Fish catch by fishing sector by country
Countries reporting
166
Highest
12.05 million
China
Lowest
1.49
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Median
37,228
Years covered
69
1950–2018
Data points
9,716
What the numbers show
Fish catch by fishing sector is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 12.05 million in China; the lowest is 1.49 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The median across all reporting countries is 37,228, and the mean is 482,734.
Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Kitts and Nevis (up 616,284.0%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 99.7%).
Fish catch by fishing sector: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 12.05 million | 2018 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Russia | 7.24 million | 2018 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 3 | Peru | 6.70 million | 2018 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 4 | United States | 4.91 million | 2018 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 4.63 million | 2018 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Thailand | 4.11 million | 2018 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 7 | India | 2.98 million | 2018 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Vietnam | 2.96 million | 2018 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Japan | 2.83 million | 2018 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 10 | Norway | 2.31 million | 2018 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 11 | Malaysia | 1.67 million | 2018 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 12 | South Korea | 1.59 million | 2018 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Morocco | 1.51 million | 2018 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Spain | 1.48 million | 2018 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 15 | Mexico | 1.21 million | 2018 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 16 | Philippines | 1.19 million | 2018 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Argentina | 1.11 million | 2018 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Iceland | 1.00 million | 2018 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 19 | Taiwan | 934,736 | 2018 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 20 | Myanmar | 901,261 | 2018 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Senegal | 828,852 | 2018 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Canada | 786,484 | 2018 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 23 | Denmark | 681,198 | 2018 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 674,013 | 2018 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 25 | Hong Kong | 661,654 | 2018 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Faroe Islands | 637,571 | 2018 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 27 | France | 577,738 | 2018 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 28 | South Africa | 561,550 | 2018 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Namibia | 553,115 | 2018 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Poland | 517,264 | 2018 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Chile | 467,439 | 2018 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Turkey | 462,280 | 2018 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Ecuador | 456,685 | 2018 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Brazil | 403,243 | 2018 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 35 | Netherlands | 375,870 | 2018 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 36 | Mauritania | 375,747 | 2018 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Belize | 352,051 | 2018 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 38 | New Zealand | 323,906 | 2018 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Angola | 314,214 | 2018 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 40 | Papua New Guinea | 313,559 | 2018 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Ghana | 312,898 | 2018 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Pakistan | 312,248 | 2018 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Italy | 296,921 | 2018 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Germany | 271,958 | 2018 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Iran | 259,979 | 2018 | up 197.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Georgia | 259,840 | 2018 | up 280.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Greenland | 251,542 | 2018 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Portugal | 234,900 | 2018 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Sweden | 232,495 | 2018 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 51 | Panama | 212,052 | 2018 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Cambodia | 196,044 | 2018 | up 103.0% | rising |
| 53 | Kiribati | 189,824 | 2018 | up 1,040.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Australia | 185,704 | 2018 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 55 | Guinea | 173,387 | 2018 | up 237.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 170,278 | 2018 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 57 | Finland | 154,609 | 2018 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 153,879 | 2018 | up 192.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Seychelles | 149,091 | 2018 | up 114.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Algeria | 138,840 | 2018 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Ukraine | 113,981 | 2018 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Cape Verde | 107,836 | 2018 | up 527.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Tunisia | 94,257 | 2018 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Falkland Islands | 91,179 | 2018 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Comoros | 90,631 | 2018 | up 851.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Croatia | 89,657 | 2018 | up 54.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Egypt | 87,328 | 2018 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Greece | 85,226 | 2018 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 69 | Estonia | 83,498 | 2018 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Latvia | 82,059 | 2018 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 71 | North Korea | 75,456 | 2018 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Marshall Islands | 73,504 | 2018 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Nigeria | 71,100 | 2018 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Curacao | 65,757 | 2018 | up 320.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Lithuania | 65,050 | 2018 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Uruguay | 61,547 | 2018 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Solomon Islands | 61,185 | 2018 | up 280.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 55,474 | 2018 | up 616,284.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Colombia | 53,810 | 2018 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Cameroon | 52,118 | 2018 | up 162.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Nicaragua | 43,086 | 2018 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Venezuela | 40,502 | 2018 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 37,832 | 2018 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Madagascar | 37,366 | 2018 | up 97.4% | rising |
| 86 | Mozambique | 37,091 | 2018 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Sierra Leone | 37,072 | 2018 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Guyana | 36,895 | 2018 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Belgium | 36,404 | 2018 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 90 | Vanuatu | 35,931 | 2018 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 91 | Cote d'Ivoire | 35,907 | 2018 | up 49.3% | falling |
| 92 | Guatemala | 27,337 | 2018 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Mauritius | 25,888 | 2018 | up 549.1% | volatile |
| 94 | El Salvador | 24,077 | 2018 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Saudi Arabia | 22,555 | 2018 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 96 | Fiji | 17,860 | 2018 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Congo | 16,626 | 2018 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Gabon | 16,528 | 2018 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 99 | French Polynesia | 15,954 | 2018 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Libya | 13,664 | 2018 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Bahrain | 12,813 | 2018 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Suriname | 12,535 | 2018 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Bulgaria | 12,144 | 2018 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Brunei | 11,572 | 2018 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11,385 | 2018 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Tuvalu | 11,100 | 2018 | up 68,117.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Yemen | 10,714 | 2018 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Kuwait | 8,298 | 2018 | down 50.8% | rising |
| 109 | Gambia | 7,826 | 2018 | up 177.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Nauru | 7,472 | 2018 | up 356,419.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Albania | 7,439 | 2018 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Romania | 7,330 | 2018 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Honduras | 7,055 | 2018 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Bahamas | 6,252 | 2018 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Iraq | 5,912 | 2018 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Cook Islands | 5,168 | 2018 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Cuba | 4,862 | 2018 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Tanzania | 4,850 | 2018 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 4,148 | 2018 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Oman | 3,652 | 2018 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Equatorial Guinea | 3,362 | 2018 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Qatar | 3,295 | 1993 | up 238.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Palestine | 3,070 | 2018 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 124 | New Caledonia | 2,800 | 2018 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Samoa | 2,795 | 2018 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Benin | 2,628 | 2018 | up 108.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Palau | 2,490 | 2018 | up 497,984.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Togo | 2,450 | 2018 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2,407 | 2018 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 130 | American Samoa | 2,394 | 2018 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Kenya | 2,250 | 2018 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 132 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,937 | 2018 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Barbados | 1,787 | 2018 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Dominican Republic | 1,666 | 2018 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Maldives | 1,571 | 2018 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Reunion | 1,378 | 2018 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Israel | 1,255 | 2018 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Sudan | 1,131 | 2018 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Syria | 1,117 | 2018 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Dominica | 1,095 | 2018 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Montenegro | 963.74 | 2018 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 143 | Saint Helena | 818.72 | 2018 | up 692.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Singapore | 773.63 | 2018 | up 340.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Saint Lucia | 762.77 | 2018 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Lebanon | 717.49 | 2008 | up 12,998.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Grenada | 586.4 | 2018 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | 470.23 | 2003 | up 8,694.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Somalia | 373.36 | 2018 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Tonga | 342.21 | 2018 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Sao Tome and Principe | 240 | 2018 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Guam | 204.04 | 2018 | up 148.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Bermuda | 141.93 | 2018 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Cayman Islands | 132.03 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 156 | Niue | 104.55 | 2010 | up 2,875.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Djibouti | 103.6 | 2018 | up 89.0% | rising |
| 158 | Slovenia | 80.36 | 2018 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Liberia | 61.67 | 2018 | up 107.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Aruba | 54.5 | 2002 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 161 | Jamaica | 52.32 | 2002 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Jordan | 49.65 | 1989 | up 117.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 46.13 | 1995 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Tokelau | 43.39 | 2018 | up 596.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 29.48 | 2014 | up 6,267.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Cocos Islands | 20 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 167 | British Virgin Islands | 7.12 | 2015 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 168 | Haiti | 6.35 | 2018 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 169 | Eritrea | 3.99 | 2007 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.49 | 1990 | down 90.9% | volatile |