Crustaceans Consumption by Country

In 2023, China held 9,079 thousand tonnes of listed crustaceans food supply, 52.4 percent of a 17,325-thousand-tonne total spread across 164 reporters. All 164 reporters with reported 2023 quantities show the same listed quantity as in 2022, leaving the total quantity unchanged; per-capita values, however, differ for 89 reporters because they are population-adjusted. The five-year quantity comparison shows where the changes occurred instead, with China adding 523 thousand tonnes against a net gain of 948. Hong Kong recorded the highest per-capita figure at 13.57 kilograms per person per year. The series spans 2019 through 2023, although some reporters have missing values for individual years.

China leads at 9,079 thousand tonnes, 4.45 times the United States at 2,042. Per capita the order belongs to small, wealthy reporters: Hong Kong at 13.57 kilograms from 101 thousand tonnes, then Iceland at 12.69 and Guyana at 12.08 kilograms. China ranks tenth per capita at 6.38 kilograms.

Crustaceans Food Supply at a Glance

• China had the largest listed crustaceans food supply in 2023 at 9,079 thousand tonnes.
• The United States ranked second at 2,042 thousand tonnes, followed by Indonesia at 953 thousand tonnes.
• Hong Kong had the highest per-capita food supply at 13.57 kilograms per person per year.
• The listed total was 17,325 thousand tonnes across 164 reporters with reported values.
• Among 163 reporters with data in both 2019 and 2023, listed crustaceans food supply increased by 948 thousand tonnes, or 5.8 percent.
• The FAO Food element measures food available for human consumption and is not a direct measure of the amount actually eaten.

Key Takeaways

The 2022-2023 comparison is unusual because all 164 reporters with reported 2023 quantities show identical quantity figures in both years. The five-year quantity comparison is where the table shows measurable movement: China added 523 thousand tonnes (up 6.1 percent) while India added 139 thousand tonnes (up 25.0 percent) and Vietnam 99 thousand tonnes (up 18.8 percent), leaving a net gain of 948 thousand tonnes.

Malaysia, Russia, Brazil and Bangladesh added between 16 and 40 thousand tonnes each, while Saudi Arabia fell 18 thousand tonnes. Hong Kong's 13.57 kilograms per person per year lead the per-capita ranking from just 101 thousand tonnes. These figures represent food available for human consumption in the FAO Food Balances and should not be interpreted as the amount of crustaceans actually eaten.

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#	Country	2023 (thousand tonnes)2023	2023 (kg per person per year)2023
1	China CN	9.08K	6.38
2	United States US	2.04K	5.95
3	Indonesia ID	953	3.39
4	India IN	695	0.48
5	Vietnam VN	625	6.23
6	Mexico MX	290	2.24
7	France FR	226	3.41
8	Bangladesh BD	223	1.3
9	United Kingdom GB	214	3.11
10	Thailand TH	176	2.45
11	South Korea KR	172	3.31
12	Spain ES	170	3.54
13	Malaysia MY	167	4.77
14	Russia RU	155	1.06
15	Philippines PH	148	1.29
16	Canada CA	137	3.49
17	Brazil BR	132	0.63
18	Italy IT	132	2.22
19	Hong Kong HK	101	13.57
20	Australia AU	98	3.7
21	Taiwan TW	91	3.92
22	Germany DE	79	0.94
23	Sweden SE	74	7.04
24	Argentina AR	62	1.35
25	Chile CL	58	2.93
26	Saudi Arabia SA	56	1.67
27	Norway NO	55	9.98
28	Egypt EG	54	0.47
29	Ukraine UA	54	1.44
30	Nigeria NG	52	0.23
31	Cameroon CM	43	1.52
32	Portugal PT	43	4.11
33	Peru PE	40	1.19
34	Denmark DK	39	6.64
35	Iran IR	34	0.38
36	Ecuador EC	33	1.85
37	Sri Lanka LK	29	1.26
38	Netherlands NL	27	1.49
39	Greece GR	24	2.32
40	Switzerland CH	21	2.42
41	Belgium BE	19	1.59
42	Mozambique MZ	19	0.55
43	Cambodia KH	18	1.04
44	South Africa ZA	18	0.28
45	Venezuela VE	18	0.63
46	Austria AT	17	1.86
47	New Zealand NZ	16	3
48	Colombia CO	15	0.28
49	Guatemala GT	15	0.82
50	Dominican Republic DO	11	0.94
51	Poland PL	11	0.28
52	Finland FI	10	1.84
53	Guyana GY	10	12.08
54	Kuwait KW	10	2.11
55	Madagascar MG	10	0.31
56	Qatar QA	10	3.29
57	Romania RO	9	0.48
58	Israel IL	8	0.85
59	Macau MO	8	10.96
60	Oman OM	8	1.51
61	United Arab Emirates AE	8	0.72
62	Lithuania LT	7	2.53
63	Pakistan PK	7	0.03
64	Tanzania TZ	6	0.1
65	Costa Rica CR	5	0.95
66	Iceland IS	5	12.69
67	Türkiye TR	5	0.06
68	Albania AL	4	1.55
69	Bahamas BS	4	9.5
70	Croatia HR	4	1.05
71	Czech Republic CZ	4	0.41
72	Ireland IE	4	0.69
73	Jamaica JM	4	1.55
74	Kazakhstan KZ	4	0.18
75	Mauritius MU	4	3.12
76	Panama PA	4	0.97
77	Senegal SN	4	0.22
78	Algeria DZ	3	0.08
79	Burkina Faso BF	3	0.13
80	Cyprus CY	3	2.05
81	El Salvador SV	3	0.49
82	Estonia EE	3	1.87
83	Iraq IQ	3	0.07
84	Laos LA	3	0.41
85	Latvia LV	3	1.77
86	Lebanon LB	3	0.59
87	Luxembourg LU	3	4.78
88	Morocco MA	3	0.07
89	Myanmar MM	3	0.06
90	Nicaragua NI	3	0.41
91	Trinidad and Tobago TT	3	2.2
92	Belarus BY	2	0.26
93	Hungary HU	2	0.22
94	Ivory Coast CI	2	0.07
95	Jordan JO	2	0.17
96	Maldives MV	2	4.07
97	Slovenia SI	2	0.88
98	Suriname SR	2	2.77
99	Tunisia TN	2	0.13
100	Antigua and Barbuda AG	1	6.59
101	Armenia AM	1	0.35
102	Azerbaijan AZ	1	0.05
103	Barbados BB	1	2.09
104	Bulgaria BG	1	0.16
105	Congo CG	1	0.08
106	Fiji FJ	1	0.9
107	French Polynesia PF	1	3.2
108	Gambia GM	1	0.44
109	Ghana GH	1	0.04
110	Honduras HN	1	0.1
111	Kenya KE	1	0.02
112	Libya LY	1	0.09
113	Malta MT	1	1.23
114	Moldova MD	1	0.42
115	Namibia NA	1	0.39
116	Serbia RS	1	0.1
117	Seychelles SC	1	4.58
118	Sierra Leone SL	1	0.11
119	Slovakia SK	1	0.14
120	Vanuatu VU	1	2.49
121	Afghanistan AF	0	0
122	Angola AO	0	0.01
123	Bahrain BH	0	0.26
124	Belize BZ	0	1.06
125	Bhutan BT	0	0.02
126	Bolivia BO	0	0.01
127	Bosnia and Herzegovina BA	0	0.06
128	Botswana BW	0	0.04
129	Cape Verde CV	0	0.69
130	Comoros KM	0	0.01
131	Djibouti DJ	0	0.01
132	Eswatini SZ	0	0.19
133	Gabon GA	0	0.15
134	Georgia GE	0	0.09
135	Grenada GD	0	0.83
136	Guinea GN	0	0.03
137	Guinea-Bissau GW	0	0.01
138	Haiti HT	0	0.03
139	Kiribati KI	0	0.21
140	Lesotho LS	0	0.02
141	Liberia LR	0	0.05
142	Marshall Islands MH	0	1.57
143	Mauritania MR	0	0.07
144	Micronesia FM	0	0.24
145	Mongolia MN	0	0.02
146	Montenegro ME	0	0.79
147	Nepal NP	0	0.01
148	New Caledonia NC	0	0.47
149	North Macedonia MK	0	0.08
150	Papua New Guinea PG	0	0.04
151	Paraguay PY	0	0.05
152	Saint Kitts and Nevis KN	0	1.35
153	Saint Lucia LC	0	0.67
154	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC	0	0.29
155	Samoa WS	0	2.28
156	Sao Tome and Principe ST	0	0.03
157	Solomon Islands SB	0	0.04
158	Timor-Leste TL	0	0.1
159	Tonga TO	0	0.37
160	Tuvalu TV	0	0.18
161	Uruguay UY	0	0.1
162	Uzbekistan UZ	0	0.01
163	Zambia ZM	0	0.01
164	Zimbabwe ZW	0	0

Crustaceans Consumption by Country in 2023

The 2023 table is led by China at 9,079 thousand tonnes, with the United States second at 2,042 and Indonesia third at 953. India and Vietnam complete the top five at 695 and 625 thousand tonnes, respectively.

China holds 52.4 percent of the 17,325-thousand-tonne listed total. The top three reporters accounted for 69.7 percent of the listed total, while the top five represented 77.3 percent and the top ten 83.8 percent. Because every 2023 quantity repeats 2022, this ranking describes both years at once.

No Measured Quantity Change Between 2022 and 2023: Every Reporter Repeats

Among the 164 reporters with data in both 2022 and 2023, the listed quantity stands at 17,325 thousand tonnes in both years, a change of zero. The same 164 reporters are present at both endpoints, and every reporter has the same quantity in both years. Per-capita values are not identical, however, because they are calculated on a population basis. The analysis below therefore focuses on the 2019 to 2023 quantity comparison, where values genuinely differ.

China Adds 523 Thousand Tonnes as Supply Grows 5.8 Percent Since 2019

For the 163 reporters with data in both 2019 and 2023, the listed food supply rose from 16,377 thousand tonnes to 17,325 thousand tonnes, a gain of 948 thousand tonnes (5.8 percent). The 2019 total includes 164 reporters with reported values, while the 2023 total includes 164; Cuba, with 3 thousand tonnes in 2019, had no reported 2023 value, while Afghanistan entered with a reported zero. China added 523 thousand tonnes (up 6.1 percent), India added 139 thousand tonnes (up 25.0 percent), Vietnam added 99 thousand tonnes (up 18.8 percent), Malaysia added 40 thousand tonnes (up 31.5 percent), Russia added 39 thousand tonnes (up 33.6 percent) and Brazil added 24 thousand tonnes (up 22.2 percent), while Saudi Arabia fell 18 thousand tonnes (down 24.3 percent).

China contributes 55.2 percent of the five-year net increase, followed by India at 14.7 percent and Vietnam at 10.4 percent. Per capita, Hong Kong's 13.57 kilograms from 101 thousand tonnes lead Iceland at 12.69 kilograms, while China, first by total, records 6.38 kilograms.

What Does the Crustaceans Food Supply Measure?

For FAO Food Balances, the figure used here is the FAO item Crustaceans recorded under the Food element as available for human consumption. It represents food available for human consumption during the reference year rather than a direct estimate of the amount of crustaceans people actually ate. Molluscs and other aquatic animals recorded under separate items sit outside this figure.

The per-capita figure expresses the same food supply on a population basis, in kilograms per person per year. A country's total quantity and per-capita value therefore answer different questions: total quantity shows the size of the listed food supply, while the per-capita measure adjusts it for population.

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#	Country	2019 (1000 t)	2019 (kg/cap/yr)	2020 (1000 t)	2020 (kg/cap/yr)	2021 (1000 t)	2021 (kg/cap/yr)	2022 (1000 t)	2022 (kg/cap/yr)	2023 (1000 t)	2023 (kg/cap/yr)
1	China	8.56K	6.01	8.73K	6.12	9.08K	6.36	9.08K	6.37	9.08K	6.38
2	United States	2.04K	6.05	2.04K	6.02	2.04K	6	2.04K	5.98	2.04K	5.95
3	Indonesia	962	3.53	846	3.08	953	3.44	953	3.42	953	3.39
4	India	556	0.4	668	0.48	695	0.49	695	0.49	695	0.48
5	Vietnam	526	5.42	583	5.94	625	6.32	625	6.27	625	6.23
6	Mexico	290	2.31	290	2.29	290	2.27	290	2.26	290	2.24
7	France	226	3.44	226	3.43	226	3.43	226	3.42	226	3.41
8	Bangladesh	207	1.25	216	1.3	223	1.33	223	1.32	223	1.3
9	United Kingdom	214	3.18	214	3.17	214	3.16	214	3.13	214	3.11
10	Thailand	176	2.46	176	2.45	176	2.45	176	2.45	176	2.45
11	South Korea	169	3.26	168	3.24	172	3.31	172	3.31	172	3.31
12	Spain	163	3.44	151	3.17	170	3.56	170	3.55	170	3.54
13	Malaysia	127	3.79	152	4.49	167	4.88	167	4.83	167	4.77
14	Russia	116	0.79	132	0.9	155	1.06	155	1.06	155	1.06
15	Philippines	148	1.33	144	1.29	148	1.31	148	1.3	148	1.29
16	Canada	138	3.65	123	3.24	137	3.57	137	3.54	137	3.49
17	Brazil	108	0.52	117	0.56	132	0.63	132	0.63	132	0.63
18	Italy	132	2.19	132	2.2	132	2.21	132	2.21	132	2.22
19	Hong Kong	97	12.94	86	11.47	101	13.49	101	13.53	101	13.57
20	Australia	92	3.62	95	3.7	98	3.77	98	3.73	98	3.7
21	Taiwan	91	3.86	91	3.86	91	3.88	91	3.91	91	3.92
22	Germany	79	0.95	79	0.95	79	0.95	79	0.95	79	0.94
23	Sweden	74	7.22	74	7.17	74	7.13	74	7.08	74	7.04
24	Argentina	53	1.17	57	1.27	62	1.36	62	1.36	62	1.35
25	Chile	58	3	58	2.98	58	2.96	58	2.95	58	2.93
26	Saudi Arabia	74	2.43	53	1.72	56	1.78	56	1.73	56	1.67
27	Norway	55	10.3	55	10.24	55	10.18	55	10.09	55	9.98
28	Egypt	45	0.42	39	0.36	54	0.49	54	0.48	54	0.47
29	Ukraine	39	0.87	45	1.01	54	1.22	54	1.32	54	1.44
30	Nigeria	54	0.26	54	0.25	52	0.24	52	0.23	52	0.23
31	Cameroon	44	1.73	41	1.58	43	1.61	43	1.57	43	1.52
32	Portugal	39	3.82	34	3.32	43	4.12	43	4.11	43	4.11
33	Peru	33	1	32	0.96	40	1.21	40	1.2	40	1.19
34	Denmark	39	6.79	39	6.77	39	6.74	39	6.69	39	6.64
35	Iran	19	0.22	44	0.5	34	0.39	34	0.38	34	0.38
36	Ecuador	33	1.92	33	1.9	33	1.89	33	1.87	33	1.85
37	Sri Lanka	34	1.49	26	1.13	29	1.28	29	1.27	29	1.26
38	Netherlands	27	1.54	27	1.53	27	1.52	27	1.51	27	1.49
39	Greece	18	1.66	17	1.61	24	2.25	24	2.29	24	2.32
40	Switzerland	19	2.2	21	2.37	21	2.47	21	2.44	21	2.42
41	Belgium	19	1.62	19	1.61	19	1.61	19	1.6	19	1.59
42	Mozambique	20	0.66	21	0.67	19	0.59	19	0.57	19	0.55
43	Cambodia	16	1	17	1.02	18	1.07	18	1.05	18	1.04
44	South Africa	18	0.3	13	0.22	18	0.29	18	0.29	18	0.28
45	Venezuela	7	0.25	9	0.32	18	0.64	18	0.64	18	0.63
46	Austria	18	2.07	16	1.8	17	1.89	17	1.87	17	1.86
47	New Zealand	16	3.11	16	3.06	16	3.04	16	3.03	16	3
48	Colombia	13	0.26	11	0.22	15	0.29	15	0.29	15	0.28
49	Guatemala	18	1.03	17	0.98	15	0.85	15	0.84	15	0.82
50	Dominican Republic	8	0.7	6	0.55	11	0.96	11	0.95	11	0.94
51	Poland	11	0.28	11	0.28	11	0.29	11	0.28	11	0.28
52	Finland	10	1.86	10	1.86	10	1.86	10	1.85	10	1.84
53	Guyana	10	12.36	10	12.36	10	12.24	10	12.15	10	12.08
54	Kuwait	10	2.3	10	2.32	10	2.34	10	2.22	10	2.11
55	Madagascar	15	0.52	12	0.41	10	0.33	10	0.32	10	0.31
56	Qatar	10	3.5	10	3.49	10	3.48	10	3.38	10	3.29
57	Romania	5	0.24	6	0.29	9	0.48	9	0.48	9	0.48
58	Israel	4	0.51	5	0.59	8	0.87	8	0.86	8	0.85
59	Macau	10	15.15	7	10.69	8	11.27	8	11.11	8	10.96
60	Oman	8	1.66	8	1.69	8	1.69	8	1.61	8	1.51
61	United Arab Emirates	8	0.82	8	0.81	8	0.79	8	0.75	8	0.72
62	Lithuania	7	2.58	7	2.58	7	2.59	7	2.56	7	2.53
63	Pakistan	7	0.03	7	0.03	7	0.03	7	0.03	7	0.03
64	Tanzania	6	0.11	6	0.1	6	0.1	6	0.1	6	0.1
65	Costa Rica	5	0.97	5	0.97	5	0.96	5	0.96	5	0.95
66	Iceland	5	13.64	5	13.42	5	13.2	5	12.93	5	12.69
67	Türkiye	5	0.06	5	0.06	5	0.06	5	0.06	5	0.06
68	Albania	4	1.51	4	1.52	4	1.53	4	1.54	4	1.55
69	Bahamas	4	9.61	4	9.59	4	9.57	4	9.55	4	9.5
70	Croatia	4	1.08	3	0.75	4	1.04	4	1.05	4	1.05
71	Czech Republic	2	0.23	3	0.28	4	0.42	4	0.41	4	0.41
72	Ireland	4	0.73	4	0.72	4	0.72	4	0.71	4	0.69
73	Jamaica	4	1.51	3	1.01	4	1.56	4	1.55	4	1.55
74	Kazakhstan	2	0.1	2	0.12	4	0.18	4	0.18	4	0.18
75	Mauritius	4	3.09	4	3.09	4	3.1	4	3.11	4	3.12
76	Panama	4	1.02	4	1.01	4	1	4	0.98	4	0.97
77	Senegal	2	0.14	1	0.07	4	0.23	4	0.23	4	0.22
78	Algeria	4	0.09	3	0.08	3	0.08	3	0.08	3	0.08
79	Burkina Faso	1	0.03	2	0.1	3	0.13	3	0.13	3	0.13
80	Cyprus	3	2.42	2	1.64	3	2.09	3	2.07	3	2.05
81	El Salvador	3	0.5	3	0.5	3	0.5	3	0.5	3	0.49
82	Estonia	3	1.93	3	1.92	3	1.92	3	1.9	3	1.87
83	Iraq	2	0.07	3	0.07	3	0.07	3	0.07	3	0.07
84	Laos	5	0.62	4	0.51	3	0.42	3	0.41	3	0.41
85	Latvia	3	1.74	3	1.76	3	1.77	3	1.77	3	1.77
86	Lebanon	7	1.17	2	0.35	3	0.6	3	0.6	3	0.59
87	Luxembourg	3	4.97	3	4.79	3	4.96	3	4.86	3	4.78
88	Morocco	3	0.08	4	0.11	3	0.07	3	0.07	3	0.07
89	Myanmar	3	0.06	3	0.06	3	0.06	3	0.06	3	0.06
90	Nicaragua	3	0.45	2	0.31	3	0.42	3	0.42	3	0.41
91	Trinidad and Tobago	3	2.07	3	2.25	3	2.22	3	2.21	3	2.2
92	Belarus	2	0.25	2	0.25	2	0.25	2	0.26	2	0.26
93	Hungary	2	0.16	2	0.2	2	0.22	2	0.22	2	0.22
94	Ivory Coast	3	0.1	3	0.1	2	0.07	2	0.07	2	0.07
95	Jordan	1	0.13	2	0.15	2	0.18	2	0.18	2	0.17
96	Maldives	2	4.39	2	4.26	2	4.15	2	4.08	2	4.07
97	Slovenia	1	0.67	1	0.52	2	0.88	2	0.88	2	0.88
98	Suriname	2	2.87	2	2.84	2	2.82	2	2.79	2	2.77
99	Tunisia	2	0.18	2	0.19	2	0.13	2	0.13	2	0.13
100	Antigua and Barbuda	1	6.73	1	6.69	1	6.66	1	6.62	1	6.59
101	Armenia	1	0.25	1	0.28	1	0.36	1	0.36	1	0.35
102	Azerbaijan	0	0.04	0	0.05	1	0.05	1	0.05	1	0.05
103	Barbados	1	3.6	1	1.82	1	2.09	1	2.09	1	2.09
104	Bulgaria	1	0.17	1	0.17	1	0.16	1	0.16	1	0.16
105	Congo	0	0.07	1	0.1	1	0.09	1	0.08	1	0.08
106	Fiji	1	1.21	1	0.88	1	0.91	1	0.91	1	0.9
107	French Polynesia	1	3.87	1	2.43	1	3.22	1	3.21	1	3.2
108	Gambia	2	0.63	1	0.56	1	0.46	1	0.45	1	0.44
109	Ghana	0	0.01	2	0.06	1	0.04	1	0.04	1	0.04
110	Honduras	1	0.11	1	0.11	1	0.1	1	0.1	1	0.1
111	Kenya	0	0	1	0.02	1	0.02	1	0.02	1	0.02
112	Libya	1	0.12	1	0.09	1	0.1	1	0.09	1	0.09
113	Malta	1	1.65	1	1.45	1	1.25	1	1.25	1	1.23
114	Moldova	1	0.27	1	0.32	1	0.43	1	0.43	1	0.42
115	Namibia	1	0.44	1	0.42	1	0.41	1	0.4	1	0.39
116	Serbia	1	0.1	1	0.07	1	0.1	1	0.1	1	0.1
117	Seychelles	1	4.98	1	4.87	1	4.77	1	4.67	1	4.58
118	Sierra Leone	1	0.12	1	0.11	1	0.11	1	0.11	1	0.11
119	Slovakia	1	0.13	1	0.2	1	0.14	1	0.14	1	0.14
120	Vanuatu	1	2.74	1	2.67	1	2.61	1	2.55	1	2.49
121	Afghanistan	-	-	1	0.02	0	0	0	0	0	0
122	Angola	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
123	Bahrain	0	0.27	0	0.27	0	0.27	0	0.26	0	0.26
124	Belize	0	1.13	0	1.12	0	1.11	0	1.09	0	1.06
125	Bhutan	0	0	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02
126	Bolivia	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
127	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0.05	0	0.04	0	0.06	0	0.06	0	0.06
128	Botswana	0	0.04	0	0.07	0	0.04	0	0.04	0	0.04
129	Cape Verde	0	0.7	0	0.7	0	0.7	0	0.69	0	0.69
130	Comoros	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
131	Djibouti	0	0.06	0	0.04	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
132	Eswatini	0	0.05	0	0.07	0	0.19	0	0.19	0	0.19
133	Gabon	0	0.11	0	0.11	0	0.16	0	0.15	0	0.15
134	Georgia	0	0.13	0	0.07	0	0.09	0	0.09	0	0.09
135	Grenada	0	1.05	0	0.75	0	0.83	0	0.83	0	0.83
136	Guinea	1	0.04	1	0.04	0	0.03	0	0.03	0	0.03
137	Guinea-Bissau	0	0.01	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
138	Haiti	0	0.04	0	0.04	0	0.03	0	0.03	0	0.03
139	Kiribati	0	0.23	0	0.22	0	0.22	0	0.22	0	0.21
140	Lesotho	0	0.01	0	0	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02
141	Liberia	0	0.02	0	0.03	0	0.06	0	0.06	0	0.05
142	Marshall Islands	0	1.23	0	0.96	0	1.47	0	1.52	0	1.57
143	Mauritania	0	0.08	0	0.08	0	0.08	0	0.08	0	0.07
144	Micronesia	0	0.26	0	0.23	0	0.24	0	0.24	0	0.24
145	Mongolia	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02
146	Montenegro	1	0.9	0	0.31	0	0.83	0	0.81	0	0.79
147	Nepal	0	0.01	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
148	New Caledonia	0	0.59	0	0.8	0	0.47	0	0.47	0	0.47
149	North Macedonia	0	0.07	0	0.05	0	0.08	0	0.08	0	0.08
150	Papua New Guinea	0	0.04	1	0.08	0	0.05	0	0.05	0	0.04
151	Paraguay	0	0.04	0	0.03	0	0.06	0	0.05	0	0.05
152	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0	1.35	0	1.35	0	1.35	0	1.35	0	1.35
153	Saint Lucia	0	1.92	0	0.89	0	0.67	0	0.67	0	0.67
154	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0	0.2	0	0.29	0	0.29	0	0.29	0	0.29
155	Samoa	0	1.76	0	1.53	0	2.31	0	2.29	0	2.28
156	Sao Tome and Principe	0	0.07	0	0.03	0	0.03	0	0.03	0	0.03
157	Solomon Islands	0	0.04	0	0.04	0	0.04	0	0.04	0	0.04
158	Timor-Leste	0	0.05	0	0.07	0	0.1	0	0.1	0	0.1
159	Tonga	0	0.36	0	0.36	0	0.36	0	0.37	0	0.37
160	Tuvalu	0	1.04	0	0.46	0	0.17	0	0.18	0	0.18
161	Uruguay	1	0.21	0	0.11	0	0.1	0	0.1	0	0.1
162	Uzbekistan	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
163	Zambia	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
164	Zimbabwe	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0
165	Cuba	3	0.25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Crustaceans Consumption by Country: Quick Answer

In 2023, China had the largest listed crustaceans food supply at 9,079 thousand tonnes, followed by the United States at 2,042 thousand tonnes and Indonesia at 953 thousand tonnes. Hong Kong had the highest per-capita food supply at 13.57 kilograms per person per year. Across 164 reporters with reported 2023 values, the listed total was 17,325 thousand tonnes. These FAO Food Balances figures represent food available for human consumption, not a direct measure of how much crustaceans people actually ate.

Methodology

Percentage changes use the corresponding value in the earlier year as the base. Yearly totals use FAO Food Balances food quantity (Element 5142, thousand tonnes), while the per-capita figures use food supply quantity (Element 645, kg/capita/year) for Crustaceans from 2019 through 2023. The Food element represents the quantity available for human consumption during the reference period. It is not a direct measure of the amount actually eaten, because food available for human consumption is not the same as actual dietary intake. No percentage change is shown where the base-year value is zero. The 2022 and 2023 quantity values are identical for every reporter with reported data in both years.

The reporter universe for this item contains 165 reporters. The tables list reporters only; aggregate rows such as World, regions and China (aggregate) are excluded, while China figures refer to the China reporter. For year-to-year comparisons, only reporters with values in both endpoint years are included in the arithmetic. A zero indicates a displayed value of zero, while an empty cell indicates that no value is available for that reporter and year.

Quantities of 1,000 thousand tonnes and above are shown as whole numbers; smaller quantities retain up to two decimals. FAO Food Balances primarily use official national statistics, with some data also estimated or imputed where applicable. The FAO dataset reports the Food element in thousand tonnes and food supply quantity in kilograms per capita per year. The listed total of 17,325 thousand tonnes is the sum of the 164 reporters with a reported 2023 value; it excludes aggregate rows and reporters without a 2023 value.