Pelagic Fish — Production by country
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What the numbers show
Pelagic Fish — Production is currently reported for 147 countries. The highest value is 5,691 1000 t in Peru; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Bolivia (Plurinational State of).
The median across all reporting countries is 71 1000 t, and the mean is 285.78 1000 t.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritius (up 1,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Saint Kitts and Nevis (down 100.0%).
Pelagic Fish — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peru | 5,691 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 2 | China | 3,664 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 3 | Indonesia | 3,455 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 4 | China, mainland | 3,077 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 5 | Chile | 1,695 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.1% | falling |
| 6 | India | 1,239 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 7 | Russia | 1,223 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 1,223 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 9 | Philippines | 1,214 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 10 | Morocco | 1,157 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 863 1000 t | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 12 | United States | 838 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 13 | Norway | 744 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 14 | Republic of Korea | 702 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 15 | Micronesia | 595 1000 t | 2023 | up 662.8% | volatile |
| 16 | China, Taiwan Province of | 583 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 17 | Thailand | 559 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 18 | Ecuador | 535 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 19 | Mauritania | 529 1000 t | 2023 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 20 | Malaysia | 497 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 21 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 488 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 22 | Oman | 459 1000 t | 2023 | up 250.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Spain | 458 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 24 | Vietnam | 416 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 24 | Viet Nam | 416 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 26 | Angola | 348 1000 t | 2023 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 27 | Denmark | 317 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.6% | flat |
| 28 | Senegal | 316 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 29 | Melanesia | 302 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 30 | Namibia | 298 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 31 | South Africa | 290 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 32 | Ghana | 254 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 250 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 250 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 248 1000 t | 2023 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 36 | Turkey | 246 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 36 | Türkiye | 246 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 38 | Iceland | 228 1000 t | 2023 | down 70.1% | falling |
| 39 | Panama | 224 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 40 | Kiribati | 223 1000 t | 2023 | up 185.9% | rising |
| 41 | France | 213 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 42 | Brazil | 207 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 43 | Georgia | 202 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,246.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Belize | 196 1000 t | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Pakistan | 192 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 46 | Papua New Guinea | 169 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 47 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 157 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 48 | Sweden | 156 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 49 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 155 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 50 | Guinea | 151 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 51 | Nigeria | 148 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 52 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 145 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 53 | Australia and New Zealand | 144 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 54 | Maldives | 134 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 55 | Poland | 131 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 56 | Finland | 129 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 56 | Seychelles | 129 1000 t | 2023 | up 87.0% | rising |
| 58 | Sierra Leone | 128 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 122 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 60 | Cameroon | 120 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 60 | Nauru | 120 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 60 | Nauru | 120 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 63 | Canada | 116 1000 t | 2023 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 64 | Germany | 109 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 65 | Ireland | 106 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 66 | Portugal | 103 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 67 | Latvia | 100 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 68 | Yemen | 97 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 69 | Colombia | 93 1000 t | 2023 | up 121.4% | rising |
| 69 | Marshall Islands | 93 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 71 | Lithuania | 91 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 72 | Italy | 79 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 73 | Australia | 77 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 74 | Algeria | 71 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.2% | flat |
| 75 | Solomon Islands | 69 1000 t | 2023 | up 165.4% | rising |
| 76 | New Zealand | 67 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 77 | Estonia | 64 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 78 | Croatia | 60 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 79 | Tunisia | 57 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 80 | Guinea-Bissau | 54 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,250.0% | volatile |
| 81 | United Republic of Tanzania | 51 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 82 | Egypt | 49 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 83 | Cote d'Ivoire | 47 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 83 | Côte d'Ivoire | 47 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 85 | Polynesia | 42 1000 t | 2023 | up 281.8% | volatile |
| 86 | El Salvador | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 87 | Vanuatu | 38 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 88 | United Arab Emirates | 31 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 89 | Tuvalu | 30 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 90 | Mauritius | 28 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,300.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Gambia | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 92 | Fiji | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 92 | Greece | 23 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 94 | Saudi Arabia | 21 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 95 | Liberia | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 240.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 17 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 97 | Argentina | 16 1000 t | 2023 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 97 | Comoros | 16 1000 t | 2023 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Congo | 15 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 99 | Malta | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 99 | Cabo Verde | 15 1000 t | 2023 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 102 | Caribbean | 13 1000 t | 2023 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Libya | 11 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Myanmar | 11 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 103 | Mozambique | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 106 | French Polynesia | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 107 | Kenya | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Madagascar | 9 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Gabon | 8 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Guatemala | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 111 | Suriname | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 112 | Bulgaria | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 112 | Qatar | 5 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 114 | Dominican Republic | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 114 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 114 | East Timor | 4 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Uruguay | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Timor-Leste | 4 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 114 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 121 | Cuba | 3 1000 t | 2019 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 121 | Kazakhstan | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 121 | New Caledonia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 125 | Albania | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 125 | Djibouti | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 125 | Iraq | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Ukraine | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Samoa | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 130 | Bahrain | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 130 | Barbados | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Cyprus | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Grenada | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 130 | Guyana | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Lebanon | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 130 | Saint Lucia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Syria | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 141 | Honduras | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Israel | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Kuwait | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Montenegro | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Slovenia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 37,066 1000 t
- Asia 16,087 1000 t
- Americas 10,714 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 10,383 1000 t
- South America 8,393 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 6,438 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 6,155 1000 t
- Europe 4,768 1000 t
- Africa 4,415 1000 t
- Southern Asia 2,422 1000 t
- European Union (27) 2,319 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2,263 1000 t
- Northern Europe 2,186 1000 t
- Western Africa 1,730 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1,616 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 1,539 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 1,362 1000 t
- Central America 1,354 1000 t
- Northern Africa 1,346 1000 t
- Oceania 1,082 1000 t
- Western Asia 1,070 1000 t
- Northern America 954 1000 t
- United States of America 838 1000 t
- Southern Europe 741 1000 t
- Southern Africa 588 1000 t
- Middle Africa 496 1000 t
- Western Europe 479 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 255 1000 t
- Central Asia 3 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 3 1000 t
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.