Fish and Seafood Consumption by Country 2023
This chart ranks countries by fish and seafood supply per person in 2023, in kilograms per year. The figure measures food available for consumption rather than what is actually eaten, so waste is included and real intake is somewhat lower....
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Fish and Seafood Consumption by Country 2023Iceland leads with 83.8 kg of fish per person per year, around 4 kg ahead of the Maldives on 79.7, and both figures are more than four times the global average. Geography explains almost the entire list: every entry is an island, a territory or a nation whose coastline is central to its identity. The Pacific supplies Kiribati on 72.3 and Tuvalu on 55.8, while Hong Kong on 69.1 and Macao on 61.1 are dense coastal cities where seafood dominates the cuisine. Portugal at 53.5 is Europe's clear leader and the only Mediterranean nation present, a reflection of its long Atlantic fishing tradition. South Korea's 52.8 makes it the highest-ranked large economy, notably ahead of Japan, whose reputation for seafood now exceeds its actual consumption.
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