Pelagic Fish — Food in India
India: Pelagic Fish — Food was 798 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pelagic Fish — Food in India, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, pelagic fish — food in India stood at 798 1000 t.
The figure is up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pelagic fish — food in India peaked at 1,291 1000 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 627 1000 t, in 2010.
India ranks 5th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pelagic Fish — Food in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 627 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 676 1000 t | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 702 1000 t | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 727 1000 t | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1,291 1000 t | +77.6% |
| 2015 | 1,085 1000 t | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 1,026 1000 t | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 1,131 1000 t | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 975 1000 t | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 879 1000 t | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 811 1000 t | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 798 1000 t | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 798 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 798 1000 t | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 798 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13 1000 t, 61.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 798 1000 t is above the median for South Asia, which is 65.5 1000 t, 12.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pelagic Fish — Food in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +77.6% | 727 1000 t | 1,291 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 911.9 1000 t | 627 1000 t | 1,291 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 801.25 1000 t | 798 1000 t | 811 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 2 Philippines 1,371 1000 t compare
- 3 United States 890 1000 t compare
- 4 Thailand 810 1000 t compare
- 6 Republic of Korea 751 1000 t compare
- 7 Russian Federation 670 1000 t compare
- 7 Russia 670 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pelagic fish — food in India?
- Pelagic fish — food in India was 798 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pelagic fish — food recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1,291 1000 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest pelagic fish — food recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 627 1000 t in 2010.
- How does India rank for pelagic fish — food?
- India ranks 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pelagic fish — food rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.