Pelagic Fish — Food in Western Europe

Western Europe: Pelagic Fish — Food was 873 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
873 1000 t
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
18th
of 29 groups
All-time high
982 1000 t
in 2011
All-time low
830 1000 t
in 2015
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Pelagic Fish — Food in Western Europe, 2010–2023

02004006008001.0k2010201620232010: 919 1000 t2011: 982 1000 t2012: 948 1000 t2013: 899 1000 t2014: 868 1000 t2015: 830 1000 t2016: 868 1000 t2017: 862 1000 t2018: 872 1000 t2019: 864 1000 t2020: 867 1000 t2021: 873 1000 t2022: 873 1000 t2023: 873 1000 t

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

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 873 1000 t for pelagic fish — food in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pelagic fish — food in Western Europe peaked at 982 1000 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 830 1000 t, in 2015.

Western Europe ranks 18th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Pelagic Fish — Food in Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Pelagic Fish — Food in Western Europe, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 t Change
2010 919 1000 t
2011 982 1000 t +6.9%
2012 948 1000 t -3.5%
2013 899 1000 t -5.2%
2014 868 1000 t -3.4%
2015 830 1000 t -4.4%
2016 868 1000 t +4.6%
2017 862 1000 t -0.7%
2018 872 1000 t +1.2%
2019 864 1000 t -0.9%
2020 867 1000 t +0.3%
2021 873 1000 t +0.7%
2022 873 1000 t +0.0%
2023 873 1000 t +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 891.2 1000 t 830 1000 t 982 1000 t 10
2020s 871.5 1000 t 867 1000 t 873 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 15 France 471 1000 t compare
  2. 16 Spain 448 1000 t compare
  3. 17 Angola 342 1000 t compare
  4. 18 Sri Lanka 339 1000 t compare
  5. 19 Egypt 309 1000 t compare
  6. 20 Italy 306 1000 t compare
  7. 21 Ukraine 282 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pelagic fish — food in Western Europe?
Pelagic fish — food in Western Europe was 873 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pelagic fish — food recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 982 1000 t in 2011.
What is the lowest pelagic fish — food recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 830 1000 t in 2015.
How does Western Europe rank for pelagic fish — food?
Western Europe ranks 18th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is pelagic fish — food rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western Europe 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.