Japan vs Viet Nam: Capture fishery production
Japan
2.85 million metric tons
in 2024
Viet Nam
3.43 million metric tons
in 2024
Japan rank
8th
Viet Nam rank
7th
Capture fishery production over time
- Japan
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 3.43 million metric tons against 2.85 million metric tons in Japan, a difference of 585,450 metric tons.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 8th and Viet Nam ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.84 million metric tons | 581,989 metric tons | 6.26 million metric tons | Japan |
| 1970s | 9.64 million metric tons | 561,045 metric tons | 9.08 million metric tons | Japan |
| 1980s | 10.92 million metric tons | 644,139 metric tons | 10.28 million metric tons | Japan |
| 1990s | 6.99 million metric tons | 1.08 million metric tons | 5.91 million metric tons | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.59 million metric tons | 1.93 million metric tons | 2.66 million metric tons | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.60 million metric tons | 2.87 million metric tons | 732,849 metric tons | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.06 million metric tons | 3.49 million metric tons | 421,352 metric tons | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capture fishery production, Japan or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 3.43 million metric tons against 2.85 million metric tons in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in capture fishery production between Japan and Viet Nam?
- 585,450 metric tons, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Viet Nam?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Viet Nam rank globally for capture fishery production?
- Japan ranks 8th and Viet Nam ranks 7th 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 Capture fishery production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Capture (wild) fishery production does not include seafood produced from fish farming (aquaculture).