Fish Body Oil Consumption by Country

In 2023, Denmark held 37 thousand tonnes of listed fish body oil food supply, 68.5 percent of a 54-thousand-tonne total shared with just two other reporters, France at 17 thousand tonnes and the Netherlands at a reported zero. The listed quantity is identical across all five years for all three reporters, so the quantity comparison shows no movement. Per-capita values are population-adjusted and can therefore differ between years even when the listed quantity remains unchanged. Denmark recorded the highest per-capita figure at 6.24 kilograms per person per year. The series spans 2019 through 2023.

Denmark leads at 37 thousand tonnes, 2.18 times France at 17. Per capita the order matches the totals: Denmark at 6.24 kilograms per person per year, then France at 0.26 kilograms.

Fish Body Oil Food Supply at a Glance

• Denmark had the largest listed fish body oil food supply in 2023 at 37 thousand tonnes.
• France ranked second at 17 thousand tonnes, followed by the Netherlands at a reported zero.
• Denmark had the highest per-capita food supply at 6.24 kilograms per person per year.
• The listed total was 54 thousand tonnes across 3 reporters with reported values.
• All three reporters show identical values in every year from 2019 to 2023, so both comparison windows show zero change.
• The FAO Food element measures food available for human consumption and is not a direct measure of the amount actually eaten.

Key Takeaways

There is no change in listed quantity to analyze in either window: Denmark remains at 37 thousand tonnes, France at 17 and the Netherlands at a reported zero from 2019 through 2023. The table total stands at 54 thousand tonnes in all five years. What the table does show is concentration: Denmark alone holds more than two-thirds of the listed total.

Per capita, Denmark's 6.24 kilograms tower over France at 0.26 kilograms. These figures represent food available for human consumption in the FAO Food Balances and should not be interpreted as the amount of fish body oil actually eaten.

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#	Country	2023 (thousand tonnes)2023	2023 (kg per person per year)2023
1	Denmark DK	37	6.24
2	France FR	17	0.26
3	Netherlands NL	0	0.01

Fish Body Oil Consumption by Country in 2023

The 2023 table holds Denmark at 37 thousand tonnes (68.5 percent of the listed total), France at 17 thousand tonnes and the Netherlands at a reported zero. Because every listed quantity repeats across all years, this ranking describes the entire 2019 to 2023 window at once.

No Change in Listed Quantity: All Three Reporters Are Unchanged Since 2019

All three reporters with reported values show the same listed quantity in every year from 2019 to 2023, leaving the listed quantity unchanged at 54 thousand tonnes throughout. There are no entries, exits or movers to report in either comparison window. The per-capita figures are also unchanged for France and the Netherlands, while Denmark's per-capita value declines from 6.38 kilograms per person per year in 2019 to 6.24 in 2023 as the population-adjusted figure changes.

What Does the Fish Body Oil Food Supply Measure?

For FAO Food Balances, the figure used here is the FAO item Fish, Body Oil 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 fish body oil people actually ate. Fish liver oil recorded under a separate item sits 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	Denmark	37	6.38	37	6.36	37	6.34	37	6.29	37	6.24
2	France	17	0.26	17	0.26	17	0.26	17	0.26	17	0.26
3	Netherlands	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01

Fish Body Oil Consumption by Country: Quick Answer

In 2023, according to FAO Food Balances, Denmark had the largest listed fish body oil food supply among the 3 reporters with reported values, at 37 thousand tonnes. France ranked second at 17 thousand tonnes, while the Netherlands showed a reported zero. Denmark had the highest per-capita fish body oil food supply at 6.24 kilograms per person per year. These FAO Food Balances figures represent food available for human consumption, not a direct measurement of fish body oil 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 Fish, Body Oil 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. All listed quantity values are identical across every year in this item.

The reporter universe for this item contains 3 reporters. The tables list reporters only; aggregate rows such as World, regions and China (aggregate) are excluded. 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 54 thousand tonnes is the sum of the 3 reporters with a reported 2023 value; it excludes aggregate rows and reporters without a 2023 value.