Indonesia's Fish Consumption Consistently Increased from 2020 to 2024

According to data from the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), national fish consumption has steadily increased from 2020 to 2024. In 2020, consumption reached 54.56 kg/capita/year in fresh equivalent weight.

This increased to 55.16 kg/capita/year the following year. A significant increase in national fish consumption occurred in 2022, reaching 57.27 kg/capita/year.

In 2023 and 2024, national fish consumption stood at 57.91 kg/capita/year and 58.91 kg/capita/year, respectively. However, the 2024 figure was slightly below the KKP's target of 59 kg/capita/year.

Last year, the KKP recorded the three provinces with the highest fish consumption as Maluku (82.80 kg/capita/year in fresh equivalent weight), Papua (79.36 kg/capita/year), and North Sulawesi (77.21 kg/capita/year).

The provinces with the lowest fish consumption in 2024 were Yogyakarta Special Region (approximately 36.48 kg/capita/year in fresh equivalent weight), Lampung (39.20 kg/capita/year in fresh equivalent weight), and Central Java (40.28 kg/capita/year in fresh equivalent weight).

The Household Fish Consumption Rate (AKI) in 2024 was 25.31 kg/capita/year in fresh equivalent weight, with a total fish absorption of 7,069,264 tons. Based on provinces, the highest AKI last year was in Southwest Papua (43.70 kg/capita/year in fresh equivalent weight).

This was followed by Southeast Sulawesi (43.38 kg/capita/year in fresh equivalent weight) and North Sulawesi (42.95 kg/capita/year in fresh equivalent weight). The provinces with the lowest AKI in 2024 were Papua Mountains (6.50 kg/capita/year in fresh equivalent weight), Yogyakarta Special Region (15.62 kg/capita/year in fresh equivalent weight), and Central Java (15.74 kg/capita/year in fresh equivalent weight).