Other Aquatic Animals Consumption by Country

In 2023, China held 1,382 thousand tonnes of listed other aquatic animals food supply, 86.3 percent of a 1,601-thousand-tonne total spread across 93 reporters. All 93 reporters with reported 2023 quantities show the same listed quantity as in 2022, leaving the total quantity unchanged; per-capita values, however, differ for 9 reporters because they are population-adjusted. The five-year quantity comparison shows where the changes occurred instead, with China adding 234 thousand tonnes against a net gain of 242. Hong Kong recorded the highest per-capita figure at 1.05 kilograms per person per year. The series spans 2019 through 2023, although some reporters have missing values for individual years.

China leads at 1,382 thousand tonnes, 36.37 times South Korea at 38. Per capita, Hong Kong ranked first at 1.05 kilograms per person per year, followed by China at 0.97 and Samoa at 0.89. The volume leader sits second per capita, unusually close to the top.

Other Aquatic Animals Food Supply at a Glance

• China had the largest listed other aquatic animals food supply in 2023 at 1,382 thousand tonnes.
• South Korea ranked second at 38 thousand tonnes, followed by Indonesia at 29 thousand tonnes.
• Hong Kong had the highest per-capita food supply at 1.05 kilograms per person per year.
• The listed total was 1,601 thousand tonnes across 93 reporters with reported values.
• Among 90 reporters with data in both 2019 and 2023, listed other aquatic animals food supply increased by 242 thousand tonnes, or 17.8 percent.
• The FAO Food element measures food available for human consumption and is not a direct measure of the amount actually eaten.

Key Takeaways

There is no quantity movement between 2022 and 2023 in this dataset: all 93 reporters with 2023 values repeat their 2022 quantity. The combined amount therefore remains 1,601 thousand tonnes, although per-capita figures can differ when the population basis changes.

South Korea fell 14 thousand tonnes, Indonesia added 5 thousand tonnes and Hong Kong 3 thousand tonnes, while Peru, Canada and Malaysia each fell 2 to 3 thousand tonnes. Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Tuvalu had no reported 2019 quantity but show a reported zero in 2023. These figures represent food available for human consumption in the FAO Food Balances and should not be interpreted as the amount of other aquatic animals actually eaten.

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#	Country	2023 (thousand tonnes)2023	2023 (kg per person per year)2023
1	China CN	1.38K	0.97
2	South Korea KR	38	0.74
3	Indonesia ID	29	0.1
4	Saudi Arabia SA	21	0.62
5	Chile CL	16	0.81
6	Malaysia MY	15	0.42
7	Russia RU	13	0.09
8	Vietnam VN	13	0.13
9	Mexico MX	12	0.09
10	Canada CA	9	0.22
11	Taiwan TW	9	0.4
12	United States US	9	0.03
13	Hong Kong HK	8	1.05
14	Nicaragua NI	4	0.61
15	Sri Lanka LK	3	0.11
16	Thailand TH	3	0.04
17	Australia AU	2	0.08
18	Myanmar MM	2	0.03
19	Pakistan PK	2	0.01
20	France FR	1	0.01
21	Germany DE	1	0.01
22	Italy IT	1	0.01
23	Macau MO	1	0.8
24	Madagascar MG	1	0.04
25	New Zealand NZ	1	0.22
26	Peru PE	1	0.03
27	Philippines PH	1	0.01
28	Spain ES	1	0.02
29	Switzerland CH	1	0.08
30	United Kingdom GB	1	0.01
31	Austria AT	0	0.02
32	Bahrain BH	0	0.2
33	Barbados BB	0	0.02
34	Belarus BY	0	0.01
35	Belgium BE	0	0.02
36	Belize BZ	0	0.01
37	Bosnia and Herzegovina BA	0	0.01
38	Botswana BW	0	0.02
39	Bulgaria BG	0	0.06
40	Burkina Faso BF	0	0.01
41	Cambodia KH	0	0.02
42	Cape Verde CV	0	0.01
43	Croatia HR	0	0.09
44	Cyprus CY	0	0.01
45	Czech Republic CZ	0	0.01
46	Denmark DK	0	0.06
47	Dominican Republic DO	0	0.02
48	Ecuador EC	0	0.01
49	Fiji FJ	0	0.12
50	French Polynesia PF	0	0.05
51	Gabon GA	0	0.01
52	Greece GR	0	0.01
53	Grenada GD	0	0.03
54	Guyana GY	0	0.01
55	Haiti HT	0	0
56	Hungary HU	0	0
57	Iceland IS	0	0.08
58	Iran IR	0	0
59	Ireland IE	0	0
60	Israel IL	0	0.01
61	Jamaica JM	0	0.03
62	Kazakhstan KZ	0	0.01
63	Kuwait KW	0	0.02
64	Laos LA	0	0.02
65	Latvia LV	0	0.01
66	Lesotho LS	0	0.08
67	Lithuania LT	0	0.02
68	Luxembourg LU	0	0.05
69	Maldives MV	0	0.14
70	Marshall Islands MH	0	0
71	Mauritius MU	0	0.08
72	Micronesia FM	0	0
73	Moldova MD	0	0.01
74	Montenegro ME	0	0.06
75	Netherlands NL	0	0.01
76	New Caledonia NC	0	0.35
77	Nigeria NG	0	0
78	Panama PA	0	0.03
79	Papua New Guinea PG	0	0.01
80	Poland PL	0	0.01
81	Portugal PT	0	0.01
82	Romania RO	0	0.01
83	Saint Lucia LC	0	0
84	Samoa WS	0	0.89
85	Seychelles SC	0	0.26
86	Slovenia SI	0	0.02
87	Solomon Islands SB	0	0.02
88	Tonga TO	0	0.03
89	Trinidad and Tobago TT	0	0.01
90	Tuvalu TV	0	0.06
91	Ukraine UA	0	0.01
92	Vanuatu VU	0	0.22
93	Yemen YE	0	0.01

Other Aquatic Animals Consumption by Country in 2023

The 2023 table is led by China at 1,382 thousand tonnes, with South Korea second at 38 and Indonesia third at 29. Saudi Arabia and Chile complete the top five at 21 and 16 thousand tonnes, respectively.

China holds 86.3 percent of the 1,601-thousand-tonne listed total. The top three reporters accounted for 90.5 percent of the listed total, while the top five represented 92.8 percent and the top ten 96.7 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 93 reporters with data in both 2022 and 2023, the listed quantity stands at 1,601 thousand tonnes in both years, a change of zero. The same 93 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.

China Adds 234 Thousand Tonnes as Supply Grows 17.8 Percent Since 2019

For the 90 reporters with data in both 2019 and 2023, the listed food supply rose from 1,359 thousand tonnes to 1,601 thousand tonnes, a gain of 242 thousand tonnes (17.8 percent). The 2019 total includes 90 reporters with reported values, while the 2023 total includes 93; Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Tuvalu had no reported 2019 quantity but show a reported zero in 2023. China added 234 thousand tonnes (up 20.4 percent), Saudi Arabia added 17 thousand tonnes (up 425.0 percent), Indonesia added 5 thousand tonnes (up 20.8 percent) and Hong Kong added 3 thousand tonnes (up 60.0 percent), while South Korea fell 14 thousand tonnes (down 26.9 percent), Peru fell 3 thousand tonnes (down 75.0 percent), Canada fell 2 thousand tonnes (down 18.2 percent) and Malaysia fell 2 thousand tonnes (down 11.8 percent).

China contributes 96.7 percent of the five-year net increase, followed by Saudi Arabia at 7.0 percent. Per capita, Hong Kong's 1.05 kilograms from 8 thousand tonnes lead China at 0.97 kilograms, while South Korea, second by total, records 0.74 kilograms.

What Does the Other Aquatic Animals Food Supply Measure?

For FAO Food Balances, the figure used here is the FAO item Aquatic Animals, Others 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 other aquatic animals people actually ate. Fish, crustaceans and molluscs 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	1.15K	0.81	1.18K	0.83	1.38K	0.97	1.38K	0.97	1.38K	0.97
2	South Korea	52	1	51	0.98	38	0.74	38	0.74	38	0.74
3	Indonesia	24	0.09	40	0.14	29	0.1	29	0.1	29	0.1
4	Saudi Arabia	4	0.13	29	0.93	21	0.66	21	0.64	21	0.62
5	Chile	16	0.83	16	0.82	16	0.82	16	0.81	16	0.81
6	Malaysia	17	0.52	6	0.18	15	0.43	15	0.43	15	0.42
7	Russia	11	0.08	12	0.08	13	0.09	13	0.09	13	0.09
8	Vietnam	12	0.12	11	0.11	13	0.13	13	0.13	13	0.13
9	Mexico	12	0.1	12	0.1	12	0.1	12	0.1	12	0.09
10	Canada	11	0.29	12	0.31	9	0.23	9	0.22	9	0.22
11	Taiwan	9	0.39	9	0.39	9	0.39	9	0.39	9	0.4
12	United States	9	0.03	9	0.03	9	0.03	9	0.03	9	0.03
13	Hong Kong	5	0.63	6	0.8	8	1.05	8	1.05	8	1.05
14	Nicaragua	5	0.75	2	0.36	4	0.63	4	0.62	4	0.61
15	Sri Lanka	1	0.04	2	0.1	3	0.11	3	0.11	3	0.11
16	Thailand	3	0.04	3	0.04	3	0.04	3	0.04	3	0.04
17	Australia	2	0.07	10	0.39	2	0.08	2	0.08	2	0.08
18	Myanmar	2	0.03	2	0.03	2	0.03	2	0.03	2	0.03
19	Pakistan	2	0.01	2	0.01	2	0.01	2	0.01	2	0.01
20	France	1	0.01	1	0.01	1	0.01	1	0.01	1	0.01
21	Germany	1	0.01	1	0.01	1	0.01	1	0.01	1	0.01
22	Italy	1	0.01	1	0.01	1	0.01	1	0.01	1	0.01
23	Macau	0	0.68	0	0.46	1	0.82	1	0.81	1	0.8
24	Madagascar	1	0.02	1	0.04	1	0.04	1	0.04	1	0.04
25	New Zealand	1	0.23	1	0.23	1	0.23	1	0.22	1	0.22
26	Peru	4	0.13	0	0.01	1	0.03	1	0.03	1	0.03
27	Philippines	1	0.01	0	0	1	0.01	1	0.01	1	0.01
28	Spain	1	0.02	3	0.06	1	0.02	1	0.02	1	0.02
29	Switzerland	1	0.07	1	0.06	1	0.08	1	0.08	1	0.08
30	United Kingdom	1	0.01	1	0.01	1	0.01	1	0.01	1	0.01
31	Austria	0	0.02	0	0.01	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02
32	Bahrain	0	0.21	0	0.21	0	0.21	0	0.2	0	0.2
33	Barbados	0	0.01	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02
34	Belarus	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
35	Belgium	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02
36	Belize	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
37	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
38	Botswana	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02
39	Bulgaria	0	0.05	0	0.06	0	0.06	0	0.06	0	0.06
40	Burkina Faso	-	-	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
41	Cambodia	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02
42	Cape Verde	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
43	Croatia	0	0.02	0	0.01	0	0.09	0	0.09	0	0.09
44	Cyprus	0	0.05	0	0.02	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
45	Czech Republic	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
46	Denmark	0	0.06	0	0.06	0	0.06	0	0.06	0	0.06
47	Dominican Republic	0	0.02	0	0.01	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02
48	Ecuador	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
49	Fiji	0	0.23	0	0.16	0	0.12	0	0.12	0	0.12
50	French Polynesia	0	0.09	0	0.06	0	0.05	0	0.05	0	0.05
51	Gabon	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
52	Greece	0	0.01	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
53	Grenada	0	0.06	0	0.03	0	0.03	0	0.03	0	0.03
54	Guyana	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
55	Haiti	0	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
56	Hungary	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	Iceland	0	0.09	0	0.08	0	0.08	0	0.08	0	0.08
58	Iran	1	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
59	Ireland	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0
60	Israel	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
61	Jamaica	0	0.05	0	0.01	0	0.03	0	0.03	0	0.03
62	Kazakhstan	0	0	0	0.02	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
63	Kuwait	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02
64	Laos	0	0.01	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02
65	Latvia	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
66	Lesotho	0	0	0	0.03	0	0.08	0	0.08	0	0.08
67	Lithuania	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02
68	Luxembourg	0	0.07	0	0.06	0	0.06	0	0.05	0	0.05
69	Maldives	0	0.15	0	0.15	0	0.14	0	0.14	0	0.14
70	Marshall Islands	0	0.08	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
71	Mauritius	0	0.08	0	0.08	0	0.08	0	0.08	0	0.08
72	Micronesia	0	0.15	0	0.04	0	0	0	0	0	0
73	Moldova	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
74	Montenegro	0	0.07	0	0.03	0	0.06	0	0.06	0	0.06
75	Netherlands	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
76	New Caledonia	0	0.72	0	0.35	0	0.36	0	0.36	0	0.35
77	Nigeria	-	-	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
78	Panama	0	0.03	0	0.03	0	0.03	0	0.03	0	0.03
79	Papua New Guinea	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
80	Poland	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
81	Portugal	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
82	Romania	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
83	Saint Lucia	0	0.06	0	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0
84	Samoa	0	1.88	0	1.88	0	0.91	0	0.9	0	0.89
85	Seychelles	0	0.28	0	0.28	0	0.27	0	0.26	0	0.26
86	Slovenia	0	0.01	0	0.03	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02
87	Solomon Islands	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02
88	Tonga	0	0.03	0	0.03	0	0.03	0	0.03	0	0.03
89	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0.02	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
90	Tuvalu	-	-	-	-	0	0.06	0	0.06	0	0.06
91	Ukraine	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
92	Vanuatu	0	0.24	0	0.23	0	0.23	0	0.22	0	0.22
93	Yemen	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01

Other Aquatic Animals Consumption by Country: Quick Answer

In 2023, according to FAO Food Balances, China had the largest listed other aquatic animals food supply among the 93 reporters with reported values, at 1,382 thousand tonnes. South Korea ranked second at 38 thousand tonnes, while Indonesia ranked third at 29 thousand tonnes. Hong Kong had the highest per-capita other aquatic animals food supply at 1.05 kilograms per person per year. From 2019 to 2023, the combined quantity among reporters with data in both years increased by 242 thousand tonnes, or 17.8 percent. These FAO Food Balances figures represent food available for human consumption, not a direct measurement of other aquatic animals 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 Aquatic Animals, Others 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 93 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 1,601 thousand tonnes is the sum of the 93 reporters with a reported 2023 value; it excludes aggregate rows and reporters without a 2023 value.