Other Molluscs Consumption by Country

In 2023, China held 15,164 thousand tonnes of listed other molluscs food supply, 77.5 percent of a 19,562-thousand-tonne total spread across 149 reporters. All 149 reporters with reported 2023 quantities show the same listed quantity as in 2022, leaving the total quantity unchanged; per-capita values, however, differ for 57 reporters because they are population-adjusted. The five-year quantity comparison shows where the changes occurred instead, with China adding 770 thousand tonnes against a net gain of 810. Macau recorded the highest per-capita figure at 17.55 kilograms per person per year. The series spans 2019 through 2023, although some reporters have missing values for individual years.

China leads at 15,164 thousand tonnes, 15.73 times the United States at 964. Per capita, the highest values are concentrated among smaller reporters: Macau at 17.55 kilograms from 13 thousand tonnes, followed by Hong Kong at 16.65 kilograms. China ranks third per capita at 10.66 kilograms, a rare double for a volume leader.

Other Molluscs Food Supply at a Glance

• China had the largest listed other molluscs food supply in 2023 at 15,164 thousand tonnes.
• The United States ranked second at 964 thousand tonnes, followed by South Korea at 431 thousand tonnes.
• Macau had the highest per-capita food supply at 17.55 kilograms per person per year.
• The listed total was 19,562 thousand tonnes across 149 reporters with reported values.
• Among 149 reporters with data in both 2019 and 2023, listed other molluscs food supply increased by 810 thousand tonnes, or 4.3 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 149 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 770 thousand tonnes (up 5.3 percent) while Russia added 65 thousand tonnes (up 67.7 percent), leaving a net gain of 810 thousand tonnes.

Cambodia fell from 65 to 21 thousand tonnes (down 67.7 percent), Spain fell 25 thousand tonnes and Türkiye 22 thousand tonnes, while Vietnam, Argentina and Malaysia added between 22 and 36 thousand tonnes each. These figures represent food available for human consumption in the FAO Food Balances and should not be interpreted as the amount of other molluscs actually eaten.

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#	Country	2023 (thousand tonnes)2023	2023 (kg per person per year)2023
1	China CN	15.16K	10.66
2	United States US	964	2.81
3	South Korea KR	431	8.33
4	France FR	354	5.33
5	Italy IT	300	5.04
6	Vietnam VN	222	2.21
7	Spain ES	213	4.44
8	Russia RU	161	1.11
9	Taiwan TW	158	6.79
10	Indonesia ID	136	0.48
11	Hong Kong HK	124	16.65
12	Canada CA	120	3.06
13	India IN	108	0.08
14	Mexico MX	95	0.73
15	Thailand TH	91	1.27
16	Philippines PH	90	0.78
17	Malaysia MY	80	2.27
18	Portugal PT	80	7.65
19	Australia AU	69	2.61
20	Peru PE	62	1.83
21	Argentina AR	52	1.15
22	United Kingdom GB	49	0.71
23	Ukraine UA	40	1.07
24	Belgium BE	33	2.84
25	Germany DE	26	0.31
26	Netherlands NL	24	1.33
27	Brazil BR	23	0.11
28	Venezuela VE	22	0.77
29	Cambodia KH	21	1.23
30	Türkiye TR	20	0.23
31	Chile CL	17	0.87
32	Nicaragua NI	14	2.11
33	Macau MO	13	17.55
34	Poland PL	11	0.28
35	New Zealand NZ	10	1.93
36	Romania RO	10	0.52
37	Switzerland CH	10	1.16
38	Denmark DK	8	1.41
39	Sweden SE	8	0.76
40	Mauritania MR	7	1.38
41	United Arab Emirates AE	7	0.65
42	Belarus BY	6	0.61
43	Austria AT	5	0.52
44	Egypt EG	5	0.04
45	Ireland IE	5	0.89
46	Bulgaria BG	4	0.53
47	Czech Republic CZ	4	0.33
48	Greece GR	4	0.41
49	Nigeria NG	4	0.02
50	Norway NO	4	0.72
51	Panama PA	4	0.8
52	Belize BZ	3	7.78
53	Colombia CO	3	0.06
54	Croatia HR	3	0.76
55	Dominican Republic DO	3	0.23
56	Fiji FJ	3	3.18
57	Israel IL	3	0.36
58	Jamaica JM	3	1.23
59	Luxembourg LU	3	4.1
60	Sri Lanka LK	3	0.11
61	Costa Rica CR	2	0.48
62	Cyprus CY	2	1.74
63	Hungary HU	2	0.16
64	Madagascar MG	2	0.06
65	Malta MT	2	3.56
66	Pakistan PK	2	0.01
67	Saudi Arabia SA	2	0.06
68	Senegal SN	2	0.12
69	Slovenia SI	2	0.89
70	Tunisia TN	2	0.2
71	Albania AL	1	0.41
72	Antigua and Barbuda AG	1	6.65
73	Bangladesh BD	1	0.01
74	Estonia EE	1	0.51
75	Finland FI	1	0.2
76	French Polynesia PF	1	4.75
77	Guatemala GT	1	0.04
78	Iceland IS	1	2.15
79	Kazakhstan KZ	1	0.06
80	Kuwait KW	1	0.16
81	Latvia LV	1	0.27
82	Lithuania LT	1	0.38
83	Maldives MV	1	1.84
84	Mauritius MU	1	0.54
85	Moldova MD	1	0.29
86	Montenegro ME	1	0.88
87	Morocco MA	1	0.02
88	Namibia NA	1	0.31
89	New Caledonia NC	1	2.62
90	Qatar QA	1	0.49
91	South Africa ZA	1	0.02
92	Tanzania TZ	1	0.01
93	Uruguay UY	1	0.41
94	Algeria DZ	0	0
95	Angola AO	0	0.01
96	Armenia AM	0	0.07
97	Azerbaijan AZ	0	0.01
98	Bahamas BS	0	0.59
99	Bahrain BH	0	0.26
100	Barbados BB	0	1
101	Bolivia BO	0	0.01
102	Bosnia and Herzegovina BA	0	0.04
103	Botswana BW	0	0.06
104	Cape Verde CV	0	0.67
105	Comoros KM	0	0.05
106	Djibouti DJ	0	0
107	Ecuador EC	0	0.02
108	El Salvador SV	0	0.04
109	Eswatini SZ	0	0.02
110	Gabon GA	0	0.01
111	Gambia GM	0	0.12
112	Georgia GE	0	0.05
113	Grenada GD	0	0.43
114	Guinea-Bissau GW	0	0.01
115	Guyana GY	0	0.01
116	Honduras HN	0	0.03
117	Iraq IQ	0	0
118	Jordan JO	0	0.02
119	Kiribati KI	0	0.19
120	Laos LA	0	0.06
121	Lebanon LB	0	0.03
122	Lesotho LS	0	0.01
123	Liberia LR	0	0
124	Libya LY	0	0.01
125	Marshall Islands MH	0	0.3
126	Micronesia FM	0	0.02
127	Mongolia MN	0	0.01
128	Mozambique MZ	0	0.01
129	North Macedonia MK	0	0.1
130	Oman OM	0	0.01
131	Papua New Guinea PG	0	0.01
132	Paraguay PY	0	0.05
133	Saint Kitts and Nevis KN	0	3.99
134	Saint Lucia LC	0	0.49
135	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC	0	1.41
136	Samoa WS	0	1.4
137	Sao Tome and Principe ST	0	0.12
138	Serbia RS	0	0.06
139	Seychelles SC	0	0.3
140	Sierra Leone SL	0	0.06
141	Slovakia SK	0	0.05
142	Solomon Islands SB	0	0.06
143	Timor-Leste TL	0	0.07
144	Tonga TO	0	0.21
145	Trinidad and Tobago TT	0	0.17
146	Tuvalu TV	0	0.11
147	Vanuatu VU	0	0.31
148	Yemen YE	0	0.01
149	Zambia ZM	0	0.01

Other Molluscs Consumption by Country in 2023

The 2023 table is led by China at 15,164 thousand tonnes, with the United States second at 964 and South Korea third at 431. France and Italy complete the top five at 354 and 300 thousand tonnes, respectively.

China holds 77.5 percent of the 19,562-thousand-tonne listed total. The top three reporters accounted for 84.6 percent of the listed total, while the top five represented 88.0 percent and the top ten 92.5 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 149 reporters with data in both 2022 and 2023, the listed quantity stands at 19,562 thousand tonnes in both years, a change of zero. The same 149 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 770 Thousand Tonnes as Supply Grows 4.3 Percent Since 2019

For the 149 reporters with data in both 2019 and 2023, the listed food supply rose from 18,752 thousand tonnes to 19,562 thousand tonnes, a gain of 810 thousand tonnes (4.3 percent). The 2019 total includes 150 reporters with reported values, while the 2023 total includes 149; Cuba, with 3 thousand tonnes in 2019, had no reported 2023 value. China added 770 thousand tonnes (up 5.3 percent), Russia added 65 thousand tonnes (up 67.7 percent), Vietnam added 36 thousand tonnes (up 19.4 percent), Argentina added 23 thousand tonnes (up 79.3 percent) and Malaysia added 22 thousand tonnes (up 37.9 percent), while Cambodia fell 44 thousand tonnes (down 67.7 percent), Spain fell 25 thousand tonnes (down 10.5 percent) and Türkiye fell 22 thousand tonnes (down 52.4 percent).

China contributes 95.1 percent of the five-year net increase, followed by Russia at 8.0 percent. Cambodia's fall from 65 to 21 thousand tonnes is the largest single decline in the window. Per capita, Macau's 17.55 kilograms from 13 thousand tonnes lead Hong Kong at 16.65 kilograms, while China, first by total, records 10.66 kilograms.

What Does the Other Molluscs Food Supply Measure?

For FAO Food Balances, the figure used here is the FAO item Molluscs, Other 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 molluscs people actually ate. Cephalopods, crustaceans 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	14.39K	10.11	14.76K	10.35	15.16K	10.63	15.16K	10.64	15.16K	10.66
2	United States	964	2.85	964	2.84	964	2.83	964	2.82	964	2.81
3	South Korea	440	8.49	447	8.61	431	8.31	431	8.32	431	8.33
4	France	354	5.39	354	5.37	354	5.36	354	5.34	354	5.33
5	Italy	300	4.99	300	5.01	300	5.02	300	5.03	300	5.04
6	Vietnam	186	1.92	292	2.98	222	2.24	222	2.23	222	2.21
7	Spain	238	5.01	241	5.05	213	4.45	213	4.45	213	4.44
8	Russia	96	0.65	119	0.81	161	1.1	161	1.11	161	1.11
9	Taiwan	158	6.69	158	6.69	158	6.72	158	6.76	158	6.79
10	Indonesia	144	0.53	133	0.48	136	0.49	136	0.49	136	0.48
11	Hong Kong	105	14.03	106	14.21	124	16.55	124	16.6	124	16.65
12	Canada	122	3.23	120	3.15	120	3.13	120	3.1	120	3.06
13	India	119	0.09	124	0.09	108	0.08	108	0.08	108	0.08
14	Mexico	95	0.75	95	0.75	95	0.74	95	0.74	95	0.73
15	Thailand	91	1.27	91	1.27	91	1.27	91	1.27	91	1.27
16	Philippines	102	0.92	114	1.01	90	0.79	90	0.79	90	0.78
17	Malaysia	58	1.74	66	1.94	80	2.33	80	2.3	80	2.27
18	Portugal	65	6.26	66	6.34	80	7.68	80	7.66	80	7.65
19	Australia	62	2.43	53	2.06	69	2.66	69	2.64	69	2.61
20	Peru	57	1.74	54	1.64	62	1.87	62	1.85	62	1.83
21	Argentina	29	0.64	40	0.88	52	1.16	52	1.16	52	1.15
22	United Kingdom	49	0.73	49	0.72	49	0.72	49	0.72	49	0.71
23	Ukraine	38	0.84	50	1.12	40	0.91	40	0.98	40	1.07
24	Belgium	33	2.9	33	2.89	33	2.88	33	2.86	33	2.84
25	Germany	26	0.32	26	0.32	26	0.32	26	0.31	26	0.31
26	Netherlands	24	1.37	24	1.36	24	1.36	24	1.34	24	1.33
27	Brazil	27	0.13	26	0.12	23	0.11	23	0.11	23	0.11
28	Venezuela	17	0.57	19	0.68	22	0.77	22	0.77	22	0.77
29	Cambodia	65	3.92	63	3.78	21	1.26	21	1.24	21	1.23
30	Türkiye	42	0.49	26	0.3	20	0.23	20	0.23	20	0.23
31	Chile	17	0.89	17	0.88	17	0.88	17	0.87	17	0.87
32	Nicaragua	8	1.29	8	1.23	14	2.16	14	2.14	14	2.11
33	Macau	13	19.28	12	17.31	13	18.05	13	17.79	13	17.55
34	Poland	11	0.28	11	0.28	11	0.29	11	0.28	11	0.28
35	New Zealand	10	2.01	10	1.97	10	1.96	10	1.95	10	1.93
36	Romania	9	0.46	8	0.42	10	0.51	10	0.51	10	0.52
37	Switzerland	9	1.08	10	1.15	10	1.19	10	1.18	10	1.16
38	Denmark	8	1.44	8	1.44	8	1.43	8	1.42	8	1.41
39	Sweden	8	0.78	8	0.77	8	0.77	8	0.76	8	0.76
40	Mauritania	7	1.55	7	1.51	7	1.46	7	1.42	7	1.38
41	United Arab Emirates	7	0.74	7	0.73	7	0.71	7	0.68	7	0.65
42	Belarus	6	0.59	6	0.59	6	0.6	6	0.61	6	0.61
43	Austria	5	0.52	4	0.45	5	0.53	5	0.53	5	0.52
44	Egypt	6	0.06	6	0.05	5	0.05	5	0.04	5	0.04
45	Ireland	5	0.94	5	0.93	5	0.92	5	0.91	5	0.89
46	Bulgaria	3	0.4	4	0.58	4	0.52	4	0.53	4	0.53
47	Czech Republic	2	0.19	2	0.22	4	0.34	4	0.33	4	0.33
48	Greece	10	0.96	5	0.45	4	0.4	4	0.41	4	0.41
49	Nigeria	4	0.02	4	0.02	4	0.02	4	0.02	4	0.02
50	Norway	4	0.74	4	0.74	4	0.73	4	0.72	4	0.72
51	Panama	4	0.84	4	0.83	4	0.82	4	0.81	4	0.8
52	Belize	3	8.29	3	8.18	3	8.09	3	7.94	3	7.78
53	Colombia	3	0.07	2	0.05	3	0.07	3	0.06	3	0.06
54	Croatia	4	0.97	2	0.44	3	0.75	3	0.75	3	0.76
55	Dominican Republic	3	0.3	2	0.18	3	0.23	3	0.23	3	0.23
56	Fiji	3	3.43	3	3.3	3	3.21	3	3.2	3	3.18
57	Israel	3	0.33	3	0.32	3	0.37	3	0.37	3	0.36
58	Jamaica	4	1.46	3	0.96	3	1.23	3	1.23	3	1.23
59	Luxembourg	3	4.64	3	4.35	3	4.26	3	4.17	3	4.1
60	Sri Lanka	1	0.06	2	0.08	3	0.11	3	0.11	3	0.11
61	Costa Rica	2	0.49	2	0.49	2	0.48	2	0.48	2	0.48
62	Cyprus	3	2.57	2	1.55	2	1.77	2	1.75	2	1.74
63	Hungary	1	0.13	1	0.1	2	0.16	2	0.16	2	0.16
64	Madagascar	13	0.45	3	0.11	2	0.07	2	0.06	2	0.06
65	Malta	2	3.79	2	3.54	2	3.62	2	3.59	2	3.56
66	Pakistan	2	0.01	2	0.01	2	0.01	2	0.01	2	0.01
67	Saudi Arabia	4	0.12	2	0.07	2	0.06	2	0.06	2	0.06
68	Senegal	5	0.31	1	0.08	2	0.12	2	0.12	2	0.12
69	Slovenia	2	1.03	2	0.99	2	0.89	2	0.89	2	0.89
70	Tunisia	4	0.3	2	0.2	2	0.2	2	0.2	2	0.2
71	Albania	1	0.4	1	0.4	1	0.4	1	0.41	1	0.41
72	Antigua and Barbuda	1	6.8	1	6.76	1	6.72	1	6.69	1	6.65
73	Bangladesh	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0.01	1	0.01
74	Estonia	1	0.52	1	0.52	1	0.52	1	0.51	1	0.51
75	Finland	1	0.2	1	0.2	1	0.2	1	0.2	1	0.2
76	French Polynesia	1	3.47	1	3.89	1	4.77	1	4.76	1	4.75
77	Guatemala	1	0.03	1	0.04	1	0.04	1	0.04	1	0.04
78	Iceland	1	2.31	1	2.27	1	2.24	1	2.19	1	2.15
79	Kazakhstan	1	0.03	1	0.04	1	0.06	1	0.06	1	0.06
80	Kuwait	1	0.18	1	0.18	1	0.18	1	0.17	1	0.16
81	Latvia	1	0.27	1	0.27	1	0.27	1	0.27	1	0.27
82	Lithuania	1	0.38	1	0.38	1	0.38	1	0.38	1	0.38
83	Maldives	1	1.98	1	1.92	1	1.87	1	1.84	1	1.84
84	Mauritius	1	0.53	1	0.54	1	0.54	1	0.54	1	0.54
85	Moldova	1	0.21	1	0.26	1	0.3	1	0.29	1	0.29
86	Montenegro	1	0.97	0	0.6	1	0.92	1	0.9	1	0.88
87	Morocco	1	0.04	1	0.02	1	0.02	1	0.02	1	0.02
88	Namibia	1	0.35	1	0.34	1	0.33	1	0.32	1	0.31
89	New Caledonia	1	2.28	1	3	1	2.67	1	2.65	1	2.62
90	Qatar	1	0.52	1	0.52	1	0.52	1	0.5	1	0.49
91	South Africa	4	0.06	2	0.02	1	0.02	1	0.02	1	0.02
92	Tanzania	1	0.02	1	0.02	1	0.02	1	0.01	1	0.01
93	Uruguay	2	0.45	1	0.4	1	0.41	1	0.41	1	0.41
94	Algeria	1	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
95	Angola	0	0.01	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
96	Armenia	0	0.04	0	0.04	0	0.07	0	0.07	0	0.07
97	Azerbaijan	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
98	Bahamas	0	0.6	0	0.6	0	0.6	0	0.59	0	0.59
99	Bahrain	0	0.28	0	0.28	0	0.27	0	0.27	0	0.26
100	Barbados	0	0.53	0	0.21	0	1	0	1	0	1
101	Bolivia	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
102	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0.04	0	0.02	0	0.04	0	0.04	0	0.04
103	Botswana	0	0.02	0	0.04	0	0.06	0	0.06	0	0.06
104	Cape Verde	0	0.69	0	0.68	0	0.68	0	0.68	0	0.67
105	Comoros	0	0.05	0	0	0	0.06	0	0.06	0	0.05
106	Djibouti	0	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
107	Ecuador	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02
108	El Salvador	0	0.04	0	0.04	0	0.04	0	0.04	0	0.04
109	Eswatini	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02
110	Gabon	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
111	Gambia	0	0.06	0	0.04	0	0.13	0	0.12	0	0.12
112	Georgia	0	0.06	0	0.03	0	0.05	0	0.05	0	0.05
113	Grenada	0	0.28	0	0.41	0	0.43	0	0.43	0	0.43
114	Guinea-Bissau	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
115	Guyana	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
116	Honduras	0	0.04	0	0.04	0	0.03	0	0.03	0	0.03
117	Iraq	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0
118	Jordan	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02
119	Kiribati	0	0.2	0	0.2	0	0.2	0	0.19	0	0.19
120	Laos	0	0.01	0	0.02	0	0.06	0	0.06	0	0.06
121	Lebanon	1	0.15	0	0.03	0	0.03	0	0.03	0	0.03
122	Lesotho	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
123	Liberia	0	0.03	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
124	Libya	2	0.27	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
125	Marshall Islands	0	0.1	0	0.55	0	0.28	0	0.29	0	0.3
126	Micronesia	0	0.01	0	0.03	0	0.02	0	0.02	0	0.02
127	Mongolia	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
128	Mozambique	0	0.01	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
129	North Macedonia	0	0.09	0	0.09	0	0.1	0	0.1	0	0.1
130	Oman	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
131	Papua New Guinea	0	0	0	0.02	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
132	Paraguay	0	0.05	0	0.04	0	0.05	0	0.05	0	0.05
133	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0	3.97	0	3.98	0	3.99	0	3.99	0	3.99
134	Saint Lucia	1	3.76	0	2.46	0	0.49	0	0.49	0	0.49
135	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0	0.55	0	1.1	0	1.39	0	1.4	0	1.41
136	Samoa	0	1.71	1	2.55	0	1.42	0	1.41	0	1.4
137	Sao Tome and Principe	0	0.34	0	0.12	0	0.12	0	0.12	0	0.12
138	Serbia	0	0.04	0	0.06	0	0.05	0	0.06	0	0.06
139	Seychelles	0	0.33	0	0.32	0	0.31	0	0.31	0	0.3
140	Sierra Leone	0	0.06	0	0.06	0	0.06	0	0.06	0	0.06
141	Slovakia	0	0.07	0	0.06	0	0.05	0	0.05	0	0.05
142	Solomon Islands	0	0.06	0	0.06	0	0.06	0	0.06	0	0.06
143	Timor-Leste	0	0.26	0	0.02	0	0.07	0	0.07	0	0.07
144	Tonga	0	0.21	0	0.21	0	0.21	0	0.21	0	0.21
145	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0.17	0	0.13	0	0.17	0	0.17	0	0.17
146	Tuvalu	0	0.1	0	0.39	0	0.11	0	0.11	0	0.11
147	Vanuatu	0	0.34	0	0.34	0	0.33	0	0.32	0	0.31
148	Yemen	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
149	Zambia	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0.01
150	Cuba	3	0.27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Other Molluscs Consumption by Country: Quick Answer

In 2023, according to FAO Food Balances, China had the largest listed other molluscs food supply among the 149 reporters with reported values, at 15,164 thousand tonnes. The United States ranked second at 964 thousand tonnes, while South Korea ranked third at 431 thousand tonnes. Macau had the highest per-capita other molluscs food supply at 17.55 kilograms per person per year. These FAO Food Balances figures represent food available for human consumption, not a direct measurement of other molluscs 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 Molluscs, Other 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 150 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 19,562 thousand tonnes is the sum of the 149 reporters with a reported 2023 value; it excludes aggregate rows and reporters without a 2023 value.