Per Capita Consumption of Fish and Fishery Products
Per Capita Consumption of Fish and Fishery Products
Per Capita Consumption of Fish and Fishery Products
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<strong>Per</strong> <strong>Capita</strong> <strong>Consumption</strong><br />
World <strong>Consumption</strong><br />
ANNUAL PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF FISH AND SHELLFISH FOR HUMAN FOOD,<br />
BY REGION AND COUNTRY, 1995-97 AVERAGE<br />
Region Estimated live weight Region Estimated live weight<br />
<strong>and</strong> equivalent <strong>and</strong> equivalent<br />
Country Kilograms Pounds Country Kilograms Pounds<br />
Far East:<br />
Africa - Continued:<br />
Bangladesh 10.1 22.3 Liberia 5.0 11.0<br />
Brunei 28.6 63.1 Madagascar 6.4 14.1<br />
Burma 16.9 37.3 Malawi 5.9 13.0<br />
Cambodia 9.1 20.1 Mali 11.3 24.9<br />
China 24.1 53.1 Mauritania 10.1 22.3<br />
Hong Kong 56.6 124.8 Mauritius 21.8 48.1<br />
India 4.6 10.1 Morocco 7.4 16.3<br />
Indonesia 17.9 39.5 Mozambique 2.0 4.4<br />
Japan 69.0 152.1 Namibia 12.1 26.7<br />
Laos 8.9 19.6 Niger 0.7 1.5<br />
Macao 35.7 78.7 Nigeria 6.3 13.9<br />
Maldives 169.8 374.3 Reunion 19.3 42.5<br />
Malaysia 55.7 60.6 Rw<strong>and</strong>a 0.6 1.3<br />
Mongolia 0.1 0.2 Sao Tome 22.4 49.4<br />
Nepal 1.0 2.2 Senegal 32.5 71.6<br />
North Korea 16.9 37.3 Seychelles 64.9 143.1<br />
Pakistan 2.0 4.4 Sierra Leone 12.4 27.3<br />
Philippines 31.0 68.3 Somalia 1.4 3.1<br />
Singapore 32.4 71.4 South Africa 7.7 17.0<br />
South Korea 51.2 112.9 St. Helena 68.1 150.1<br />
Sri Lanka 18.8 41.4 Swazil<strong>and</strong> 0.2 0.4<br />
Taiwan 37.3 82.2 Tanzania 10.7 23.6<br />
Thail<strong>and</strong> 32.4 71.4 Togo 15.7 34.6<br />
Vietnam 16.9 37.3 Tunisia 9.3 20.5<br />
Ug<strong>and</strong>a 9.5 20.9<br />
Zambia 8.4 18.5<br />
Africa: Zimbabwe 3.5 7.7<br />
Algeria 3.7 8.2 Oceania:<br />
Angola 7.5 16.5<br />
Benin 9.2 20.3 Australia 19.1 42.1<br />
Botswana 5.0 11.0 Cook Isl<strong>and</strong> 54.1 119.3<br />
Burkina 1.2 2.6 Fiji 32.7 72.1<br />
Burundi 2.5 5.5 French Polynesia 63.4 139.8<br />
Cameroon 9.8 21.6 Kiribati 74.2 163.6<br />
Cape Verde 24.9 54.9 Marshall Isl<strong>and</strong>s 6.6 14.6<br />
Central African Rep 4.0 8.8 Micronesia 40.8 89.9<br />
Chad 6.8 15.0 Nauru 37.9 83.6<br />
Comoros 21.7 47.8 New Caledonia 22.1 48.7<br />
Congo (Brazzaville) 25.9 57.1 New Zeal<strong>and</strong> 22.4 49.4<br />
Congo (Kinshasa) 5.9 13.0 Niue 56.3 124.1<br />
Djibouti 2.0 4.4 Palau 102.4 225.8<br />
Equatorial Guinea 20.1 44.3 Papua New Guinea 14.8 32.6<br />
Eritrea 0.8 1.8 Solomon Isl<strong>and</strong>s 40.6 89.5<br />
Ethiopia 0.1 0.2 Tokelau 152.5 336.2<br />
Gabon 47.5 104.7 Tonga 33.4 73.6<br />
Gambia 22.4 49.4 Tuvalu 20.0 44.1<br />
Ghana 21.8 48.1 Vanuatu 26.1 57.5<br />
Guinea 14.1 31.1 Wallis <strong>and</strong> Futuna Isl<strong>and</strong>s 12.5 27.6<br />
Guinea-Bissau 3.3 7.3 Western Samoa 55.5 122.4<br />
Ivory Coast 11.6 25.6<br />
Kenya 5.3 11.7<br />
Lesotho 0.0 0.0<br />
World 15.7 34.6<br />
Note:--Data for most countries are tentative. Aquatic plants are included where applicable.<br />
Source:--Food <strong>and</strong> Agriculture Organization <strong>of</strong> the United Nations (FAO)<br />
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