China vs India: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
China
81.95 million metric tons
in 2024
India
12.09 million metric tons
in 2024
China rank
1st
India rank
3rd
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 81.95 million metric tons against 12.09 million metric tons in India, a difference of 69.86 million metric tons.
That makes China's figure about 6.8 times India's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.10 million metric tons | 72,492 metric tons | 1.02 million metric tons | China |
| 1970s | 2.20 million metric tons | 211,755 metric tons | 1.99 million metric tons | China |
| 1980s | 4.98 million metric tons | 630,712 metric tons | 4.35 million metric tons | China |
| 1990s | 18.57 million metric tons | 1.59 million metric tons | 16.98 million metric tons | China |
| 2000s | 37.86 million metric tons | 2.83 million metric tons | 35.03 million metric tons | China |
| 2010s | 58.20 million metric tons | 5.35 million metric tons | 52.85 million metric tons | China |
| 2020s | 75.79 million metric tons | 10.34 million metric tons | 65.45 million metric tons | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, China or India?
- China, at 81.95 million metric tons against 12.09 million metric tons in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between China and India?
- 69.86 million metric tons, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Aquaculture means raising fish and other seafood — including molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants — in farms. Capture fishery production is how much wild fish is caught, whether for commercial, industrial, recreational, or subsistence use.