Pelagic Fish — Food in Egypt
Egypt: Pelagic Fish — Food was 309 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pelagic Fish — Food in Egypt, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 309 1000 t for pelagic fish — food in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pelagic fish — food in Egypt peaked at 586 1000 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 242 1000 t, in 2011.
That places Egypt 26th 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 345 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 242 1000 t | -29.9% |
| 2012 | 350 1000 t | +44.6% |
| 2013 | 294 1000 t | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 586 1000 t | +99.3% |
| 2015 | 561 1000 t | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 448 1000 t | -20.1% |
| 2017 | 416 1000 t | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 445 1000 t | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 552 1000 t | +24.0% |
| 2020 | 509 1000 t | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 309 1000 t | -39.3% |
| 2022 | 309 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 309 1000 t | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 309 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13 1000 t, 23.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 309 1000 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 38 1000 t, 8.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 423.9 1000 t | 242 1000 t | 586 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 359 1000 t | 309 1000 t | 509 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.571 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pelagic fish — food in Egypt?
- Pelagic fish — food in Egypt was 309 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pelagic fish — food recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 586 1000 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest pelagic fish — food recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 242 1000 t in 2011.
- How does Egypt rank for pelagic fish — food?
- Egypt ranks 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pelagic fish — food rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.