China vs Indonesia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
China
81.95 million metric tons
in 2024
Indonesia
15.75 million metric tons
in 2024
China rank
1st
Indonesia rank
2nd
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- China
- Indonesia
How they compare
China currently reports 81.95 million metric tons against 15.75 million metric tons in Indonesia, a difference of 66.19 million metric tons.
That makes China's figure about 5.2 times Indonesia's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.10 million metric tons | 95,765 metric tons | 1.00 million metric tons | China |
| 1970s | 2.20 million metric tons | 147,948 metric tons | 2.05 million metric tons | China |
| 1980s | 4.98 million metric tons | 365,890 metric tons | 4.61 million metric tons | China |
| 1990s | 18.57 million metric tons | 729,837 metric tons | 17.84 million metric tons | China |
| 2000s | 37.86 million metric tons | 2.22 million metric tons | 35.64 million metric tons | China |
| 2010s | 58.20 million metric tons | 13.04 million metric tons | 45.16 million metric tons | China |
| 2020s | 75.79 million metric tons | 15.07 million metric tons | 60.72 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 Indonesia?
- China, at 81.95 million metric tons against 15.75 million metric tons in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between China and Indonesia?
- 66.19 million metric tons, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and Indonesia rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- China ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 2nd 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.