Freshwater Fish — Food by country

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...

Countries reporting
182
Highest
25,976 1000 t
China
Lowest
0 1000 t
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Median
15 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,901

What the numbers show

Freshwater Fish — Food is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 25,976 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Micronesia (Federated States of).

The median across all reporting countries is 15 1000 t, and the mean is 489.35 1000 t.

Over the past decade 94 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Honduras (up 1,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 100.0%).

Freshwater Fish — Food: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 25,976 1000 t 2023 up 12.9% rising
2 China, mainland 25,709 1000 t 2023 up 13.1% rising
3 India 9,978 1000 t 2023 up 91.1% rising
4 Indonesia 4,929 1000 t 2023 up 39.3% rising
5 Bangladesh 3,893 1000 t 2023 up 37.9% rising
6 Myanmar 1,811 1000 t 2023 up 6.7% rising
7 Viet Nam 1,637 1000 t 2023 up 25.8% rising
8 Egypt 1,367 1000 t 2023 up 19.9% rising
9 Brazil 949 1000 t 2023 up 18.0% rising
9 Russian Federation 949 1000 t 2023 down 3.4% rising
11 Philippines 892 1000 t 2023 up 11.9% rising
12 Uganda 732 1000 t 2023 up 56.1% rising
13 Nigeria 639 1000 t 2023 up 3.4% rising
14 Thailand 635 1000 t 2023 down 2.0% rising
15 Mexico 557 1000 t 2023 up 40.3% rising
16 Cambodia 513 1000 t 2023 up 3.6% rising
17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 499 1000 t 2023 up 29.6% rising
18 Germany 394 1000 t 2023 up 10.4% rising
19 United Republic of Tanzania 347 1000 t 2023 up 20.9% rising
20 France 280 1000 t 2023 up 2.2% flat
21 Colombia 270 1000 t 2023 up 70.9% rising
22 Democratic Republic of the Congo 237 1000 t 2023 up 0.9% flat
23 Italy 234 1000 t 2023 up 25.1% rising
24 Pakistan 218 1000 t 2023 down 12.8% falling
25 Malaysia 217 1000 t 2023 down 0.5% rising
26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 215 1000 t 2023 up 5.4% rising
27 Canada 213 1000 t 2023 up 10.4% rising
28 Lao People's Democratic Republic 206 1000 t 2023 up 44.1% rising
29 Malawi 181 1000 t 2023 up 56.0% rising
30 Ghana 178 1000 t 2023 up 44.7% rising
31 Uzbekistan 174 1000 t 2023 up 346.2% volatile
32 Zambia 170 1000 t 2023 up 41.7% rising
33 China, Taiwan Province of 162 1000 t 2023 up 1.9% rising
34 Kenya 132 1000 t 2023 down 19.5% falling
35 Australia and New Zealand 129 1000 t 2023 up 21.7% rising
36 Türkiye 128 1000 t 2023 up 4.1% rising
37 Spain 127 1000 t 2023 down 29.4% falling
37 Ukraine 127 1000 t 2023 up 25.7% rising
39 Israel 126 1000 t 2023 up 80.0% rising
40 Nepal 124 1000 t 2023 up 113.8% rising
41 Australia 116 1000 t 2023 up 20.8% rising
42 Republic of Korea 111 1000 t 2023 up 68.2% rising
43 Côte d'Ivoire 110 1000 t 2023 up 816.7% volatile
44 Mozambique 103 1000 t 2023 up 21.2% rising
45 Saudi Arabia 100 1000 t 2023 down 27.0% falling
46 Sri Lanka 99 1000 t 2023 up 54.7% rising
47 China, Hong Kong SAR 95 1000 t 2023 down 15.9% rising
48 Finland 91 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
49 Sweden 86 1000 t 2023 down 8.5% flat
50 Belgium 83 1000 t 2023 up 13.7% rising
50 Peru 83 1000 t 2023 up 18.6% rising
52 Norway 75 1000 t 2023 up 114.3% rising
53 Iraq 67 1000 t 2023 down 10.7% rising
54 United Arab Emirates 66 1000 t 2023 up 8.2% rising
55 Ethiopia 61 1000 t 2023 up 69.4% rising
56 Switzerland 52 1000 t 2023 up 4.0% rising
57 Caribbean 48 1000 t 2023 up 9.1% rising
58 Niger 46 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
59 Cameroon 44 1000 t 2023 down 21.4% falling
59 Romania 44 1000 t 2023 up 15.8% rising
59 Rwanda 44 1000 t 2023 up 83.3% rising
62 Congo 42 1000 t 2023 up 13.5% rising
63 Guinea 41 1000 t 2023 up 115.8% rising
63 Portugal 41 1000 t 2023 up 20.6% rising
65 Austria 37 1000 t 2023 up 5.7% rising
65 Czechia 37 1000 t 2023 up 15.6% rising
67 Costa Rica 36 1000 t 2023 up 28.6% rising
68 Poland 35 1000 t 2023 down 53.9% falling
69 Honduras 33 1000 t 2023 up 1,000.0% volatile
69 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 33 1000 t 2023 down 36.5% falling
71 Burkina Faso 32 1000 t 2023 up 77.8% rising
71 Paraguay 32 1000 t 2023 up 33.3% rising
73 Hungary 30 1000 t 2023 up 11.1% rising
74 Zimbabwe 28 1000 t 2023 down 45.1% falling
75 Angola 27 1000 t 2023 up 35.0% rising
75 Kazakhstan 27 1000 t 2023 down 6.9% flat
75 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27 1000 t 2023 down 49.1% falling
78 Senegal 25 1000 t 2023 down 28.6% falling
79 Guatemala 23 1000 t 2023 up 155.6% rising
80 Belarus 22 1000 t 2023 down 35.3% falling
80 Cuba 22 1000 t 2019 down 24.1% flat
82 Chile 21 1000 t 2023 up 90.9% rising
82 Dominican Republic 21 1000 t 2023 up 162.5% volatile
84 Argentina 19 1000 t 2023 up 111.1% rising
85 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 18 1000 t 2018 up 80.0% rising
86 Morocco 17 1000 t 2023 up 6.2% rising
86 Slovakia 17 1000 t 2023 up 70.0% rising
88 Serbia 16 1000 t 2023 down 27.3% falling
89 Gabon 15 1000 t 2023 up 25.0% rising
89 Mauritania 15 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
89 Qatar 15 1000 t 2023 flat
89 Turkmenistan 15 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
89 Melanesia 15 1000 t 2023 up 7.1% rising
89 Republic of Moldova 15 1000 t 2023 up 25.0% rising
95 Bulgaria 14 1000 t 2023 down 26.3% falling
95 Papua New Guinea 14 1000 t 2023 unchanged flat
97 Afghanistan 13 1000 t 2023 up 116.7% rising
97 Ireland 13 1000 t 2023 up 62.5% rising
97 New Zealand 13 1000 t 2023 up 30.0% rising
100 Ecuador 12 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% falling
100 Greece 12 1000 t 2023 down 45.5% falling
100 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 12 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% rising
103 Kuwait 11 1000 t 2023 up 22.2% rising
104 Armenia 10 1000 t 2023 up 11.1% rising
104 Bahrain 10 1000 t 2023 flat
104 Madagascar 10 1000 t 2023 down 63.0% falling
104 Sierra Leone 10 1000 t 2023 down 9.1% falling
104 China, Macao SAR 10 1000 t 2023 up 42.9% rising
109 Denmark 9 1000 t 2023 unchanged falling
109 Jordan 9 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
109 Panama 9 1000 t 2023 up 125.0% rising
112 Latvia 8 1000 t 2023 up 33.3% flat
112 El Salvador 8 1000 t 2023 up 166.7% rising
114 Azerbaijan 7 1000 t 2023 up 40.0% rising
114 Oman 7 1000 t 2023 up 250.0% volatile
114 Syrian Arab Republic 7 1000 t 2023 down 30.0% falling
117 Croatia 6 1000 t 2023 unchanged falling
118 Georgia 5 1000 t 2023 down 16.7% rising
118 Kyrgyzstan 5 1000 t 2023 up 150.0% volatile
118 Luxembourg 5 1000 t 2023 up 25.0% rising
118 North Macedonia 5 1000 t 2023 up 150.0% rising
118 Slovenia 5 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
118 Tajikistan 5 1000 t 2023 up 150.0% volatile
118 Uruguay 5 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
125 Albania 4 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
125 Cyprus 4 1000 t 2023 down 33.3% falling
125 Iceland 4 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
125 Jamaica 4 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
125 Lebanon 4 1000 t 2023 down 66.7% falling
125 Namibia 4 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
131 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1000 t 2023 down 25.0% falling
131 Algeria 3 1000 t 2023 down 85.7% volatile
131 Estonia 3 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% rising
131 Lithuania 3 1000 t 2023 down 62.5% volatile
131 Nicaragua 3 1000 t 2023 up 200.0% rising
136 Bhutan 2 1000 t 2023 flat
136 Gambia 2 1000 t 2023 down 60.0% falling
136 Haiti 2 1000 t 2023 down 60.0% volatile
136 Liberia 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged falling
136 Malta 2 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
136 Mauritius 2 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% volatile
136 Tunisia 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
136 Yemen 2 1000 t 2023 volatile
144 Bahamas 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
144 Barbados 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
144 Lesotho 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged volatile
144 Maldives 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
144 Montenegro 1 1000 t 2023 down 50.0% falling
144 French Polynesia 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
144 Suriname 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
144 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
144 Timor-Leste 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
144 Polynesia 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
154 Antigua and Barbuda 0 1000 t 2023 flat
154 Belize 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
154 Botswana 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% volatile
154 Comoros 0 1000 t 2023 flat
154 Djibouti 0 1000 t 2023 flat
154 Fiji 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
154 Guinea-Bissau 0 1000 t 2023 flat
154 Grenada 0 1000 t 2023 flat
154 Guyana 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% volatile
154 Kiribati 0 1000 t 2023 flat
154 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 1000 t 2023 flat
154 Libya 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% volatile
154 Saint Lucia 0 1000 t 2023 flat
154 Marshall Islands 0 1000 t 2023 flat
154 Mongolia 0 1000 t 2023 flat
154 New Caledonia 0 1000 t 2023 flat
154 Nauru 0 1000 t 2023 flat
154 Solomon Islands 0 1000 t 2023 flat
154 Sao Tome and Principe 0 1000 t 2023 flat
154 Eswatini 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
154 Seychelles 0 1000 t 2023 flat
154 Tonga 0 1000 t 2023 flat
154 Tuvalu 0 1000 t 2023 flat
154 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 1000 t 2023 flat
154 Vanuatu 0 1000 t 2023 flat
154 Samoa 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
154 Micronesia 0 1000 t 2023 flat
154 Cabo Verde 0 1000 t 2023 flat
154 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 1000 t 2023 flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Freshwater 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, 2,901 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed

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.