Japan vs Turkey: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Japan
802,045 metric tons
in 2024
Turkey
577,124 metric tons
in 2024
Japan rank
15th
Turkey rank
18th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Japan
- Turkey
How they compare
Japan currently reports 802,045 metric tons against 577,124 metric tons in Turkey, a difference of 224,921 metric tons.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Turkey's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 433,291 metric tons | 182 metric tons | 433,109 metric tons | Japan |
| 1970s | 845,996 metric tons | 759 metric tons | 845,237 metric tons | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.20 million metric tons | 2,638 metric tons | 1.20 million metric tons | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.36 million metric tons | 27,110 metric tons | 1.33 million metric tons | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.27 million metric tons | 108,401 metric tons | 1.17 million metric tons | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.04 million metric tons | 249,654 metric tons | 786,459 metric tons | Japan |
| 2020s | 917,225 metric tons | 508,268 metric tons | 408,957 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 Turkey?
- Japan, at 802,045 metric tons against 577,124 metric tons in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Japan and Turkey?
- 224,921 metric tons, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Japan ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 18th 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.