Based on a comparison of 156 countries in 2013, Maldives ranked the highest in pelagic fish consumption per capita with 112 kg followed by Iceland and Liechtenstein. On the other end of the scale was Uganda with 0.010 kg, Ethiopia with 0.010 kg and Nepal with 0.010 kg.
Average pelagic fish consumption per capita reached 3.24 kg in 2013 in the World according to Faostat. This is 0.309 % less than in the previous year and 0.309 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, average pelagic fish consumption per capita reached an all time high of 3.54 kg in 2007 and an all time low of 2.44 kg in 1962. The average annual growth amounted to 0.523 % since 1961.
Data for more countries are available at Pelagic Fish Consumption Per Capita indicator page.
| Pelagic Fish Consumption Per Capita | Unit | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| Fiji | kg | 22.2 | 20.5 | 22.8 | 27.3 | 27.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | kg | 14.6 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 14.9 | 14.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | kg | 15.7 | 15.7 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 15.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | kg | 22.5 | 19.3 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 20.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | kg | 37.8 | 44.1 | 45.3 | 39.5 | 39.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kg | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liechtenstein | kg | 28.1 | 29.6 | 29.5 | 31.2 | 31.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | kg | 20.6 | 22.0 | 20.1 | 19.8 | 19.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | kg | 76.8 | 82.8 | 91.0 | 116 | 114 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | kg | 14.1 | 15.0 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 14.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | kg | 19.6 | 19.2 | 20.1 | 19.0 | 16.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | kg | 17.1 | 20.1 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 16.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone | kg | 13.9 | 21.3 | 20.5 | 20.0 | 19.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kg | 16.3 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | kg | 16.9 | 16.1 | 16.4 | 18.0 | 19.2 |
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