Pelagic Fish — Food in Australia
Australia: Pelagic Fish — Food was 133 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pelagic Fish — Food in Australia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pelagic fish — food in Australia is 133 1000 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pelagic fish — food in Australia peaked at 147 1000 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 99 1000 t, in 2010.
That places Australia 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pelagic Fish — Food in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 99 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 104 1000 t | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 110 1000 t | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 110 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 112 1000 t | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 128 1000 t | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 124 1000 t | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 137 1000 t | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 147 1000 t | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 139 1000 t | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 139 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 133 1000 t | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 133 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 133 1000 t | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 133 1000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 30 1000 t, 4.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 133 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9 1000 t, 14.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 121 1000 t | 99 1000 t | 147 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 134.5 1000 t | 133 1000 t | 139 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 42 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 149 1000 t compare
- 43 Saudi Arabia 137 1000 t compare
- 44 Chile 134 1000 t compare
- 46 Sierra Leone 131 1000 t compare
- 47 Tunisia 119 1000 t compare
- 48 Canada 116 1000 t 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 in Australia?
- Pelagic fish — food in Australia was 133 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pelagic fish — food recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 147 1000 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest pelagic fish — food recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for pelagic fish — food?
- Australia ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pelagic fish — food rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. 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. 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.