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
171
Highest
25,976 1000 t
China
Lowest
0 1000 t
Samoa
Median
23 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
3,046
What the numbers show
Freshwater Fish — Food is currently reported for 171 countries. The highest value is 25,976 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 23 1000 t, and the mean is 550.38 1000 t.
Over the past decade 102 countries rose and 39 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | United States | 1,769 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 8 | Vietnam | 1,637 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 1,637 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 10 | Egypt | 1,367 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 11 | Brazil | 949 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 11 | Russia | 949 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 949 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 14 | Philippines | 892 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 15 | Uganda | 732 1000 t | 2023 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 16 | Nigeria | 639 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 17 | Thailand | 635 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 18 | Mexico | 557 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 19 | Cambodia | 513 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 20 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 499 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 21 | Germany | 394 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 22 | United Republic of Tanzania | 347 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 23 | France | 280 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 24 | Colombia | 270 1000 t | 2023 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 25 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 237 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 26 | Italy | 234 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 27 | Pakistan | 218 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 28 | Malaysia | 217 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 215 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 215 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 31 | Canada | 213 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 32 | Laos | 206 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 32 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 206 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 34 | Malawi | 181 1000 t | 2023 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 35 | Ghana | 178 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 174 1000 t | 2023 | up 346.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Zambia | 170 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 38 | China, Taiwan Province of | 162 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 39 | Kenya | 132 1000 t | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 40 | Australia and New Zealand | 129 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 41 | Turkey | 128 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 41 | Türkiye | 128 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 43 | Spain | 127 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 43 | Ukraine | 127 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 45 | Israel | 126 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 46 | Nepal | 124 1000 t | 2023 | up 113.8% | rising |
| 47 | Australia | 116 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 48 | Republic of Korea | 111 1000 t | 2023 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 49 | Cote d'Ivoire | 110 1000 t | 2023 | up 816.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Côte d'Ivoire | 110 1000 t | 2023 | up 816.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Mozambique | 103 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 100 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 99 1000 t | 2023 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 54 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 95 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 55 | Finland | 91 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 56 | Sweden | 86 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 57 | Belgium | 83 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 57 | Peru | 83 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 59 | Norway | 75 1000 t | 2023 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 60 | Iraq | 67 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 62 | Ethiopia | 61 1000 t | 2023 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 63 | Switzerland | 52 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 64 | Caribbean | 48 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 65 | Niger | 46 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Cameroon | 44 1000 t | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 66 | Romania | 44 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 66 | Rwanda | 44 1000 t | 2023 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 69 | Congo | 42 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 70 | Guinea | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 115.8% | rising |
| 70 | Portugal | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 72 | Austria | 37 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 72 | Czechia | 37 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 36 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 75 | Poland | 35 1000 t | 2023 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 76 | Honduras | 33 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 33 1000 t | 2023 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 78 | Burkina Faso | 32 1000 t | 2023 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 78 | Paraguay | 32 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 80 | Hungary | 30 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 81 | Zimbabwe | 28 1000 t | 2023 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 82 | Angola | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 27 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 82 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 27 1000 t | 2023 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 85 | Senegal | 25 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 86 | Guatemala | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 155.6% | rising |
| 87 | Belarus | 22 1000 t | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 87 | Cuba | 22 1000 t | 2019 | down 24.1% | flat |
| 89 | Chile | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 162.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Argentina | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 92 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 18 1000 t | 2018 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 93 | Morocco | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 93 | Slovakia | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 93 | South Africa | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 96 | Serbia | 16 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 97 | Gabon | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 97 | Moldova | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 97 | Mauritania | 15 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Qatar | 15 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 97 | Turkmenistan | 15 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Melanesia | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 97 | Republic of Moldova | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 104 | Bulgaria | 14 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 104 | Papua New Guinea | 14 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Afghanistan | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 106 | Ireland | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 106 | New Zealand | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 109 | Ecuador | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 109 | Greece | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 109 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 112 | Kuwait | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 113 | Armenia | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 113 | Bahrain | 10 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 113 | Madagascar | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 113 | Sierra Leone | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 113 | China, Macao SAR | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 118 | Denmark | 9 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 118 | Jordan | 9 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 118 | Panama | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 121 | Latvia | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | flat |
| 121 | El Salvador | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 123 | Oman | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Syria | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 123 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 127 | Croatia | 6 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 128 | Georgia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 128 | Kyrgyzstan | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Luxembourg | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 128 | North Macedonia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 128 | Slovenia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 128 | Tajikistan | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Uruguay | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Albania | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 135 | Cyprus | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 135 | Iceland | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 135 | Jamaica | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 135 | Lebanon | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 135 | Namibia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 141 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 141 | Algeria | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Estonia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 141 | Lithuania | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Nicaragua | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 146 | Bhutan | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 146 | Gambia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 146 | Haiti | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Liberia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 146 | Malta | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 146 | Mauritius | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Tunisia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 146 | Yemen | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Bahamas | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Barbados | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Lesotho | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 154 | Maldives | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Montenegro | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 154 | French Polynesia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Suriname | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | East Timor | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 154 | Timor-Leste | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Polynesia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Belize | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Botswana | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Fiji | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Guyana | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Libya | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Eswatini | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Samoa | 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 65,762 1000 t
- Asia 53,264 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 26,791 1000 t
- Southern Asia 14,826 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 11,227 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 10,841 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 9,051 1000 t
- Africa 5,088 1000 t
- Americas 4,131 1000 t
- Europe 3,136 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2,889 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2,253 1000 t
- Northern America 1,981 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 1,866 1000 t
- United States of America 1,769 1000 t
- European Union (27) 1,651 1000 t
- South America 1,432 1000 t
- Northern Africa 1,430 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 1,291 1000 t
- Western Africa 1,273 1000 t
- Western Europe 883 1000 t
- Central America 670 1000 t
- Western Asia 579 1000 t
- Northern Europe 506 1000 t
- Middle Africa 497 1000 t
- Southern Europe 456 1000 t
- Central Asia 226 1000 t
- Oceania 144 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 69 1000 t
- Southern Africa 22 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.