Canned Sardines Market Report 2025

This Canned Sardines market report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market’s characteristics, size, and growth, including segmentation, regional and country-level breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends, and strategies. It also tracks historical and forecasted market growth across various geographies.

The canned sardines market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $9.81 billion in 2024 to $10.76 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.7%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to convenience and ready-to-eat foods, sustainability and environmental concerns, increasing transparency and security, increasing the demand and adoption rate, and affordable and shelf stability.

The canned sardines market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $15.48 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.5%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing the adoption rate of canned sardines, increasing use of the internet and smartphones, growing demand for ethical, environmentally conscious products, increase in awareness about health and wellness benefits caused by canned sardine, and increasing culinary influence. Major trends in the forecast period include innovative packaging formats and flavor varieties, rising preference for sustainably sourced seafood, quality control and traceability, product innovation, and Adoption of technologies and practices that ensure sustainable fishing methods.

The canned sardines market is poised for growth, driven by increasing demand for processed food. Processed food refers to food items altered from their natural state through methods such as cooking, curing, smoking, or adding ingredients for preservation or flavor enhancement. This demand is driven by changing consumer lifestyles, preferences, evolving eating habits, food trends, demographics, and socioeconomic factors. Canned sardines, a part of processed foods, offer convenience and accessibility, especially appealing to time-conscious consumers. Ready-to-eat and requiring minimal preparation, they are convenient for quick meals or snacks. For example, in 2023, the United States Department of Agriculture reported that the total value of processed food products exported from the U.S. reached $36.59 billion, marking a 1.7% increase over previous years. Thus, the growing popularity of processed foods is expected to drive the canned sardines market forward.

Leading companies in the canned sardines market are focusing on developing sustainable products to address environmental concerns, enhance supply chain transparency, and meet rising consumer demand for eco-friendly options. Sustainable canned sardines are harvested, processed, and packaged in ways that promote long-term environmental health, support marine ecosystems, ensure fish availability for future generations, and encourage responsible environmental stewardship. For instance, in September 2022, Ocean Brands introduced a new line of canned seafood, including eight varieties of brisling sardines and mackerel fillets. Ocean Brands is expanding its sustainably sourced canned seafood offerings to the U.S. market with its new Ocean line, targeting health-conscious consumers seeking convenient, environmentally friendly options that taste great.

In January 2022, Century Pacific, a Philippines-based company specializing in canned sardines, acquired Ligo for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition aims to bolster Century Pacific's position in the Philippine canned sardines market by leveraging Ligo's brand equity and market leadership. Ligo, also based in the Philippines, is renowned for its canned sardines production.

Major companies operating in the canned sardines market are Brunswick Corporation, Thai Union Group (TUF), Bolton Group, Camil Alimentos, Century Pacific Food Inc., Frinsa del Noroeste S.A., Chicken of the sea, Hagoromo Foods Corporation, Tropical Food Manufacturing (Ningbo) Co. Ltd., Bumble Bee Food, FFM Berhad, Adabi Consumer Industries Sdn. Bhd, Nuri, Shines Sea Food, Wild Planet Foods, MW Polar, Crown Prince Inc., Matiz Espana, Ongreen Thailand Co, King Oscar AS, Safe Catch, Protigam Food Industries Sdn. Bhd.

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the canned sardines market in 2024. North America is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the canned sardines market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the canned sardines market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Canned sardines are small, oily fish that undergo cleaning, cooking, and preservation in cans containing oil, water, tomato sauce, or other sauces. They are favored for their convenience, extended shelf life, and nutritional benefits, being rich in omega-3 fatty acids, protein, calcium, and other essential nutrients. Canned sardines are versatile, suitable for direct consumption or incorporation into salads, sandwiches, pasta dishes, or as a topping for crackers.

The primary types of canned sardines include smoked and cooked varieties. Smoked sardines undergo curing and flavoring through a smoking process before canning or packaging. They are available in various flavors such as olive oil, sunflower oil, tomato sauce, salt and water, and extra virgin oil, and are marketed with claims such as organic, kosher, non-GMO, no preservatives, among others. These products are distributed through food services, hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores, specialty stores, and other outlets, catering to both household and commercial use.

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The canned sardines market consists of sales of plan sardines, oil sardines, and water sardines. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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