Freshwater Fish — Food in Australia
Australia: Freshwater Fish — Food was 116 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Freshwater Fish — Food in Australia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Australia recorded 116 1000 t for freshwater fish — food in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater fish — food in Australia peaked at 116 1000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 50 1000 t, in 2010.
Australia ranks 47th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Freshwater Fish — Food in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 50 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 56 1000 t | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 90 1000 t | +60.7% |
| 2013 | 96 1000 t | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 99 1000 t | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 94 1000 t | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 110 1000 t | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 99 1000 t | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 114 1000 t | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 106 1000 t | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 101 1000 t | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 116 1000 t | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 116 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 116 1000 t | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 116 1000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.5 1000 t, 8.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 116 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1 1000 t, 116.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.4 1000 t | 50 1000 t | 114 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.25 1000 t | 101 1000 t | 116 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 45 Israel 126 1000 t compare
- 46 Nepal 124 1000 t compare
- 48 Republic of Korea 111 1000 t compare
- 49 Côte d'Ivoire 110 1000 t compare
- 49 Cote d'Ivoire 110 1000 t compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater fish — food in Australia?
- Freshwater fish — food in Australia was 116 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest freshwater fish — food recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 116 1000 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest freshwater fish — food recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for freshwater fish — food?
- Australia ranks 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater fish — food rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Freshwater Fish — Food. 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.