Japan vs North Korea: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Japan
802,045 metric tons
in 2024
North Korea
685,700 metric tons
in 2024
Japan rank
15th
North Korea rank
17th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Japan
- North Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 802,045 metric tons against 685,700 metric tons in North Korea, a difference of 116,345 metric tons.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times North Korea's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 15th and North Korea ranks 17th of 215 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 433,291 metric tons | 19,245 metric tons | 414,046 metric tons | Japan |
| 1970s | 845,996 metric tons | 166,976 metric tons | 679,020 metric tons | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.20 million metric tons | 743,675 metric tons | 460,467 metric tons | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.36 million metric tons | 787,015 metric tons | 572,086 metric tons | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.27 million metric tons | 504,190 metric tons | 770,240 metric tons | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.04 million metric tons | 578,660 metric tons | 457,453 metric tons | Japan |
| 2020s | 917,225 metric tons | 684,492 metric tons | 232,733 metric tons | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Japan or North Korea?
- Japan, at 802,045 metric tons against 685,700 metric tons in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Japan and North Korea?
- 116,345 metric tons, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and North Korea rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Japan ranks 15th and North Korea ranks 17th 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.