List of countries by seafood consumption explained

The List of countries by seafood consumption gives a comprehensive overview that ranks nations worldwide based on their annual seafood consumption per capita. Seafood includes fish and other important marine animals. While the List of countries by meat consumption correlates strongly with indicators like GDP per capita, this correlation is less intense with seafood consumption. Seafood plays a vital role in some poorer states, serving as a significant source of protein and essential nutrients.^[1] Please note that the data presented here is based on the most recently available information, and consumption patterns may evolve.

Seafood consumption by country

Countries (some territories like Hong Kong are also included) are ranked by the available per capita supply of fish and other seafood at the consumer level. It does not account for food loss and waste at the consumer level (like in gastronomy or in households).^[2]

Countries by seafood consumption per capita!Rank!Country!Consumption in kg/person (2020)

1		87.30
2		84.30
3		70.26
4		69.22
5		65.79
6		59.36
7		57.12
8		54.66
9		53.33
10		52.89
11		50.57
12		48.61
13		46.65
14		46.65
15		45.85
16		44.75
17		44.71
18		43.97
19		43.95
20		43.88
21		43.35
22		40.33
23		40.30
24		39.84
25		34.44
26		33.64
27		33.52
28		31.89
29		31.47
30		31.34
31		30.78
32		29.75
33		29.64
34		29.30
35		28.89
36		28.57
37		28.57
38		28.48
39		28.39
40		27.88
41		27.86
42		27.85
43		27.71
44		27.02
45		26.83
46		26.42
47		26.30
48		26.27
49		25.80
50		25.15
51		24.87
52		24.86
53		24.70
54		24.64
55		24.43
56		24.08
57		24.01
58		23.94
59		23.67
60		23.64
61		23.51
62		23.42
63		23.34
64		22.80
65		22.75
66		22.52
67		22.45
68		21.98
69		21.76
70		21.75
71		21.54
72		21.48
73		20.65
74		20.59
75		19.57
76		19.18
77		19.14
78		18.75
79		18.48
80		18.13
81		17.85
82		16.03
83		15.94
84		15.56
85		15.55
86		15.44
87		15.25
88		14.77
89		14.73
90		14.63
91		14.62
92		14.45
93		13.95
94		13.90
95		13.74
96		13.70
97		13.69
98		13.65
99		13.46
100		13.41
101		13.35
102		12.97
103		12.68
104		12.66
105		12.27
106		12.14
107		12.12
108		12.11
109		11.62
110		11.46
111		11.35
112		10.96
113		10.64
114		10.61
115		10.51
116		10.31
117		10.21
118		10.18
119		10.01
120		9.65
121		9.26
122		8.88
123		8.72
124		8.68
125		8.66
126		8.37
127		8.25
128		8.23
129		8.15
130		8.06
131		7.96
132		7.89
133		7.33
134		7.31
135		7.19
136		6.80
137		6.74
138		6.68
139		6.66
140		6.52
141		6.51
142		6.51
143		6.50
144		6.29
145		6.23
146		6.13
147		6.07
148		5.79
149		5.53
150		5.03
151		4.79
152		4.49
153		4.32
154		4.27
155		4.21
156		4.02
157		4.02
158		3.89
159		3.81
160		3.49
161		3.19
162		3.08
163		3.07
164		2.98
165		2.92
166		2.85
167		2.82
168		2.74
169		2.73
170		2.73
171		2.71
172		2.53
173		2.53
174		2.39
175		2.01
176		1.85
177		1.84
178		1.58
179		1.14
180		1.12
181		1.10
182		0.66
183		0.57
184		0.53
185		0.36

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fish and Overfishing . 2023-07-10 . Our World in Data.
2. Web site: Fish and seafood consumption per capita . 2023-07-10 . Our World in Data.