Demersal Fish Consumption by Country

In 2023, China held 3,866 thousand tonnes of listed demersal fish food supply, 20.3 percent of a 19,060-thousand-tonne total spread across 168 reporters. All 168 reporters with reported 2023 quantities have the same listed quantity as in 2022, leaving the total quantity unchanged at 19,060 thousand tonnes. Per-capita food supply values, however, can differ between the two years because they are population-adjusted. The five-year window tells the story instead, with Indonesia adding 811 thousand tonnes while China fell 792 thousand tonnes. Portugal recorded the highest per-capita figure at 26.04 kilograms per person per year. The series spans 2019 through 2023, although some reporters have missing values for individual years.

China leads at 3,866 thousand tonnes, 2.06 times Indonesia at 1,874. Per capita the order belongs to Europe and its neighbours: Portugal at 26.04 kilograms from 272 thousand tonnes, then Norway at 20.56 and South Korea at 16.34 kilograms. China records 2.72 kilograms per person.

Demersal Fish Food Supply at a Glance

• China had the largest listed demersal fish food supply in 2023 at 3,866 thousand tonnes.
• Indonesia ranked second at 1,874 thousand tonnes, followed by the United States at 1,465 thousand tonnes.
• Portugal had the highest per-capita food supply at 26.04 kilograms per person per year.
• The listed total was 19,060 thousand tonnes across 168 reporters with reported values.
• Among 168 reporters with data in both 2019 and 2023, listed demersal fish food supply decreased by 465 thousand tonnes, or 2.4 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 168 reporters with reported 2023 values show identical figures in both years. The five-year window is where the table shows measurable movement: Indonesia added 811 thousand tonnes (up 76.3 percent) while China fell 792 thousand tonnes (down 17.0 percent), two opposite moves that nearly cancel each other and leave a net decline of just 465 thousand tonnes.

India fell 357 thousand tonnes (down 42.1 percent) and Nigeria 90 thousand tonnes (down 22.6 percent), while Russia added 79 thousand tonnes and Angola 55 thousand tonnes. These figures represent food available for human consumption in the FAO Food Balances and should not be interpreted as the amount of demersal fish actually eaten.

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#	Country	2023 (thousand tonnes)2023	2023 (kg per person per year)2023
1	China CN	3.87K	2.72
2	Indonesia ID	1.87K	6.67
3	United States US	1.47K	4.27
4	Russia RU	1.25K	8.61
5	South Korea KR	846	16.34
6	France FR	772	11.62
7	Spain ES	596	12.44
8	Egypt EG	583	5.09
9	United Kingdom GB	522	7.6
10	India IN	491	0.34
11	Italy IT	462	7.77
12	Brazil BR	431	2.04
13	Philippines PH	356	3.1
14	Malaysia MY	343	9.76
15	Germany DE	337	3.99
16	Nigeria NG	309	1.36
17	Portugal PT	272	26.04
18	Canada CA	201	5.13
19	Mexico MX	186	1.44
20	Netherlands NL	178	9.82
21	Poland PL	177	4.57
22	South Africa ZA	158	2.51
23	Australia AU	140	5.28
24	Angola AO	139	3.78
25	Argentina AR	122	2.69
26	Bangladesh BD	119	0.69
27	Iran IR	119	1.31
28	Taiwan TW	118	5.08
29	Türkiye TR	118	1.35
30	Ukraine UA	117	3.11
31	Norway NO	113	20.56
32	Cameroon CM	98	3.45
33	Morocco MA	94	2.49
34	Senegal SN	90	4.95
35	Thailand TH	89	1.24
36	Belgium BE	86	7.34
37	Sweden SE	82	7.79
38	Greece GR	74	7.27
39	Saudi Arabia SA	72	2.15
40	Oman OM	71	14.06
41	Dominican Republic DO	70	6.19
42	United Arab Emirates AE	66	6.24
43	Tunisia TN	61	4.99
44	Peru PE	56	1.65
45	Sierra Leone SL	54	6.39
46	Congo CG	53	8.51
47	Ghana GH	50	1.48
48	Ireland IE	50	9.6
49	New Zealand NZ	50	9.66
50	Ivory Coast CI	46	1.49
51	Tanzania TZ	46	0.68
52	Ecuador EC	41	2.28
53	Hong Kong HK	40	5.41
54	Guinea GN	36	2.49
55	Sri Lanka LK	34	1.46
56	Israel IL	33	3.54
57	Chile CL	32	1.65
58	Czech Republic CZ	30	2.75
59	Venezuela VE	29	1.01
60	Vietnam VN	27	0.26
61	Denmark DK	24	4.11
62	Libya LY	23	3.15
63	Romania RO	23	1.18
64	Slovakia SK	23	4.1
65	Austria AT	22	2.44
66	DR Congo CD	22	0.2
67	Switzerland CH	22	2.43
68	Yemen YE	22	0.56
69	Belarus BY	21	2.32
70	Croatia HR	20	5.11
71	Gambia GM	19	6.96
72	Uruguay UY	18	5.4
73	Qatar QA	17	5.75
74	Algeria DZ	16	0.35
75	Kenya KE	16	0.28
76	Gabon GA	15	5.85
77	Iraq IQ	15	0.4
78	Finland FI	14	2.53
79	Hungary HU	13	1.31
80	Colombia CO	12	0.23
81	Serbia RS	12	1.75
82	Bahrain BH	11	6.8
83	Jordan JO	11	0.96
84	Kuwait KW	11	2.19
85	Moldova MD	11	4.12
86	Kazakhstan KZ	10	0.48
87	Bulgaria BG	9	1.31
88	Estonia EE	8	6.1
89	Liberia LR	8	1.46
90	Pakistan PK	8	0.03
91	Cyprus CY	7	4.87
92	Haiti HT	7	0.58
93	Mozambique MZ	7	0.2
94	Costa Rica CR	6	1.09
95	Fiji FJ	6	6.04
96	Mauritius MU	6	4.65
97	Georgia GE	5	1.31
98	Luxembourg LU	5	7.57
99	Slovenia SI	5	2.48
100	Trinidad and Tobago TT	5	3.5
101	Bosnia and Herzegovina BA	4	1.15
102	Iceland IS	4	11.27
103	Jamaica JM	4	1.29
104	Namibia NA	4	1.52
105	North Macedonia MK	4	2.23
106	Tajikistan TJ	4	0.4
107	Albania AL	3	1.07
108	Latvia LV	3	1.68
109	Nicaragua NI	3	0.39
110	Azerbaijan AZ	2	0.16
111	Cape Verde CV	2	4.34
112	Comoros KM	2	2.27
113	Guinea-Bissau GW	2	0.73
114	Kiribati KI	2	12.38
115	Lebanon LB	2	0.41
116	Lithuania LT	2	0.87
117	Madagascar MG	2	0.06
118	Malta MT	2	4.2
119	Montenegro ME	2	2.6
120	Panama PA	2	0.45
121	Papua New Guinea PG	2	0.18
122	Sao Tome and Principe ST	2	8.43
123	Syria SY	2	0.07
124	Uzbekistan UZ	2	0.06
125	Vanuatu VU	2	5
126	Bahamas BS	1	2.97
127	Barbados BB	1	1.86
128	Belize BZ	1	1.24
129	Botswana BW	1	0.39
130	Cambodia KH	1	0.04
131	Eswatini SZ	1	1.07
132	French Polynesia PF	1	1.87
133	Guyana GY	1	1.58
134	Kyrgyzstan KG	1	0.08
135	Lesotho LS	1	0.33
136	Macau MO	1	1.8
137	Mauritania MR	1	0.17
138	Niger NE	1	0.04
139	Saint Lucia LC	1	3.37
140	Suriname SR	1	1.14
141	Timor-Leste TL	1	0.48
142	Zambia ZM	1	0.05
143	Zimbabwe ZW	1	0.04
144	Afghanistan AF	0	0
145	Antigua and Barbuda AG	0	4.17
146	Armenia AM	0	0.06
147	Burkina Faso BF	0	0.01
148	Djibouti DJ	0	0.42
149	El Salvador SV	0	0.06
150	Grenada GD	0	2.77
151	Guatemala GT	0	0.02
152	Maldives MV	0	0.59
153	Marshall Islands MH	0	3.52
154	Micronesia FM	0	1.28
155	Mongolia MN	0	0.01
156	Nauru NR	0	0.08
157	Nepal NP	0	0.02
158	New Caledonia NC	0	1.42
159	Paraguay PY	0	0.02
160	Rwanda RW	0	0.01
161	Saint Kitts and Nevis KN	0	7.1
162	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC	0	1.68
163	Samoa WS	0	0.29
164	Seychelles SC	0	2.47
165	Solomon Islands SB	0	0.08
166	Tonga TO	0	1.7
167	Turkmenistan TM	0	0.01
168	Tuvalu TV	0	0.92

Demersal Fish Consumption by Country in 2023

The 2023 table is led by China at 3,866 thousand tonnes, with Indonesia second at 1,874 and the United States third at 1,465. Russia and South Korea complete the top five at 1,252 and 846 thousand tonnes, respectively.

China holds 20.3 percent of the 19,060-thousand-tonne listed total. The top three reporters accounted for 37.8 percent of the listed total, while the top five represented 48.8 percent and the top ten 64.4 percent. Because every 2023 value repeats 2022, this ranking describes both years at once.

No Measured Change Between 2022 and 2023: Every Reporter Repeats

Among the 168 reporters with data in both 2022 and 2023, the listed quantity stands at 19,060 thousand tonnes in both years, a change of zero. The same 168 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.

Indonesia Adds 811 Thousand Tonnes as China Falls 792 Thousand Tonnes Since 2019

For the 168 reporters with data in both 2019 and 2023, the listed food supply fell from 19,525 thousand tonnes to 19,060 thousand tonnes, a decline of 465 thousand tonnes (2.4 percent). The 2019 total includes 170 reporters with reported values, while the 2023 total includes 168; Bhutan and Cuba, with a combined 7 thousand tonnes in 2019, had no reported 2023 value. Indonesia added 811 thousand tonnes (up 76.3 percent), Russia added 79 thousand tonnes (up 6.7 percent) and Angola added 55 thousand tonnes (up 65.5 percent), while China fell 792 thousand tonnes (down 17.0 percent), India fell 357 thousand tonnes (down 42.1 percent), Nigeria fell 90 thousand tonnes (down 22.6 percent), Iran fell 63 thousand tonnes (down 34.6 percent) and the Philippines fell 53 thousand tonnes (down 13.0 percent).

Indonesia's gain and China's fall differ by just 19 thousand tonnes, mirroring each other across the window. Per capita, Portugal's 26.04 kilograms from 272 thousand tonnes lead Norway at 20.56 kilograms, while China, first by total, records 2.72 kilograms.

What Does the Demersal Fish Food Supply Measure?

For FAO Food Balances, the figure used here is the FAO item Demersal Fish 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 demersal fish people actually ate. Freshwater and pelagic fish 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	4.66K	3.27	4.18K	2.93	3.87K	2.71	3.87K	2.71	3.87K	2.72
2	Indonesia	1.06K	3.9	1.01K	3.68	1.87K	6.77	1.87K	6.72	1.87K	6.67
3	United States	1.47K	4.34	1.47K	4.32	1.47K	4.31	1.47K	4.29	1.47K	4.27
4	Russia	1.17K	8.01	1.18K	8.05	1.25K	8.59	1.25K	8.6	1.25K	8.61
5	South Korea	893	17.25	938	18.09	846	16.31	846	16.33	846	16.34
6	France	772	11.75	772	11.72	772	11.69	772	11.65	772	11.62
7	Spain	603	12.71	629	13.19	596	12.48	596	12.46	596	12.44
8	Egypt	587	5.46	601	5.5	583	5.25	583	5.18	583	5.09
9	United Kingdom	522	7.78	522	7.75	522	7.72	522	7.66	522	7.6
10	India	848	0.61	438	0.31	491	0.35	491	0.34	491	0.34
11	Italy	462	7.69	462	7.72	462	7.74	462	7.75	462	7.77
12	Brazil	473	2.28	412	1.97	431	2.06	431	2.05	431	2.04
13	Philippines	409	3.69	345	3.08	356	3.15	356	3.12	356	3.1
14	Malaysia	385	11.51	340	10.04	343	10	343	9.88	343	9.76
15	Germany	337	4.04	337	4.03	337	4.03	337	4.01	337	3.99
16	Nigeria	399	1.9	468	2.19	309	1.42	309	1.39	309	1.36
17	Portugal	322	31.1	288	27.78	272	26.14	272	26.07	272	26.04
18	Canada	193	5.1	181	4.75	201	5.24	201	5.19	201	5.13
19	Mexico	186	1.48	186	1.47	186	1.46	186	1.45	186	1.44
20	Netherlands	178	10.13	178	10.07	178	10.02	178	9.92	178	9.82
21	Poland	177	4.63	177	4.64	177	4.65	177	4.61	177	4.57
22	South Africa	145	2.43	144	2.38	158	2.58	158	2.54	158	2.51
23	Australia	141	5.55	135	5.25	140	5.38	140	5.33	140	5.28
24	Angola	84	2.61	85	2.55	139	4.02	139	3.9	139	3.78
25	Argentina	154	3.43	128	2.84	122	2.7	122	2.69	122	2.69
26	Bangladesh	95	0.57	100	0.6	119	0.71	119	0.7	119	0.69
27	Iran	182	2.09	137	1.56	119	1.34	119	1.33	119	1.31
28	Taiwan	118	5	118	5.01	118	5.03	118	5.06	118	5.08
29	Türkiye	103	1.21	124	1.44	118	1.36	118	1.35	118	1.35
30	Ukraine	116	2.59	116	2.59	117	2.65	117	2.86	117	3.11
31	Norway	113	21.21	113	21.09	113	20.98	113	20.79	113	20.56
32	Cameroon	95	3.72	108	4.14	98	3.64	98	3.54	98	3.45
33	Morocco	63	1.73	71	1.94	94	2.55	94	2.52	94	2.49
34	Senegal	43	2.61	35	2.08	90	5.2	90	5.07	90	4.95
35	Thailand	89	1.25	89	1.24	89	1.24	89	1.24	89	1.24
36	Belgium	86	7.48	86	7.45	86	7.43	86	7.38	86	7.34
37	Sweden	82	7.99	82	7.94	82	7.89	82	7.84	82	7.79
38	Greece	72	6.74	68	6.32	74	7.03	74	7.15	74	7.27
39	Saudi Arabia	60	1.96	67	2.16	72	2.28	72	2.22	72	2.15
40	Oman	71	15.47	71	15.7	71	15.78	71	15.01	71	14.06
41	Dominican Republic	53	4.84	57	5.18	70	6.31	70	6.25	70	6.19
42	United Arab Emirates	66	7.08	66	7.02	66	6.78	66	6.48	66	6.24
43	Tunisia	61	5.16	60	5.02	61	5.06	61	5.03	61	4.99
44	Peru	87	2.67	51	1.56	56	1.68	56	1.67	56	1.65
45	Sierra Leone	53	6.83	53	6.66	54	6.68	54	6.53	54	6.39
46	Congo	46	8.27	40	6.98	53	8.93	53	8.72	53	8.51
47	Ghana	41	1.32	49	1.53	50	1.54	50	1.51	50	1.48
48	Ireland	50	10.11	50	10.01	50	9.92	50	9.76	50	9.6
49	New Zealand	50	10.02	50	9.86	50	9.79	50	9.74	50	9.66
50	Ivory Coast	40	1.41	46	1.6	46	1.56	46	1.52	46	1.49
51	Tanzania	46	0.77	46	0.75	46	0.73	46	0.7	46	0.68
52	Ecuador	41	2.37	41	2.34	41	2.32	41	2.3	41	2.28
53	Hong Kong	42	5.65	42	5.63	40	5.38	40	5.39	40	5.41
54	Guinea	32	2.48	36	2.73	36	2.62	36	2.56	36	2.49
55	Sri Lanka	47	2.09	39	1.71	34	1.48	34	1.47	34	1.46
56	Israel	30	3.45	28	3.17	33	3.66	33	3.6	33	3.54
57	Chile	32	1.69	32	1.67	32	1.66	32	1.66	32	1.65
58	Czech Republic	32	3	25	2.39	30	2.82	30	2.78	30	2.75
59	Venezuela	23	0.79	26	0.9	29	1.02	29	1.02	29	1.01
60	Vietnam	33	0.34	30	0.3	27	0.27	27	0.27	27	0.26
61	Denmark	24	4.21	24	4.19	24	4.18	24	4.14	24	4.11
62	Libya	19	2.77	22	3.1	23	3.22	23	3.18	23	3.15
63	Romania	19	0.97	20	1.04	23	1.17	23	1.18	23	1.18
64	Slovakia	22	3.97	19	3.46	23	4.15	23	4.13	23	4.1
65	Austria	25	2.8	23	2.54	22	2.49	22	2.46	22	2.44
66	DR Congo	29	0.31	23	0.24	22	0.22	22	0.21	22	0.2
67	Switzerland	22	2.52	22	2.57	22	2.48	22	2.45	22	2.43
68	Yemen	18	0.51	18	0.49	22	0.59	22	0.57	22	0.56
69	Belarus	21	2.24	21	2.26	21	2.29	21	2.31	21	2.32
70	Croatia	21	5.37	18	4.5	20	5.08	20	5.1	20	5.11
71	Gambia	17	6.84	15	6.05	19	7.29	19	7.12	19	6.96
72	Uruguay	10	3.06	8	2.43	18	5.39	18	5.4	18	5.4
73	Qatar	17	6.13	17	6.12	17	6.09	17	5.93	17	5.75
74	Algeria	14	0.31	16	0.37	16	0.36	16	0.36	16	0.35
75	Kenya	14	0.28	15	0.28	16	0.29	16	0.29	16	0.28
76	Gabon	20	8.93	18	7.67	15	6.12	15	5.98	15	5.85
77	Iraq	10	0.27	12	0.34	15	0.42	15	0.41	15	0.4
78	Finland	14	2.57	14	2.57	14	2.56	14	2.55	14	2.53
79	Hungary	14	1.39	13	1.3	13	1.31	13	1.31	13	1.31
80	Colombia	18	0.37	13	0.25	12	0.23	12	0.23	12	0.23
81	Serbia	12	1.74	12	1.71	12	1.73	12	1.74	12	1.75
82	Bahrain	11	7.18	11	7.2	11	7.11	11	6.96	11	6.8
83	Jordan	8	0.76	8	0.69	11	0.99	11	0.97	11	0.96
84	Kuwait	11	2.38	11	2.4	11	2.42	11	2.3	11	2.19
85	Moldova	9	3.63	10	3.74	11	4.19	11	4.16	11	4.12
86	Kazakhstan	5	0.27	8	0.39	10	0.49	10	0.49	10	0.48
87	Bulgaria	9	1.32	8	1.13	9	1.29	9	1.3	9	1.31
88	Estonia	8	6.29	8	6.28	8	6.27	8	6.18	8	6.1
89	Liberia	9	1.85	8	1.63	8	1.53	8	1.49	8	1.46
90	Pakistan	8	0.03	8	0.03	8	0.03	8	0.03	8	0.03
91	Cyprus	7	5.15	6	4.29	7	4.97	7	4.92	7	4.87
92	Haiti	6	0.55	6	0.54	7	0.59	7	0.59	7	0.58
93	Mozambique	12	0.41	10	0.32	7	0.21	7	0.21	7	0.2
94	Costa Rica	6	1.11	6	1.1	6	1.1	6	1.09	6	1.09
95	Fiji	4	3.9	4	3.98	6	6.09	6	6.07	6	6.04
96	Mauritius	6	4.6	6	4.61	6	4.63	6	4.64	6	4.65
97	Georgia	5	1.31	5	1.38	5	1.31	5	1.31	5	1.31
98	Luxembourg	5	8.42	5	8.05	5	7.86	5	7.71	5	7.57
99	Slovenia	6	2.93	5	2.56	5	2.49	5	2.49	5	2.48
100	Trinidad and Tobago	8	5.49	7	4.52	5	3.54	5	3.52	5	3.5
101	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	1.59	3	1.03	4	1.13	4	1.14	4	1.15
102	Iceland	4	12.11	4	11.92	4	11.72	4	11.49	4	11.27
103	Jamaica	0	0.01	2	0.82	4	1.29	4	1.29	4	1.29
104	Namibia	4	1.69	4	1.65	4	1.6	4	1.55	4	1.52
105	North Macedonia	5	2.43	5	2.58	4	2.21	4	2.22	4	2.23
106	Tajikistan	3	0.27	2	0.19	4	0.41	4	0.41	4	0.4
107	Albania	3	1.04	3	1.05	3	1.06	3	1.06	3	1.07
108	Latvia	3	1.65	3	1.66	3	1.68	3	1.68	3	1.68
109	Nicaragua	2	0.37	1	0.14	3	0.4	3	0.4	3	0.39
110	Azerbaijan	3	0.26	2	0.22	2	0.16	2	0.16	2	0.16
111	Cape Verde	2	4.41	2	4.41	2	4.39	2	4.36	2	4.34
112	Comoros	2	2.52	2	2.26	2	2.35	2	2.31	2	2.27
113	Guinea-Bissau	1	0.52	1	0.58	2	0.77	2	0.75	2	0.73
114	Kiribati	2	13.24	2	13.01	2	12.78	2	12.57	2	12.38
115	Lebanon	5	0.93	3	0.54	2	0.41	2	0.41	2	0.41
116	Lithuania	2	0.89	2	0.89	2	0.89	2	0.88	2	0.87
117	Madagascar	0	0	1	0.03	2	0.06	2	0.06	2	0.06
118	Malta	2	3.03	2	3.57	2	4.26	2	4.23	2	4.2
119	Montenegro	2	3.27	1	2.36	2	2.73	2	2.68	2	2.6
120	Panama	2	0.47	2	0.46	2	0.46	2	0.45	2	0.45
121	Papua New Guinea	2	0.22	2	0.22	2	0.19	2	0.19	2	0.18
122	Sao Tome and Principe	2	9.78	2	8.21	2	8.76	2	8.6	2	8.43
123	Syria	2	0.09	1	0.06	2	0.07	2	0.07	2	0.07
124	Uzbekistan	1	0.02	1	0.02	2	0.07	2	0.06	2	0.06
125	Vanuatu	2	5.49	2	5.36	2	5.24	2	5.12	2	5
126	Bahamas	1	3.01	1	3	1	2.99	1	2.98	1	2.97
127	Barbados	0	1.47	0	0.96	1	1.86	1	1.86	1	1.86
128	Belize	1	1.32	1	1.31	1	1.29	1	1.27	1	1.24
129	Botswana	1	0.28	1	0.36	1	0.4	1	0.39	1	0.39
130	Cambodia	1	0.04	1	0.05	1	0.04	1	0.04	1	0.04
131	Eswatini	1	0.94	1	1.04	1	1.09	1	1.08	1	1.07
132	French Polynesia	0	1.35	0	1.34	1	1.88	1	1.88	1	1.87
133	Guyana	1	1.61	1	1.61	1	1.6	1	1.59	1	1.58
134	Kyrgyzstan	1	0.19	1	0.13	1	0.08	1	0.08	1	0.08
135	Lesotho	0	0.11	1	0.29	1	0.33	1	0.33	1	0.33
136	Macau	1	1.75	1	1.42	1	1.85	1	1.83	1	1.8
137	Mauritania	1	0.2	1	0.19	1	0.18	1	0.18	1	0.17
138	Niger	1	0.06	2	0.07	1	0.04	1	0.04	1	0.04
139	Saint Lucia	0	0.36	0	0.38	1	3.38	1	3.38	1	3.37
140	Suriname	1	1.18	1	1.17	1	1.16	1	1.15	1	1.14
141	Timor-Leste	0	0.28	1	0.43	1	0.49	1	0.48	1	0.48
142	Zambia	2	0.09	1	0.05	1	0.05	1	0.05	1	0.05
143	Zimbabwe	0	0.02	0	0.01	1	0.04	1	0.04	1	0.04
144	Afghanistan	4	0.11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
145	Antigua and Barbuda	0	4.26	0	4.24	0	4.21	0	4.19	0	4.17
146	Armenia	0	0.05	0	0.05	0	0.06	0	0.06	0	0.06
147	Burkina Faso	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
148	Djibouti	0	0.36	0	0.33	0	0.43	0	0.43	0	0.42
149	El Salvador	0	0.06	0	0.06	0	0.06	0	0.06	0	0.06
150	Grenada	0	2.94	0	2.79	0	2.78	0	2.77	0	2.77
151	Guatemala	1	0.03	1	0.03	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02
152	Maldives	0	0.64	0	0.62	0	0.61	0	0.6	0	0.59
153	Marshall Islands	0	2.12	0	2.96	0	3.3	0	3.41	0	3.52
154	Micronesia	0	1.01	0	0.8	0	1.29	0	1.29	0	1.28
155	Mongolia	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
156	Nauru	0	0.09	0	0.09	0	0.09	0	0.08	0	0.08
157	Nepal	0	0.01	0	0	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02
158	New Caledonia	1	2.33	1	1.87	0	1.44	0	1.43	0	1.42
159	Paraguay	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02
160	Rwanda	0	0	-	-	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
161	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0	7.07	0	7.08	0	7.09	0	7.1	0	7.1
162	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0	3.42	0	2.66	0	1.65	0	1.66	0	1.68
163	Samoa	0	0.49	0	0.88	0	0.29	0	0.29	0	0.29
164	Seychelles	0	2.69	0	2.63	0	2.57	0	2.52	0	2.47
165	Solomon Islands	0	0.09	0	0.09	0	0.09	0	0.08	0	0.08
166	Tonga	0	1.68	0	1.68	0	1.69	0	1.69	0	1.7
167	Turkmenistan	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
168	Tuvalu	0	0.76	0	0.02	0	0.89	0	0.9	0	0.92
169	Cuba	7	0.62	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
170	Bhutan	0	0.05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Demersal Fish Consumption by Country: Quick Answer

In 2023, according to FAO Food Balances, China had the largest listed demersal fish food supply among the 168 reporters with reported values, at 3,866 thousand tonnes. Indonesia ranked second at 1,874 thousand tonnes, while the United States ranked third at 1,465 thousand tonnes. Portugal had the highest per-capita demersal fish food supply at 26.04 kilograms per person per year. These FAO Food Balances figures represent food available for human consumption, not a direct measurement of demersal fish actually eaten.

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 Demersal Fish 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, as food can be lost or wasted before it is consumed. 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 170 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 19,060 thousand tonnes is the sum of the 168 reporters with a reported 2023 value; it excludes aggregate rows and reporters without a 2023 value.