Freshwater Fish — Food in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Freshwater Fish — Food was 1,866 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Freshwater Fish — Food in Eastern Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 1,866 1000 t for freshwater fish — food in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater fish — food in Eastern Africa peaked at 1,866 1000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,164 1000 t, in 2010.
Eastern Africa ranks 14th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,435 1000 t | 1,164 1000 t | 1,746 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,842 1000 t | 1,771 1000 t | 1,866 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 17.13 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 11.79 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 21.2 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 157,643 million USD (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 10.99 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 326.16 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 4.47 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater fish — food in Eastern Africa?
- Freshwater fish — food in Eastern Africa was 1,866 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest freshwater fish — food recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,866 1000 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest freshwater fish — food recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,164 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for freshwater fish — food?
- Eastern Africa ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater fish — food rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.