Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity in South America
South America: Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity was 153,562 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity in South America, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, freshwater fish — protein supply quantity in South America stood at 153,562 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater fish — protein supply quantity in South America peaked at 153,562 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 95,251 t, in 2010.
South America ranks 11th of 39 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 | 126,981 t | 95,251 t | 144,683 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 152,064 t | 147,571 t | 153,562 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
More environment data for South America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 18,446 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 62,493 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater fish — protein supply quantity in South America?
- Freshwater fish — protein supply quantity in South America was 153,562 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest freshwater fish — protein supply quantity recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 153,562 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest freshwater fish — protein supply quantity recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 95,251 t in 2010.
- How does South America rank for freshwater fish — protein supply quantity?
- South America ranks 11th out of 39 groups with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater fish — protein supply quantity rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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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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.