Seafood consumption in Australia

Shows that total apparent consumption of seafood in Australia was 355 thousand tonnes in 2019−20. Shows the historic trend in the import share of consumption of seafood in Australia between 2009−10 and 2019−20, which fell from 64% in 2009–10 to 62% in 2019–20. Shows the historic trend in total consumption of seafood per person, per kilo, between 2009−10 and 2019−20, by commodity. Total consumption of seafood per person reduced from 14.7 kilograms in 2009−10 to 13 kilograms in 2019–20. The most consumed seafood commodity in Australia in 2019−20 was Other seafood, followed by Salmonids, Tunas, Prawns, Oysters, Scallops, Crabs and Lobsters. Shows that the apparent consumption of seafood in Australia in 2019–20 per person was 12.4 kilograms, compared to 5.6 kilograms of sheep and lamb, 19.6 kilograms of beef, 28 kilograms of pig meat and 46.3 kilograms of poultry.

Total apparent consumption of seafood in Australia

 

Table 1 Apparent consumption of seafood, Australia, 1998–99 to 2019–20

Year		 Total apparent consumption Apparent consumption Import share of consumption
(tonnes) (kg per person) (%)
1998–99                    238,968                             12.7                             55.4
1999–2000                    240,150                             12.6                             57.9
2000–01                    247,194                             12.8                             58.1
2001–02                    247,797                             12.7                             58.9
2002–03                    273,533                             13.9                             60.1
2003–04                    308,691                             15.5                             60.8
2004–05                    302,105                             15.0                             61.6
2005–06                    296,784                             14.5                             63.5
2006–07                    311,595                             15.0                             63.7
2007–08                    312,991                             14.7                             63.3
2008–09                    303,470                             14.0                             63.7
2009–10                    322,735                             14.6                             64.3
2010–11                    324,077                             14.5                             65.3
2011–12                    324,506                             14.3                             66.0
2012–13                    345,383                             14.9                             66.1
2013–14                    346,311                             14.8                             68.6
2014–15                    342,096                             14.4                             66.5
2015–16                    332,277                             13.7                             67.0
2016–17                    340,864                             13.9                             66.4
2017–18                    341,272                             13.7                             64.9
2018–19                    351,914                             13.5                             62.9
2019–20                    334,615                             12.4                             61.9

Source: ABARES

 

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