Capture fisheries production (metric tons) by country
Capture fisheries production measures the volume of fish catches landed by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.
Countries reporting
215
Highest
13.26 million metric tons
China
Lowest
0 metric tons
San Marino
Median
44,422 metric tons
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
15,967
What the numbers show
Capture fisheries production (metric tons) is currently reported for 215 countries. The highest value is 13.26 million metric tons in China; the lowest is 0 metric tons in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 44,422 metric tons, and the mean is 435,485 metric tons.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 113 fell. The largest increase was in Nauru (up 32,251.1%), and the largest decrease in Moldova (down 100.0%).
Capture fisheries production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 13.26 million metric tons | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 7.82 million metric tons | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 6.36 million metric tons | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 4 | Peru | 5.76 million metric tons | 2024 | up 60.2% | falling |
| 5 | Russia | 5.02 million metric tons | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 4.21 million metric tons | 2024 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 7 | Vietnam | 3.43 million metric tons | 2024 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Japan | 2.85 million metric tons | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 9 | Chile | 2.53 million metric tons | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Norway | 2.33 million metric tons | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 2.04 million metric tons | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Mexico | 1.92 million metric tons | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 13 | Myanmar | 1.74 million metric tons | 2024 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Thailand | 1.65 million metric tons | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 15 | Philippines | 1.63 million metric tons | 2024 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 16 | Morocco | 1.43 million metric tons | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Malaysia | 1.41 million metric tons | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 18 | South Korea | 1.27 million metric tons | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 19 | Iceland | 1.01 million metric tons | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 20 | Argentina | 905,930 metric tons | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Nigeria | 855,310 metric tons | 2024 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Iran | 789,229 metric tons | 2024 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Ecuador | 784,915 metric tons | 2024 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Spain | 764,462 metric tons | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 755,323 metric tons | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 26 | Oman | 727,006 metric tons | 2024 | up 244.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Brazil | 720,404 metric tons | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 28 | Canada | 681,733 metric tons | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 29 | Faroe Islands | 677,691 metric tons | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 30 | Mauritania | 640,322 metric tons | 2024 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Angola | 610,036 metric tons | 2024 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Cambodia | 606,654 metric tons | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Uganda | 538,160 metric tons | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Pakistan | 536,745 metric tons | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 35 | Tanzania | 530,933 metric tons | 2024 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 36 | South Africa | 521,938 metric tons | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 37 | Senegal | 500,077 metric tons | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 38 | Ghana | 496,159 metric tons | 2024 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 39 | Mozambique | 495,725 metric tons | 2024 | up 87.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Colombia | 493,550 metric tons | 2024 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 41 | France | 480,653 metric tons | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 42 | Denmark | 467,775 metric tons | 2024 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 43 | Egypt | 425,501 metric tons | 2024 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Guinea | 384,261 metric tons | 2024 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Namibia | 381,230 metric tons | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Turkey | 355,994 metric tons | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 355,902 metric tons | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Papua New Guinea | 342,808 metric tons | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Greenland | 331,285 metric tons | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 50 | New Zealand | 324,447 metric tons | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Netherlands | 296,838 metric tons | 2024 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 52 | Kiribati | 278,509 metric tons | 2024 | up 138.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Panama | 276,799 metric tons | 2024 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 54 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 265,975 metric tons | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 55 | Ethiopia | 255,001 metric tons | 2024 | up 408.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Ireland | 245,629 metric tons | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Portugal | 237,008 metric tons | 2024 | up 29.0% | falling |
| 58 | Cameroon | 236,100 metric tons | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Australia | 227,277 metric tons | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 60 | Belize | 208,919 metric tons | 2024 | up 174.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Sierra Leone | 208,810 metric tons | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Micronesia (country) | 208,701 metric tons | 2024 | up 297.6% | volatile |
| 63 | North Korea | 208,365 metric tons | 2024 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Venezuela | 202,663 metric tons | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Georgia | 200,606 metric tons | 2024 | up 954.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Malawi | 190,090 metric tons | 2024 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Germany | 186,393 metric tons | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Yemen | 152,430 metric tons | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Madagascar | 149,869 metric tons | 2024 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 70 | Poland | 140,741 metric tons | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Kenya | 139,793 metric tons | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Sweden | 139,591 metric tons | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 73 | Seychelles | 135,663 metric tons | 2024 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Italy | 134,076 metric tons | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 75 | Zambia | 122,963 metric tons | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 76 | Finland | 111,335 metric tons | 2024 | down 39.2% | rising |
| 77 | Chad | 109,000 metric tons | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 78 | Maldives | 107,414 metric tons | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Zimbabwe | 104,906 metric tons | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Mali | 104,178 metric tons | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 81 | Somalia | 97,871 metric tons | 2024 | up 226.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Marshall Islands | 96,819 metric tons | 2024 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Hong Kong | 92,253 metric tons | 2024 | down 42.6% | rising |
| 84 | Algeria | 91,272 metric tons | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Nauru | 87,348 metric tons | 2024 | up 32,251.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Tunisia | 86,030 metric tons | 2024 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 87 | Cote d'Ivoire | 85,494 metric tons | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 88 | Saudi Arabia | 85,324 metric tons | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 89 | Laos | 78,795 metric tons | 2024 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Lithuania | 77,303 metric tons | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 91 | Solomon Islands | 69,440 metric tons | 2024 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Estonia | 65,354 metric tons | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 64,022 metric tons | 2024 | up 6,791.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Benin | 61,561 metric tons | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 95 | United Arab Emirates | 58,165 metric tons | 2024 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 58,165 metric tons | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 97 | El Salvador | 57,123 metric tons | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Latvia | 56,368 metric tons | 2024 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 99 | Greece | 56,044 metric tons | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 100 | Gambia | 55,075 metric tons | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 101 | South Sudan | 55,000 metric tons | 2024 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 102 | Guinea-Bissau | 54,110 metric tons | 2024 | up 243.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Congo | 53,691 metric tons | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Niger | 50,927 metric tons | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Uruguay | 48,355 metric tons | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Tuvalu | 45,442 metric tons | 2024 | up 515.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Kazakhstan | 45,025 metric tons | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 108 | Vanuatu | 44,422 metric tons | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Uzbekistan | 43,613 metric tons | 2024 | up 154.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Croatia | 42,857 metric tons | 2024 | down 46.7% | rising |
| 111 | Sudan | 42,060 metric tons | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 112 | Iraq | 41,100 metric tons | 2024 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 113 | Mauritius | 38,022 metric tons | 2024 | up 157.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Guyana | 36,920 metric tons | 2024 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Fiji | 34,963 metric tons | 2024 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Ukraine | 34,914 metric tons | 2024 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Rwanda | 34,670 metric tons | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Libya | 33,099 metric tons | 2024 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Suriname | 32,147 metric tons | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 32,140 metric tons | 2024 | up 118.0% | rising |
| 121 | Burkina Faso | 31,772 metric tons | 2024 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Gabon | 30,140 metric tons | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Central African Republic | 29,000 metric tons | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 124 | Liberia | 26,764 metric tons | 2024 | up 85.4% | rising |
| 125 | Honduras | 21,604 metric tons | 2024 | up 125.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Nepal | 21,000 metric tons | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Qatar | 20,377 metric tons | 2024 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Togo | 20,322 metric tons | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 129 | Dominican Republic | 19,844 metric tons | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 130 | Burundi | 18,855 metric tons | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 131 | Comoros | 17,728 metric tons | 2024 | up 91.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Paraguay | 17,260 metric tons | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Belgium | 17,068 metric tons | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 134 | Haiti | 16,430 metric tons | 2024 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Brunei | 16,386 metric tons | 2024 | up 414.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Turkmenistan | 15,955 metric tons | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 137 | Bahrain | 15,100 metric tons | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Guatemala | 14,208 metric tons | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 139 | French Polynesia | 13,468 metric tons | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12,938 metric tons | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Bolivia | 12,804 metric tons | 2024 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Jamaica | 12,770 metric tons | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 143 | Albania | 9,074 metric tons | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 144 | Bahamas | 8,880 metric tons | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Cuba | 8,682 metric tons | 2024 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Samoa | 8,094 metric tons | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 147 | East Timor | 7,876 metric tons | 2024 | up 103.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Equatorial Guinea | 7,253 metric tons | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 149 | Bulgaria | 6,862 metric tons | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Romania | 5,758 metric tons | 2024 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5,730 metric tons | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Cape Verde | 5,547 metric tons | 2024 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Syria | 4,835 metric tons | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Hungary | 4,744 metric tons | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 155 | New Caledonia | 4,037 metric tons | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 156 | Isle of Man | 3,506 metric tons | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Czechia | 3,450 metric tons | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 158 | Djibouti | 3,387 metric tons | 2024 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3,285 metric tons | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Lebanon | 2,705 metric tons | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 161 | Tajikistan | 2,620 metric tons | 2024 | up 123.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Serbia | 2,495 metric tons | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 163 | Eritrea | 2,459 metric tons | 2024 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Kuwait | 2,451 metric tons | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 165 | Curacao | 2,450 metric tons | 2024 | down 91.4% | falling |
| 166 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2,306 metric tons | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Grenada | 2,157 metric tons | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 169 | Puerto Rico | 2,130 metric tons | 2024 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 170 | Israel | 2,065 metric tons | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Afghanistan | 2,000 metric tons | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Saint Lucia | 1,828 metric tons | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 173 | Malta | 1,804 metric tons | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Switzerland | 1,551 metric tons | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 175 | Slovakia | 1,516 metric tons | 2024 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 176 | American Samoa | 1,512 metric tons | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Macao | 1,500 metric tons | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 178 | Armenia | 1,200 metric tons | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Cyprus | 1,163 metric tons | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 180 | British Virgin Islands | 1,128 metric tons | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Tonga | 1,120 metric tons | 2024 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Dominica | 988 metric tons | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 183 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 971 metric tons | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Montenegro | 854.06 metric tons | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 185 | Palau | 803.11 metric tons | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Barbados | 723 metric tons | 2024 | down 67.2% | falling |
| 187 | Jordan | 695 metric tons | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 675 metric tons | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Belarus | 555 metric tons | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 190 | United States Virgin Islands | 493.84 metric tons | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Singapore | 373.95 metric tons | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Austria | 350 metric tons | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 193 | Bermuda | 338 metric tons | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 305 metric tons | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 195 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 253 metric tons | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 196 | Palestine | 250 metric tons | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 197 | Slovenia | 223.27 metric tons | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 198 | Saint Martin (French part) | 180 metric tons | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 199 | Aruba | 175 metric tons | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 200 | North Macedonia | 138.37 metric tons | 2024 | down 50.9% | rising |
| 201 | Cayman Islands | 125 metric tons | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 202 | Lesotho | 74 metric tons | 2024 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 203 | Eswatini | 65 metric tons | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 204 | Northern Mariana Islands | 61.62 metric tons | 2024 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 205 | Guam | 45.64 metric tons | 2024 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 206 | Botswana | 40 metric tons | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 207 | Kyrgyzstan | 32 metric tons | 2024 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 208 | Mongolia | 31 metric tons | 2024 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 209 | Gibraltar | 25.52 metric tons | 2024 | up 2,452.3% | volatile |
| 210 | Bhutan | 5 metric tons | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 211 | Monaco | 1 metric tons | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 212 | Andorra | 0 metric tons | 2024 | — | flat |
| 212 | Liechtenstein | 0 metric tons | 2024 | — | flat |
| 212 | Luxembourg | 0 metric tons | 2024 | — | flat |
| 212 | Moldova | 0 metric tons | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 212 | San Marino | 0 metric tons | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Channel Islands 2,290 metric tons
- World 94.40 million metric tons
- IDA & IBRD total 74.33 million metric tons
- Low & middle income 66.17 million metric tons
- Middle income 62.98 million metric tons
- IBRD only 60.04 million metric tons
- Upper middle income 43.31 million metric tons
- East Asia & Pacific 38.63 million metric tons
- Early-demographic dividend 36.05 million metric tons
- Late-demographic dividend 33.65 million metric tons
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 32.97 million metric tons
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 32.85 million metric tons
About this data
Capture fisheries production measures the volume of fish catches landed by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.