Total fisheries production (metric tons) by country
Total fisheries production measures the volume of aquatic species caught by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes. The harvest from mariculture, aquaculture and other kinds of fish farming is also included.
Countries reporting
215
Highest
95.21 million metric tons
China
Lowest
0 metric tons
San Marino
Median
55,034 metric tons
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
15,967
What the numbers show
Total fisheries production (metric tons) is currently reported for 215 countries. The highest value is 95.21 million metric tons in China; the lowest is 0 metric tons in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 55,034 metric tons, and the mean is 1.09 million metric tons.
Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 93 fell. The largest increase was in Nauru (up 32,215.4%), and the largest decrease in Saint Kitts and Nevis (down 99.0%).
Total fisheries production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 95.21 million metric tons | 2024 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 23.57 million metric tons | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 18.45 million metric tons | 2024 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Vietnam | 9.08 million metric tons | 2024 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Peru | 5.88 million metric tons | 2024 | up 58.4% | flat |
| 6 | Russia | 5.36 million metric tons | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 5.02 million metric tons | 2024 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 8 | United States | 4.68 million metric tons | 2024 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 9 | Norway | 4.00 million metric tons | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 10 | Chile | 3.95 million metric tons | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Philippines | 3.85 million metric tons | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Japan | 3.65 million metric tons | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 13 | South Korea | 3.56 million metric tons | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 14 | Myanmar | 2.95 million metric tons | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Thailand | 2.65 million metric tons | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 2.19 million metric tons | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 17 | Egypt | 2.03 million metric tons | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Ecuador | 2.02 million metric tons | 2024 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Malaysia | 1.92 million metric tons | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Brazil | 1.60 million metric tons | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 21 | Iran | 1.50 million metric tons | 2024 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Morocco | 1.43 million metric tons | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Nigeria | 1.11 million metric tons | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Iceland | 1.06 million metric tons | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 25 | Spain | 1.01 million metric tons | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 981,329 metric tons | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 27 | Turkey | 933,118 metric tons | 2024 | up 73.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Cambodia | 926,936 metric tons | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Argentina | 918,105 metric tons | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 30 | North Korea | 894,065 metric tons | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 31 | Canada | 842,251 metric tons | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 32 | Faroe Islands | 787,203 metric tons | 2024 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Oman | 732,506 metric tons | 2024 | up 246.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Pakistan | 711,083 metric tons | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 35 | Colombia | 704,070 metric tons | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 36 | France | 669,692 metric tons | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 37 | Tanzania | 669,540 metric tons | 2024 | up 89.6% | rising |
| 38 | Uganda | 641,580 metric tons | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Mauritania | 640,322 metric tons | 2024 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Angola | 631,824 metric tons | 2024 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Ghana | 617,969 metric tons | 2024 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 42 | South Africa | 530,377 metric tons | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 43 | Mozambique | 502,895 metric tons | 2024 | up 89.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Senegal | 502,151 metric tons | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 45 | Denmark | 496,186 metric tons | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 46 | New Zealand | 423,325 metric tons | 2024 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 412,020 metric tons | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Guinea | 392,475 metric tons | 2024 | up 89.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Namibia | 381,570 metric tons | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Papua New Guinea | 345,360 metric tons | 2024 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Australia | 344,817 metric tons | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 52 | Greenland | 331,315 metric tons | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Netherlands | 330,214 metric tons | 2024 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 54 | Panama | 294,836 metric tons | 2024 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 55 | Venezuela | 284,460 metric tons | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Ireland | 283,261 metric tons | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Kiribati | 278,517 metric tons | 2024 | up 124.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 271,765 metric tons | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 59 | Portugal | 261,341 metric tons | 2024 | up 34.0% | falling |
| 60 | Ethiopia | 255,458 metric tons | 2024 | up 408.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Cameroon | 250,200 metric tons | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia | 247,207 metric tons | 2024 | up 167.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Laos | 232,299 metric tons | 2024 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Italy | 231,868 metric tons | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 65 | Germany | 219,046 metric tons | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Zambia | 211,913 metric tons | 2024 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Belize | 209,190 metric tons | 2024 | up 150.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Sierra Leone | 208,995 metric tons | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Micronesia (country) | 208,701 metric tons | 2024 | up 297.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Georgia | 203,030 metric tons | 2024 | up 889.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Uzbekistan | 199,432 metric tons | 2024 | up 329.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Malawi | 194,890 metric tons | 2024 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Poland | 184,294 metric tons | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 74 | Greece | 184,066 metric tons | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 75 | Madagascar | 179,617 metric tons | 2024 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 76 | Kenya | 174,483 metric tons | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Yemen | 152,440 metric tons | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Sweden | 149,654 metric tons | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 79 | Seychelles | 135,763 metric tons | 2024 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Finland | 127,944 metric tons | 2024 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 81 | Nepal | 123,403 metric tons | 2024 | up 90.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Mali | 113,268 metric tons | 2024 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 83 | Zimbabwe | 113,130 metric tons | 2024 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Chad | 109,115 metric tons | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 85 | Maldives | 107,423 metric tons | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Tunisia | 104,774 metric tons | 2024 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 87 | Solomon Islands | 99,950 metric tons | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Honduras | 98,204 metric tons | 2024 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Algeria | 97,945 metric tons | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Somalia | 97,871 metric tons | 2024 | up 226.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Marshall Islands | 96,821 metric tons | 2024 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Cote d'Ivoire | 95,130 metric tons | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 93 | Hong Kong | 94,832 metric tons | 2024 | down 42.4% | rising |
| 94 | Nauru | 87,348 metric tons | 2024 | up 32,215.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Lithuania | 81,743 metric tons | 2024 | down 46.9% | flat |
| 96 | Nicaragua | 76,170 metric tons | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Croatia | 72,226 metric tons | 2024 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 98 | El Salvador | 68,991 metric tons | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 67,316 metric tons | 2024 | up 1,731.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Estonia | 66,314 metric tons | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 101 | Kazakhstan | 65,013 metric tons | 2024 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 102 | Benin | 64,021 metric tons | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 103 | United Arab Emirates | 60,641 metric tons | 2024 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 104 | Latvia | 57,110 metric tons | 2024 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 105 | Iraq | 56,635 metric tons | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Congo | 55,452 metric tons | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Gambia | 55,138 metric tons | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 108 | South Sudan | 55,034 metric tons | 2024 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 109 | Guinea-Bissau | 54,128 metric tons | 2024 | up 243.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Ukraine | 53,557 metric tons | 2024 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Niger | 51,194 metric tons | 2024 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Uruguay | 48,410 metric tons | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Sudan | 46,510 metric tons | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 114 | Tuvalu | 45,442 metric tons | 2024 | up 515.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Vanuatu | 44,428 metric tons | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 44,308 metric tons | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Rwanda | 43,062 metric tons | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Guatemala | 39,980 metric tons | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Mauritius | 39,910 metric tons | 2024 | up 156.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Paraguay | 39,560 metric tons | 2024 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Guyana | 38,729 metric tons | 2024 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Fiji | 35,543 metric tons | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Libya | 33,109 metric tons | 2024 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Burkina Faso | 33,065 metric tons | 2024 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Suriname | 32,197 metric tons | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Gabon | 30,243 metric tons | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Bolivia | 29,805 metric tons | 2024 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Central African Republic | 29,410 metric tons | 2024 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Liberia | 28,114 metric tons | 2024 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Armenia | 27,000 metric tons | 2024 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Hungary | 24,179 metric tons | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 132 | Dominican Republic | 24,044 metric tons | 2024 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 133 | Togo | 23,498 metric tons | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 134 | Cuba | 22,330 metric tons | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Czechia | 22,135 metric tons | 2024 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 136 | Qatar | 21,116 metric tons | 2024 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Malta | 19,758 metric tons | 2024 | up 79.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Burundi | 19,500 metric tons | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 139 | Kyrgyzstan | 19,428 metric tons | 2024 | up 2,313.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Bulgaria | 18,291 metric tons | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Comoros | 17,728 metric tons | 2024 | up 91.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Brunei | 17,696 metric tons | 2024 | up 354.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Belgium | 17,371 metric tons | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 144 | Israel | 16,915 metric tons | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 145 | Haiti | 16,743 metric tons | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Albania | 16,452 metric tons | 2024 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Turkmenistan | 16,165 metric tons | 2024 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 148 | Romania | 15,816 metric tons | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Bahrain | 15,163 metric tons | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 150 | French Polynesia | 14,715 metric tons | 2024 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Afghanistan | 14,170 metric tons | 2024 | up 122.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Jamaica | 13,445 metric tons | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 153 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12,943 metric tons | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Moldova | 12,757 metric tons | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Cyprus | 10,217 metric tons | 2024 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Belarus | 9,577 metric tons | 2024 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 157 | Serbia | 9,365 metric tons | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 158 | East Timor | 9,131 metric tons | 2024 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Bahamas | 8,881 metric tons | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Samoa | 8,107 metric tons | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Equatorial Guinea | 7,274 metric tons | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 162 | Syria | 6,000 metric tons | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5,730 metric tons | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Cape Verde | 5,587 metric tons | 2024 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Tajikistan | 5,483 metric tons | 2024 | up 239.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Austria | 5,358 metric tons | 2024 | up 43.2% | flat |
| 167 | New Caledonia | 5,323 metric tons | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5,237 metric tons | 2024 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Singapore | 4,116 metric tons | 2024 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 170 | Switzerland | 4,090 metric tons | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 171 | Slovakia | 3,961 metric tons | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 172 | Lebanon | 3,693 metric tons | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 173 | Isle of Man | 3,514 metric tons | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Djibouti | 3,387 metric tons | 2024 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Jordan | 3,379 metric tons | 2024 | up 118.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3,305 metric tons | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Kuwait | 2,912 metric tons | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 179 | Eritrea | 2,485 metric tons | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 180 | North Macedonia | 2,475 metric tons | 2024 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 181 | Curacao | 2,451 metric tons | 2024 | down 91.4% | falling |
| 182 | Montenegro | 2,409 metric tons | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 183 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2,306 metric tons | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Grenada | 2,183 metric tons | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 185 | Lesotho | 2,181 metric tons | 2024 | up 129.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Puerto Rico | 2,140 metric tons | 2024 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 187 | Saint Lucia | 1,987 metric tons | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 188 | American Samoa | 1,527 metric tons | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Macao | 1,500 metric tons | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 190 | Slovenia | 1,325 metric tons | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 191 | Tonga | 1,233 metric tons | 2024 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 192 | British Virgin Islands | 1,129 metric tons | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Dominica | 989 metric tons | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 194 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 981 metric tons | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 195 | Palau | 814.11 metric tons | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 196 | Barbados | 728.5 metric tons | 2024 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 197 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 679 metric tons | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 198 | United States Virgin Islands | 499.84 metric tons | 2024 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 199 | Bermuda | 338 metric tons | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 200 | Palestine | 282 metric tons | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 201 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 253 metric tons | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 202 | Cayman Islands | 215 metric tons | 2024 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 203 | Botswana | 196 metric tons | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 204 | Saint Martin (French part) | 180 metric tons | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 205 | Aruba | 176.5 metric tons | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 206 | Guam | 109.64 metric tons | 2024 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 207 | Eswatini | 90 metric tons | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 208 | Northern Mariana Islands | 72.62 metric tons | 2024 | down 61.4% | flat |
| 209 | Bhutan | 63 metric tons | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 210 | Mongolia | 31 metric tons | 2024 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 211 | Gibraltar | 25.52 metric tons | 2024 | up 2,452.3% | volatile |
| 212 | Luxembourg | 8 metric tons | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 213 | Monaco | 1 metric tons | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 214 | Andorra | 0 metric tons | 2024 | — | flat |
| 214 | Liechtenstein | 0 metric tons | 2024 | — | flat |
| 214 | 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 3,480 metric tons
- World 235.81 million metric tons
- IDA & IBRD total 207.57 million metric tons
- Low & middle income 198.22 million metric tons
- Middle income 194.16 million metric tons
- IBRD only 187.09 million metric tons
- Upper middle income 154.70 million metric tons
- East Asia & Pacific 151.79 million metric tons
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 142.46 million metric tons
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 141.65 million metric tons
- Late-demographic dividend 126.67 million metric tons
- Early-demographic dividend 76.39 million metric tons
About this data
Total fisheries production measures the volume of aquatic species caught by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes. The harvest from mariculture, aquaculture and other kinds of fish farming is also included.