Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity in Western Asia
Western Asia: Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity was 1.95 kg/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity in Western Asia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, freshwater fish — food supply quantity in Western Asia stood at 1.95 kg/cap.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater fish — food supply quantity in Western Asia peaked at 2.24 kg/cap in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.42 kg/cap, in 2010.
That places Western Asia 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.42 kg/cap | — |
| 2011 | 1.46 kg/cap | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.1 kg/cap | +43.8% |
| 2013 | 2.2 kg/cap | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 2.24 kg/cap | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.09 kg/cap | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 2.23 kg/cap | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 2.14 kg/cap | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.98 kg/cap | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 2.02 kg/cap | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 2.07 kg/cap | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 2.03 kg/cap | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.99 kg/cap | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.95 kg/cap | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.99 kg/cap | 1.42 kg/cap | 2.24 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 kg/cap | 1.95 kg/cap | 2.07 kg/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 23 China, Taiwan Province of 6.94 kg/cap compare
- 23 India 6.94 kg/cap compare
- 25 Congo 6.79 kg/cap compare
- 26 Russian Federation 6.52 kg/cap compare
- 27 Gabon 6.22 kg/cap compare
- 28 Cabo Verde 0.69 kg/cap compare
- 28 Malaysia 6.19 kg/cap compare
- 29 United Arab Emirates 6.17 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater fish — food supply quantity in Western Asia?
- Freshwater fish — food supply quantity in Western Asia was 1.95 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest freshwater fish — food supply quantity recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 kg/cap in 2014.
- What is the lowest freshwater fish — food supply quantity recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 kg/cap in 2010.
- How does Western Asia rank for freshwater fish — food supply quantity?
- Western Asia ranks 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater fish — food supply quantity rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr). 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.