Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity in Africa
Africa: Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity was 516,470 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity in Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Africa recorded 516,470 t for freshwater fish — protein supply quantity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater fish — protein supply quantity in Africa peaked at 527,769 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 365,527 t, in 2010.
That places Africa 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 452,665 t | 365,527 t | 527,769 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 513,924 t | 506,287 t | 516,470 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 5 Bangladesh 414,438 t compare
- 6 Viet Nam 174,102 t compare
- 7 Myanmar 160,227 t compare
- 8 Egypt 149,821 t compare
- 9 Brazil 103,919 t compare
- 10 Philippines 100,334 t compare
- 11 Russian Federation 98,601 t compare
More environment data for Africa
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 5.54 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 32.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 714,851 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 3.78 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 182,147 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 2.09 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Production 820.65 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -1.32 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater fish — protein supply quantity in Africa?
- Freshwater fish — protein supply quantity in Africa was 516,470 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest freshwater fish — protein supply quantity recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 527,769 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest freshwater fish — protein supply quantity recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 365,527 t in 2010.
- How does Africa rank for freshwater fish — protein supply quantity?
- Africa ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater fish — protein supply quantity rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity (t). 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.