Fish and Seafood Supply per Person by Country, 2023
Key Findings
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Iceland leads in Yearly Fish and Seafood Supply per Person (kg) with 83.80 in 2023.
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Average Yearly Fish and Seafood Supply per Person (kg) in 2023: 63.36 · median: 58.45.
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Gap in 2023: Iceland is 1.6× larger than Malaysia.
About This Dataset
Fish and Seafood Supply per Person by Country, 2023
Iceland has the highest 2023 fish and seafood supply in this ten-economy comparison, at about 83.8 kg per person per year. Maldives follows with 79.7 kg and Kiribati with 72.3 kg. The figures come from FAO food-balance data processed by Our World in Data.
The measure is food available for consumption at the end of the supply chain, divided by population. It covers fish and major seafood commodities, including crustaceans and molluscs. Consumer waste is not deducted, so these values must not be presented as the amount each person actually eats.
Values are rounded to one decimal place. The main ranking uses 2023; a separate 2022 dataset can be added with the chart's comparison control. Hong Kong and Macao are reported separately, and the selection is not a claim that every country has comparable complete data.
Use this dataset to compare annual food supply, not household survey intake, dietary quality or individual nutrition. The figures are national averages, not recommendations. Source revisions and population denominators can affect comparisons between releases.
The measure is food available for consumption at the end of the supply chain, divided by population. It covers fish and major seafood commodities, including crustaceans and molluscs. Consumer waste is not deducted, so these values must not be presented as the amount each person actually eats.
Values are rounded to one decimal place. The main ranking uses 2023; a separate 2022 dataset can be added with the chart's comparison control. Hong Kong and Macao are reported separately, and the selection is not a claim that every country has comparable complete data.
Use this dataset to compare annual food supply, not household survey intake, dietary quality or individual nutrition. The figures are national averages, not recommendations. Source revisions and population denominators can affect comparisons between releases.
Analysis
The displayed 2023 range is 83.8 kg per person in Iceland to 51.0 kg in Malaysia, a difference of 32.8 kg. Iceland exceeds Maldives by 4.1 kg. Three of the ten economies have supply above 70 kg; Portugal and South Korea are much closer, at 53.5 and 52.8 kg. These differences refer to annual supply per person. They do not reveal how much food households waste or how consumption varies within a country.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- UN FAO Food Balances, processed by Our World in Data
- Coverage
- 10 entities · 2023 · 10 observations
- Measure
- Yearly Fish and Seafood Supply per Person (kg)
- Last updated
- 12 October 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2023.
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