Pelagic Fish — Food in South America

South America: Pelagic Fish — Food was 1,257 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,257 1000 t
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
13th
of 29 groups
All-time high
1,257 1000 t
in 2021
All-time low
1,014 1000 t
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Pelagic Fish — Food in South America, 2010–2023

05001.0k1.5k2010201620232010: 1.0k 1000 t2011: 1.1k 1000 t2012: 1.1k 1000 t2013: 1.1k 1000 t2014: 1.0k 1000 t2015: 1.1k 1000 t2016: 1.2k 1000 t2017: 1.1k 1000 t2018: 1.2k 1000 t2019: 1.2k 1000 t2020: 1.2k 1000 t2021: 1.3k 1000 t2022: 1.3k 1000 t2023: 1.3k 1000 t

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

Analysis

South America recorded 1,257 1000 t for pelagic fish — food in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pelagic fish — food in South America peaked at 1,257 1000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,014 1000 t, in 2010.

South America ranks 13th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Pelagic Fish — Food in South America, year by year

Annual values for Pelagic Fish — Food in South America, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 t Change
2010 1,014 1000 t
2011 1,053 1000 t +3.8%
2012 1,115 1000 t +5.9%
2013 1,113 1000 t -0.2%
2014 1,041 1000 t -6.5%
2015 1,108 1000 t +6.4%
2016 1,203 1000 t +8.6%
2017 1,147 1000 t -4.7%
2018 1,185 1000 t +3.3%
2019 1,197 1000 t +1.0%
2020 1,246 1000 t +4.1%
2021 1,257 1000 t +0.9%
2022 1,257 1000 t +0.0%
2023 1,257 1000 t +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,118 1000 t 1,014 1000 t 1,203 1000 t 10
2020s 1,254 1000 t 1,246 1000 t 1,257 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 10 China, mainland 545 1000 t compare
  2. 11 Mexico 541 1000 t compare
  3. 12 Morocco 486 1000 t compare
  4. 13 Nigeria 482 1000 t compare
  5. 13 Peru 482 1000 t compare
  6. 15 France 471 1000 t compare
  7. 16 Spain 448 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pelagic fish — food in South America?
Pelagic fish — food in South America was 1,257 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pelagic fish — food recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 1,257 1000 t in 2021.
What is the lowest pelagic fish — food recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 1,014 1000 t in 2010.
How does South America rank for pelagic fish — food?
South America ranks 13th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is pelagic fish — food rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South America 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.