Based on a comparison of 165 countries in 2021, China ranked the highest in fish consumption with 56,874 kt followed by Indonesia and India. On the other end of the scale was Guinea Bissau with 2.32 kt, Mongolia with 3.54 kt and Djibouti with 4.26 kt.
Total fish consumption reached 158,440 kt in 2021 in the World according to Faostat. This is 0 % the same as in the previous year and 18.0 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total fish consumption reached an all time high of 158,440 kt in 2021 and an all time low of 27,745 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 2.95 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 35.9 % of fish consumption in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 50.6 % share while the ten largest countries some 70.0 % in 2021.
Data for more countries are available at Fish Consumption (Total) indicator page.
| Fish Consumption (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | kt | 3,728 | 3,870 | 4,153 | 4,288 | 4,399 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 53,545 | 54,598 | 55,388 | 55,929 | 56,874 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | kt | 2,176 | 2,208 | 2,240 | 2,530 | 2,766 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kt | 2,168 | 2,205 | 2,263 | 2,265 | 2,169 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 8,550 | 9,201 | 9,857 | 10,632 | 11,206 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | kt | 10,028 | 10,405 | 11,227 | 11,572 | 12,154 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 6,085 | 5,787 | 5,843 | 5,646 | 5,622 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | kt | 2,442 | 2,486 | 2,454 | 2,344 | 2,184 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | kt | 3,053 | 2,968 | 2,755 | 3,035 | 3,185 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 2,923 | 2,996 | 2,927 | 3,139 | 3,169 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 2,907 | 2,874 | 2,974 | 2,988 | 2,884 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kt | 2,036 | 1,980 | 1,974 | 1,916 | 1,905 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kt | 1,651 | 1,957 | 1,926 | 2,118 | 2,052 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 7,050 | 7,095 | 7,381 | 7,402 | 7,537 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 3,246 | 3,320 | 3,605 | 3,723 | 3,850 |
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