Pelagic Fish — Food in Melanesia

Melanesia: Pelagic Fish — Food was 103 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
103 1000 t
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 182 countries
All-time high
170 1000 t
in 2016
All-time low
103 1000 t
in 2021
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Pelagic Fish — Food in Melanesia, 2010–2023

0501001502010201620232010: 141 1000 t2011: 134 1000 t2012: 133 1000 t2013: 134 1000 t2014: 141 1000 t2015: 148 1000 t2016: 170 1000 t2017: 163 1000 t2018: 170 1000 t2019: 160 1000 t2020: 141 1000 t2021: 103 1000 t2022: 103 1000 t2023: 103 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

In 2023, pelagic fish — food in Melanesia stood at 103 1000 t. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pelagic fish — food in Melanesia peaked at 170 1000 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 103 1000 t, in 2021.

Melanesia ranks 43rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 149.4 1000 t 133 1000 t 170 1000 t 10
2020s 112.5 1000 t 103 1000 t 141 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 40 Tunisia 119 1000 t compare
  2. 41 Canada 116 1000 t compare
  3. 42 Senegal 111 1000 t compare
  4. 44 Algeria 102 1000 t compare
  5. 45 Bangladesh 95 1000 t compare
  6. 46 Zambia 93 1000 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pelagic fish — food in Melanesia?
Pelagic fish — food in Melanesia was 103 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pelagic fish — food recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 170 1000 t in 2016.
What is the lowest pelagic fish — food recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 103 1000 t in 2021.
How does Melanesia rank for pelagic fish — food?
Melanesia ranks 43rd out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
Is pelagic fish — food rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Melanesia 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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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
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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.