan | 88 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 56 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 85 1000 t | 2023 | up 102.4% | rising |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 82 1000 t | 2023 | up 228.0% | rising |
| 58 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 80 1000 t | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 59 | Guinea | 75 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 60 | Mozambique | 74 1000 t | 2023 | up 957.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Romania | 74 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 62 | China, Taiwan Province of | 73 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 63 | Lithuania | 67 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 64 | Libya | 66 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 64 | Sweden | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 66 | Portugal | 59 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 67 | Belarus | 58 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 68 | Argentina | 56 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 68 | Israel | 56 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 68 | Yemen | 56 1000 t | 2023 | down 41.7% | flat |
| 71 | Papua New Guinea | 55 1000 t | 2023 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 72 | Finland | 53 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 73 | Denmark | 52 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 74 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 51 1000 t | 2018 | up 5,000.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Belgium | 49 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Congo | 46 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 77 | Austria | 40 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 77 | Greece | 40 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 38 1000 t | 2023 | up 192.3% | rising |
| 79 | Haiti | 38 1000 t | 2023 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 79 | Oman | 38 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 82 | Maldives | 36 1000 t | 2023 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 83 | Gabon | 35 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 83 | Panama | 35 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 85 | Croatia | 33 1000 t | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 85 | Madagascar | 33 1000 t | 2023 | up 106.2% | rising |
| 87 | Jamaica | 32 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 88 | Czechia | 31 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 88 | Gambia | 31 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 88 | Kazakhstan | 31 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 91 | El Salvador | 30 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 92 | Cuba | 29 1000 t | 2019 | up 190.0% | rising |
| 92 | New Zealand | 29 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 94 | Guatemala | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 237.5% | rising |
| 94 | Ireland | 27 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 96 | Ecuador | 25 1000 t | 2023 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 96 | Georgia | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 96 | Serbia | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 99 | Switzerland | 23 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 23 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 99 | Norway | 23 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 102 | Jordan | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 102 | Solomon Islands | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 104 | Kuwait | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 105 | Latvia | 20 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 106 | Iceland | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 106 | Moldova | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 106 | Polynesia | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 106 | Republic of Moldova | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 110 | Mauritius | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 110 | Qatar | 18 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 110 | United Republic of Tanzania | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Bulgaria | 17 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 113 | Namibia | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 113 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 17 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 116 | Fiji | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | flat |
| 116 | Slovakia | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 118 | Iraq | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 119 | Hungary | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 120 | Lebanon | 13 1000 t | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 120 | Zimbabwe | 13 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 122 | Azerbaijan | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 122 | Uruguay | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 124 | Comoros | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 124 | Liberia | 11 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | Micronesia | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 127 | Myanmar | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 127 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 129 | Honduras | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 129 | Mauritania | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 129 | Syria | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 71.9% | falling |
| 129 | Samoa | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 129 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 71.9% | falling |
| 134 | Albania | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 134 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 134 | Barbados | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 134 | Kenya | 8 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 134 | Malta | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 134 | French Polynesia | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 134 | Uzbekistan | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 141 | Kiribati | 7 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 141 | East Timor | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 141 | Timor-Leste | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 144 | Bahrain | 6 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 144 | Cambodia | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 144 | Vanuatu | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 147 | Djibouti | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 147 | Kyrgyzstan | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 147 | North Macedonia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Slovenia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 151 | Bahamas | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 151 | Botswana | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 151 | Cyprus | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 151 | Guyana | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 151 | New Caledonia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 151 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 151 | Suriname | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 151 | Seychelles | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 159 | Armenia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | flat |
| 159 | Estonia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 159 | Ethiopia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Luxembourg | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 159 | Mongolia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 159 | Paraguay | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 159 | Rwanda | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 159 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 169 | Afghanistan | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Belize | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 169 | Lesotho | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Montenegro | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 169 | Eswatini | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 169 | Turkmenistan | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 169 | Tonga | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 169 | Cabo Verde | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 178 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Grenada | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 178 | Laos | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Marshall Islands | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 178 | Malawi | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Niger | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 178 | Tajikistan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 178 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 178 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | China, Macao SAR | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Nepal | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 188 | 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.
- World 23,505 1000 t
- Asia 11,742 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 6,247 1000 t
- Africa 4,588 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4,476 1000 t
- Europe 3,724 1000 t
- Americas 3,156 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 3,001 1000 t
- European Union (27) 2,389 1000 t
- Western Africa 2,277 1000 t
- Southern Asia 1,730 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1,697 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1,470 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 1,378 1000 t
- South America 1,257 1000 t
- Northern Africa 1,083 1000 t
- Northern America 1,005 1000 t
- Southern Europe 948 1000 t
- United States of America 890 1000 t
- Western Europe 873 1000 t
- Middle Africa 764 1000 t
- Western Asia 718 1000 t
- Central America 705 1000 t
- Northern Europe 525 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 417 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 417 1000 t
- Oceania 295 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 287 1000 t
- Southern Africa 177 1000 t
- Central Asia 46 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.