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Fish and seafood production by country

Fish and seafood production is measured as the sum of seafood from wild catch and fish farming (aquaculture).

Countries reporting
190
Highest
64.16 million tonnes
China
Lowest
0 tonnes
Eswatini
Median
79,500 tonnes
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
10,195

What the numbers show

Fish and seafood production is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 64.16 million tonnes in China; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Eswatini.

The median across all reporting countries is 79,500 tonnes, and the mean is 1.00 million tonnes.

Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 1,194.1%), and the largest decrease in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (down 94.9%).

Fish and seafood production: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 64.16 million tonnes 2023 up 15.2% volatile
2 India 14.39 million tonnes 2023 up 57.6% volatile
3 Indonesia 12.66 million tonnes 2023 up 25.4% volatile
4 USSR 9.36 million tonnes 1991 down 2.1% rising
5 Vietnam 8.28 million tonnes 2023 up 42.0% volatile
6 Peru 6.68 million tonnes 2023 up 11.7% flat
7 Russia 5.46 million tonnes 2023 up 20.8% rising
8 United States 5.29 million tonnes 2023 down 4.2% rising
9 Bangladesh 4.62 million tonnes 2023 up 35.5% volatile
10 Japan 3.76 million tonnes 2022 down 12.5% falling
10 Norway 3.76 million tonnes 2023 up 13.1% rising
12 Chile 3.36 million tonnes 2023 up 19.7% volatile
13 Myanmar 3.03 million tonnes 2023 up 6.5% volatile
14 Philippines 2.77 million tonnes 2023 down 8.1% rising
15 Thailand 2.51 million tonnes 2023 down 11.2% rising
16 Egypt 2.00 million tonnes 2023 up 37.7% volatile
17 South Korea 1.89 million tonnes 2023 down 5.5% rising
18 Mexico 1.82 million tonnes 2023 up 5.7% rising
19 Malaysia 1.57 million tonnes 2023 down 10.2% volatile
20 Morocco 1.41 million tonnes 2023 up 12.7% volatile
21 Brazil 1.41 million tonnes 2023 up 13.1% rising
22 Ecuador 1.30 million tonnes 2023 up 54.1% volatile
23 Iran 1.26 million tonnes 2023 up 43.1% volatile
24 Spain 1.09 million tonnes 2023 down 10.8% falling
25 Nigeria 1.08 million tonnes 2023 up 8.1% volatile
26 Taiwan 1.04 million tonnes 2023 down 18.0% rising
27 Iceland 939,000 tonnes 2023 down 31.5% rising
28 Canada 933,000 tonnes 2023 down 10.8% falling
29 Argentina 856,000 tonnes 2023 down 2.2% volatile
30 Cambodia 855,000 tonnes 2023 up 17.4% volatile
31 United Kingdom 847,000 tonnes 2023 up 0.2% falling
32 Turkey 800,000 tonnes 2023 up 31.6% rising
33 Uganda 761,000 tonnes 2023 up 47.2% volatile
34 Mauritania 721,000 tonnes 2023 up 85.8% volatile
35 France 677,000 tonnes 2023 up 1.0% falling
36 Denmark 669,000 tonnes 2023 down 5.0% falling
37 Pakistan 649,000 tonnes 2023 up 2.5% rising
38 Oman 580,000 tonnes 2023 up 180.2% volatile
39 Angola 532,000 tonnes 2023 up 30.7% volatile
40 New Zealand 526,000 tonnes 2023 down 2.6% volatile
41 Tanzania 522,000 tonnes 2023 up 26.1% rising
42 Senegal 515,000 tonnes 2023 up 10.0% rising
43 South Africa 493,000 tonnes 2023 up 16.5% falling
44 Ghana 482,000 tonnes 2023 up 49.7% rising
45 Namibia 467,000 tonnes 2023 down 3.9% volatile
46 Sri Lanka 431,000 tonnes 2023 down 12.0% volatile
47 Mozambique 377,000 tonnes 2023 up 69.1% volatile
48 Netherlands 367,000 tonnes 2023 down 1.9% rising
49 Italy 328,000 tonnes 2023 up 3.1% flat
50 Guinea 326,000 tonnes 2023 up 41.7% volatile
51 Colombia 321,000 tonnes 2023 up 100.6% volatile
52 Cameroon 300,000 tonnes 2023 up 44.2% volatile
53 Australia 295,000 tonnes 2023 up 23.9% rising
54 North Korea 284,000 tonnes 2018 up 5.6% falling
55 Venezuela 272,000 tonnes 2023 up 12.9% rising
56 Germany 265,000 tonnes 2023 up 1.9% falling
57 Poland 256,000 tonnes 2023 up 2.8% falling
58 Ireland 247,000 tonnes 2023 down 12.1% volatile
59 Panama 239,000 tonnes 2023 up 14.4% rising
60 Democratic Republic of Congo 234,000 tonnes 2023 up 1.7% flat
61 Kiribati 225,000 tonnes 2023 up 174.4% volatile
62 Georgia 220,000 tonnes 2023 up 1,194.1% volatile
63 Belize 214,000 tonnes 2023 up 409.5% volatile
64 Laos 206,000 tonnes 2023 up 44.1% volatile
65 Sierra Leone 205,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
66 Greece 203,000 tonnes 2023 up 14.0% rising
67 Portugal 197,000 tonnes 2023 down 4.4% falling
68 Sweden 196,000 tonnes 2023 down 2.5% falling
69 Papua New Guinea 190,000 tonnes 2023 down 21.8% falling
70 Saudi Arabia 182,000 tonnes 2023 up 124.7% volatile
71 Malawi 181,000 tonnes 2023 up 56.0% volatile
72 Finland 179,000 tonnes 2023 down 1.1% rising
73 Uzbekistan 172,000 tonnes 2023 up 352.6% volatile
74 Zambia 168,000 tonnes 2023 up 55.6% rising
75 Micronesia (country) 166,000 tonnes 2023 — falling
76 Kenya 152,000 tonnes 2023 down 18.3% volatile
77 Tunisia 150,000 tonnes 2023 up 23.0% rising
78 Maldives 135,000 tonnes 2023 up 3.8% volatile
78 Seychelles 135,000 tonnes 2023 up 82.4% rising
80 Yemen 131,000 tonnes 2023 down 42.8% volatile
81 Nepal 122,000 tonnes 2023 up 110.3% volatile
82 Nauru 120,000 tonnes 2023 — rising
83 Hong Kong 119,000 tonnes 2023 down 31.6% rising
84 Madagascar 118,000 tonnes 2023 up 4.4% rising
85 Mali 116,000 tonnes 2022 up 61.1% rising
86 Latvia 112,000 tonnes 2023 down 4.3% falling
87 Cote d'Ivoire 111,000 tonnes 2023 up 70.8% rising
88 Lithuania 106,000 tonnes 2023 up 11.6% flat
89 Chad 103,000 tonnes 2022 up 3.0% rising
90 Marshall Islands 96,000 tonnes 2023 — flat
91 Croatia 89,000 tonnes 2023 down 1.1% rising
92 Estonia 88,000 tonnes 2023 up 25.7% falling
93 Nicaragua 86,000 tonnes 2023 up 28.4% volatile
94 Algeria 84,000 tonnes 2023 down 18.4% volatile
95 Honduras 80,000 tonnes 2023 up 23.1% volatile
96 Benin 79,000 tonnes 2022 up 92.7% rising
96 Ukraine 79,000 tonnes 2023 down 65.2% volatile
98 United Arab Emirates 76,000 tonnes 2023 up 2.7% rising
99 Congo 70,000 tonnes 2023 down 5.4% volatile
100 Solomon Islands 69,000 tonnes 2023 up 86.5% volatile
101 Iraq 66,000 tonnes 2023 down 7.0% volatile
101 Uruguay 66,000 tonnes 2023 up 11.9% volatile
103 Guinea-Bissau 63,000 tonnes 2023 up 425.0% volatile
104 Ethiopia 61,000 tonnes 2023 up 60.5% volatile
105 El Salvador 58,000 tonnes 2023 up 5.5% volatile
106 Gambia 53,000 tonnes 2023 up 20.5% volatile
107 Niger 48,000 tonnes 2023 up 6.7% volatile
108 Kazakhstan 47,000 tonnes 2023 up 30.6% flat
109 Cuba 45,000 tonnes 2019 down 30.6% volatile
109 Vanuatu 45,000 tonnes 2023 down 30.8% volatile
111 Guatemala 44,000 tonnes 2023 up 18.9% volatile
111 Sudan 44,000 tonnes 2022 up 4.8% rising
113 Rwanda 42,000 tonnes 2023 up 75.0% volatile
114 Guyana 39,000 tonnes 2023 down 20.4% rising
115 Suriname 38,000 tonnes 2023 down 2.6% volatile
116 Costa Rica 37,000 tonnes 2023 down 24.5% volatile
116 Mauritius 37,000 tonnes 2023 up 362.5% volatile
118 Fiji 33,000 tonnes 2023 down 23.3% volatile
119 Libya 32,000 tonnes 2023 down 11.1% falling
119 Paraguay 32,000 tonnes 2023 up 39.1% volatile
121 Burkina Faso 31,000 tonnes 2023 up 47.6% volatile
121 Tuvalu 31,000 tonnes 2023 — rising
123 Gabon 30,000 tonnes 2023 down 18.9% volatile
123 Somalia 30,000 tonnes 2022 unchanged flat
125 Central African Republic 29,000 tonnes 2021 down 17.1% volatile
126 Zimbabwe 28,000 tonnes 2023 down 34.9% volatile
127 Togo 27,000 tonnes 2022 up 42.1% rising
128 Liberia 25,000 tonnes 2023 up 66.7% rising
129 Bulgaria 24,000 tonnes 2023 up 9.1% volatile
129 Czechia 24,000 tonnes 2023 up 4.3% rising
131 Hungary 22,000 tonnes 2023 up 4.8% falling
132 Burundi 21,000 tonnes 2022 up 75.0% rising
132 Belgium 21,000 tonnes 2023 down 19.2% falling
134 Armenia 20,000 tonnes 2023 up 25.0% volatile
134 Dominican Republic 20,000 tonnes 2023 up 33.3% rising
136 Comoros 19,000 tonnes 2023 down 56.8% volatile
136 Malta 19,000 tonnes 2023 up 72.7% volatile
138 Netherlands Antilles 18,880 tonnes 2009 down 2.9% volatile
139 Haiti 18,000 tonnes 2023 up 5.9% volatile
139 Romania 18,000 tonnes 2023 up 20.0% volatile
141 Cape Verde 17,000 tonnes 2023 down 52.8% volatile
141 Israel 17,000 tonnes 2023 down 29.2% falling
141 Qatar 17,000 tonnes 2023 — flat
144 Albania 15,000 tonnes 2023 up 15.4% volatile
144 Bahrain 15,000 tonnes 2023 — flat
144 Turkmenistan 15,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged flat
147 Afghanistan 13,000 tonnes 2023 up 116.7% volatile
147 Moldova 13,000 tonnes 2023 up 44.4% volatile
147 French Polynesia 13,000 tonnes 2023 down 7.1% volatile
147 Trinidad and Tobago 13,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
151 Jamaica 12,000 tonnes 2023 down 36.8% rising
152 Bolivia 11,000 tonnes 2023 up 37.5% volatile
153 Bahamas 10,000 tonnes 2023 down 23.1% rising
153 Belarus 10,000 tonnes 2023 down 28.6% rising
153 Kyrgyzstan 10,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
153 Serbia 10,000 tonnes 2023 down 9.1% falling
157 Cyprus 9,000 tonnes 2023 up 28.6% volatile
157 Samoa 9,000 tonnes 2023 down 18.2% volatile
159 Syria 7,000 tonnes 2023 down 22.2% falling
160 Sao Tome and Principe 6,000 tonnes 2023 down 33.3% volatile
161 Austria 5,000 tonnes 2023 up 25.0% flat
161 New Caledonia 5,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
161 East Timor 5,000 tonnes 2023 up 66.7% volatile
164 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,000 tonnes 2023 up 33.3% volatile
164 Switzerland 4,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged rising
164 North Macedonia 4,000 tonnes 2023 up 100.0% volatile
164 Slovakia 4,000 tonnes 2023 up 33.3% rising
164 Tajikistan 4,000 tonnes 2023 up 100.0% volatile
169 Antigua and Barbuda 3,000 tonnes 2023 down 40.0% volatile
169 Djibouti 3,000 tonnes 2023 up 50.0% volatile
169 Jordan 3,000 tonnes 2023 up 200.0% volatile
169 Kuwait 3,000 tonnes 2023 down 40.0% falling
169 Lebanon 3,000 tonnes 2023 down 25.0% rising
174 Brunei 2,390 tonnes 2009 down 29.3% rising
175 Azerbaijan 2,000 tonnes 2023 up 100.0% volatile
175 Lesotho 2,000 tonnes 2023 up 100.0% volatile
175 Macao 2,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
175 Montenegro 2,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged rising
175 Slovenia 2,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged falling
175 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,000 tonnes 2023 down 94.9% volatile
181 Barbados 1,000 tonnes 2023 down 66.7% falling
181 Dominica 1,000 tonnes 2022 unchanged rising
181 Grenada 1,000 tonnes 2023 down 66.7% rising
181 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,000 tonnes 2023 down 94.4% volatile
181 Saint Lucia 1,000 tonnes 2023 down 50.0% rising
181 Tonga 1,000 tonnes 2023 — flat
187 Bermuda 420 tonnes 2009 down 6.7% volatile
188 Botswana 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
188 Mongolia 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
188 Eswatini 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile

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Indicator
Fish and seafood production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,195 data points, 1961–2023
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Fish and seafood production is measured as the sum of seafood from wild catch and fish farming (aquaculture).