Countries by Seafood Consumption Per Person

Complete ranking of 185 countries • kg/person/year • Updated 2026

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Maldives leads all 185 countries in Seafood Consumption Per Person with a value of 87.3, while Afghanistan ranks last at 0.36. This represents a 243-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.

What Seafood Consumption Per Person Measures

Annual seafood consumption per person from Wikipedia country tables.

Why This Ranking Matters

Examining Seafood Consumption Per Person across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.

Global Range

Values range from 0.36 (Afghanistan) to 87.3 (Maldives) — a 243-fold difference across 185 countries.

Regional Patterns

Asian countries lead with 9 entries in the top 20, though representation spans multiple continents. Regional factors clearly play a role, but outliers from other parts of the world show that national policy and geography matter as much as continental trends.

Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 6.66 to 26.3. The overall spread from 0.36 to 87.3 reflects significant global variation.

Notable Outliers

The top of the ranking is competitive: Maldives and Iceland are separated by only 4%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.

Continental Leaders

Asia

Maldives

87.3

Europe

Iceland

84.3

Oceania

Kiribati

69.22

North America

Antigua and Barbuda

57.12

Africa

Seychelles

52.89

South America

Peru

26.83

Highest Ranked

The top five countries for Seafood Consumption Per Person are Maldives (87.3), Iceland (84.3), Macao (70.26), Kiribati (69.22), and Hong Kong (65.79). Together, these nations represent the global leaders in this metric.

Lowest Ranked

At the other end of the spectrum, Afghanistan (0.36), Ethiopia (0.53), Mongolia (0.57), Tajikistan (0.66), and Kyrgyzstan (1.10) have the lowest values globally.

Data Source & Methodology

Rankings are based on the latest available data from Wikipedia Food Consumption Tables, covering 185 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.

Top 10 Countries

1stMaldives87.3 years

2ndIceland84.3 years

3rdMacao70.3 years

4thKiribati69.2 years

5thHong Kong65.8 years

6thPortugal59.4 years

7thAntigua and Barbuda57.1 years

8thSouth Korea54.7 years

9thMalaysia53.3 years

10thSeychelles52.9 years

Full Rankings

Seafood Consumption Per Person ranking for 185 countries
				Percentile
1st	Maldives	87.3 years	Asia	100%
2nd	Iceland	84.3 years	Europe	99%
3rd	Macao	70.3 years	Asia	99%
4th	Kiribati	69.2 years	Oceania	98%
5th	Hong Kong	65.8 years	Asia	98%
6th	Portugal	59.4 years	Europe	97%
7th	Antigua and Barbuda	57.1 years	North America	97%
8th	South Korea	54.7 years	Asia	96%
9th	Malaysia	53.3 years	Asia	96%
10th	Seychelles	52.9 years	Africa	95%
11th	Norway	50.6 years	Europe	95%
12th	Micronesia	48.6 years	Oceania	94%
13th	Japan	46.6 years	Asia	94%
14th	Cambodia	46.6 years	Asia	93%
15th	Myanmar	45.9 years	Asia	92%
16th	Nauru	44.8 years	Oceania	92%
17th	Indonesia	44.7 years	Asia	91%
18th	Samoa	44.0 years	Oceania	91%
19th	French Polynesia	44.0 years	Oceania	90%
20th	Barbados	43.9 years	North America	90%
21st	Saint Kitts and Nevis	43.4 years	North America	89%
22nd	China	40.3 years	Asia	89%
23rd	Spain	40.3 years	Europe	88%
24th	Vietnam	39.8 years	Asia	88%
25th	Saint Lucia	34.4 years	North America	87%
26th	France	33.6 years	Europe	86%
27th	Finland	33.5 years	Europe	86%
28th	Lithuania	31.9 years	Europe	85%
29th	Luxembourg	31.5 years	Europe	85%
30th	Sweden	31.3 years	Europe	84%
31st	Grenada	30.8 years	North America	84%
32nd	Taiwan	29.8 years	Asia	83%
33rd	Italy	29.6 years	Europe	83%
34th	Oman	29.3 years	Asia	82%
35th	Fiji	28.9 years	Oceania	82%
36th	Sri Lanka	28.6 years	Asia	81%
37th	Vanuatu	28.6 years	Oceania	81%
38th	Thailand	28.5 years	Asia	80%
39th	Philippines	28.4 years	Asia	79%
40th	Solomon Islands	27.9 years	Oceania	79%
41st	Gabon	27.9 years	Africa	78%
42nd	Dominica	27.9 years	North America	78%
43rd	Sao Tome and Principe	27.7 years	Africa	77%
44th	United Arab Emirates	27.0 years	Asia	77%
45th	Peru	26.8 years	South America	76%
46th	Jamaica	26.4 years	North America	76%
47th	Denmark	26.3 years	Europe	75%
48th	Bangladesh	26.3 years	Asia	75%
49th	Egypt	25.8 years	Africa	74%
50th	New Zealand	25.1 years	Oceania	74%
51st	Latvia	24.9 years	Europe	73%
52nd	Cyprus	24.9 years	Europe	72%
53rd	Sierra Leone	24.7 years	Africa	72%
54th	Guyana	24.6 years	North America	71%
55th	Israel	24.4 years	Asia	71%
56th	Ghana	24.1 years	Africa	70%
57th	Laos	24.0 years	Asia	70%
58th	Australia	23.9 years	Oceania	69%
59th	Congo	23.7 years	Africa	69%
60th	Gambia	23.6 years	Africa	68%
61st	Mauritius	23.5 years	Africa	68%
62nd	Bahamas	23.4 years	North America	67%
63rd	New Caledonia	23.3 years	Oceania	66%
64th	Côte d'Ivoire	22.8 years	Africa	66%
65th	Belgium	22.8 years	Europe	65%
66th	Ireland	22.5 years	Europe	65%
67th	United States	22.4 years	North America	64%
68th	Qatar	22.0 years	Asia	64%
69th	Russia	21.8 years	Europe	63%
70th	Trinidad and Tobago	21.8 years	North America	63%
71st	Greece	21.5 years	Europe	62%
72nd	Netherlands	21.5 years	Europe	62%
73rd	Canada	20.6 years	North America	61%
74th	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	20.6 years	North America	61%
75th	Malta	19.6 years	Europe	60%
76th	Cameroon	19.2 years	Africa	59%
77th	Croatia	19.1 years	Europe	59%
78th	Bahrain	18.8 years	Asia	58%
79th	Morocco	18.5 years	Africa	58%
80th	United Kingdom	18.1 years	Europe	57%
81st	Costa Rica	17.9 years	North America	57%
82nd	Switzerland	16.0 years	Europe	56%
83rd	Suriname	15.9 years	North America	56%
84th	Montenegro	15.6 years	Europe	55%
85th	Benin	15.6 years	Africa	55%
86th	Comoros	15.4 years	Africa	54%
87th	Moldova	15.3 years	Europe	54%
88th	Uganda	14.8 years	Africa	53%
89th	Libya	14.7 years	Africa	52%
90th	Chile	14.6 years	South America	52%
91st	Estonia	14.6 years	Europe	51%
92nd	Austria	14.4 years	Europe	51%
93rd	Mexico	13.9 years	North America	50%
94th	Angola	13.9 years	Africa	50%
95th	Panama	13.7 years	North America	49%
96th	Ukraine	13.7 years	Europe	49%
97th	Kuwait	13.7 years	Asia	48%
98th	Tunisia	13.7 years	Africa	48%
99th	Mozambique	13.5 years	Africa	47%
100th	Papua New Guinea	13.4 years	Oceania	46%
101st	Belize	13.3 years	North America	46%
102nd	Slovenia	13.0 years	Europe	45%
103rd	Zambia	12.7 years	Africa	45%
104th	Germany	12.7 years	Europe	44%
105th	Poland	12.3 years	Europe	44%
106th	Iran	12.1 years	Asia	43%
107th	Senegal	12.1 years	Africa	43%
108th	Namibia	12.1 years	Africa	42%
109th	Belarus	11.6 years	Europe	42%
110th	Togo	11.5 years	Africa	41%
111st	Saudi Arabia	11.3 years	Asia	41%
112nd	North Korea	11.0 years	Asia	40%
113rd	Czechia	10.6 years	Europe	39%
114th	Georgia	10.6 years	Europe	39%
115th	Lebanon	10.5 years	Asia	38%
116th	Cabo Verde	10.3 years	Africa	38%
117th	Slovakia	10.2 years	Europe	37%
118th	Venezuela	10.2 years	North America	37%
119th	Malawi	10.0 years	Africa	36%
120th	Guinea	9.7 years	Africa	36%
121st	Uruguay	9.3 years	South America	35%
122nd	Colombia	8.9 years	North America	35%
123rd	Mauritania	8.7 years	Africa	34%
124th	Albania	8.7 years	Europe	34%
125th	Burkina Faso	8.7 years	Africa	33%
126th	Dominican Republic	8.4 years	North America	32%
127th	Ecuador	8.3 years	South America	32%
128th	Romania	8.2 years	Europe	31%
129th	Mali	8.2 years	Africa	31%
130th	Brazil	8.1 years	South America	30%
131st	Serbia	8.0 years	Europe	30%
132nd	India	7.9 years	Asia	29%
133rd	Bulgaria	7.3 years	Europe	29%
134th	Bhutan	7.3 years	Asia	28%
135th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	7.2 years	Europe	28%
136th	Argentina	6.8 years	South America	27%
137th	El Salvador	6.7 years	North America	26%
138th	Nigeria	6.7 years	Africa	26%
139th	Central African Republic	6.7 years	Africa	25%
140th	South Africa	6.5 years	Africa	25%
141st	Chad	6.5 years	Africa	24%
142nd	Timor-Leste	6.5 years	Asia	24%
143rd	Nicaragua	6.5 years	North America	23%
144th	Hungary	6.3 years	Europe	23%
145th	Tanzania	6.2 years	Africa	22%
146th	North Macedonia	6.1 years	Europe	22%
147th	Cuba	6.1 years	North America	21%
148th	Armenia	5.8 years	Europe	21%
149th	Turkey	5.5 years	Europe	20%
150th	Haiti	5.0 years	North America	19%
151st	Jordan	4.8 years	Asia	19%
152nd	Rwanda	4.5 years	Africa	18%
153rd	Paraguay	4.3 years	South America	18%
154th	Liberia	4.3 years	Africa	17%
155th	Eswatini	4.2 years	Africa	17%
156th	Congo, Democratic Republic	4.0 years	Africa	16%
157th	Uzbekistan	4.0 years	Asia	16%
158th	Madagascar	3.9 years	Africa	15%
159th	Algeria	3.8 years	Africa	15%
160th	Nepal	3.5 years	Asia	14%
161st	Djibouti	3.2 years	Africa	14%
162nd	South Sudan	3.1 years	Africa	13%
163rd	Guatemala	3.1 years	North America	12%
164th	Kenya	3.0 years	Africa	12%
165th	Iraq	2.9 years	Asia	11%
166th	Lesotho	2.9 years	Africa	11%
167th	Zimbabwe	2.8 years	Africa	10%
168th	Bolivia	2.7 years	South America	10%
169th	Kazakhstan	2.7 years	Asia	9%
170th	Yemen	2.7 years	Asia	9%
171st	Turkmenistan	2.7 years	Asia	8%
172nd	Burundi	2.5 years	Africa	8%
173rd	Honduras	2.5 years	North America	7%
174th	Botswana	2.4 years	Africa	6%
175th	Azerbaijan	2.0 years	Europe	6%
176th	Niger	1.9 years	Africa	5%
177th	Syria	1.8 years	Asia	5%
178th	Pakistan	1.6 years	Asia	4%
179th	Guinea-Bissau	1.1 years	Africa	4%
180th	Sudan	1.1 years	Africa	3%
181st	Kyrgyzstan	1.1 years	Asia	3%
182nd	Tajikistan	0.7 years	Asia	2%
183rd	Mongolia	0.6 years	Asia	2%
184th	Ethiopia	0.5 years	Africa	1%
185th	Afghanistan	0.4 years	Asia	1%