Seafood and fish production thousand tonnes in Japan
Japan: Seafood and fish production thousand tonnes was 110,000 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
110,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 135 countries
All-time high
876,100
in 1968
All-time low
110,000
in 2019
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Seafood and fish production thousand tonnes in Japan, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seafood and fish production thousand tonnes in Japan is 110,000, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood and fish production thousand tonnes in Japan peaked at 876,100 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 110,000, in 2019.
That places Japan 9th out of 135 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Seafood and fish production thousand tonnes in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 513,700 | — |
| 1962 | 678,100 | +32.0% |
| 1963 | 730,900 | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 396,300 | -45.8% |
| 1965 | 577,600 | +45.7% |
| 1966 | 550,800 | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 694,800 | +26.1% |
| 1968 | 876,100 | +26.1% |
| 1969 | 682,100 | -22.1% |
| 1970 | 602,380 | -11.7% |
| 1971 | 560,190 | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 682,310 | +21.8% |
| 1973 | 539,760 | -20.9% |
| 1974 | 550,310 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 608,290 | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 563,720 | -7.3% |
| 1977 | 558,320 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 584,530 | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 580,830 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 732,740 | +26.2% |
| 1981 | 570,650 | -22.1% |
| 1982 | 593,960 | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 580,240 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 568,910 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 568,110 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 509,250 | -10.4% |
| 1987 | 804,620 | +58.0% |
| 1988 | 709,150 | -11.9% |
| 1989 | 782,890 | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 622,240 | -20.5% |
| 1991 | 595,520 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 772,780 | +29.8% |
| 1993 | 639,680 | -17.2% |
| 1994 | 647,090 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 599,690 | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 728,760 | +21.5% |
| 1997 | 691,660 | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 446,620 | -35.4% |
| 1999 | 555,560 | +24.4% |
| 2000 | 740,160 | +33.2% |
| 2001 | 566,270 | -23.5% |
| 2002 | 491,530 | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 446,840 | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 407,460 | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 394,180 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 346,720 | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 392,470 | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 352,300 | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 368,650 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 326,000 | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 345,000 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 252,000 | -27.0% |
| 2013 | 263,000 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 245,000 | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 200,000 | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 148,000 | -26.0% |
| 2017 | 136,000 | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 120,000 | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 110,000 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 633,378 | 396,300 | 876,100 | 9 |
| 1970s | 583,064 | 539,760 | 682,310 | 10 |
| 1980s | 642,052 | 509,250 | 804,620 | 10 |
| 1990s | 629,960 | 446,620 | 772,780 | 10 |
| 2000s | 450,658 | 346,720 | 740,160 | 10 |
| 2010s | 214,500 | 110,000 | 345,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 110,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | 3 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 323.87 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood and fish production thousand tonnes in Japan?
- Seafood and fish production thousand tonnes in Japan was 110,000 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest seafood and fish production thousand tonnes recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 876,100 in 1968.
- What is the lowest seafood and fish production thousand tonnes recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,000 in 2019.
- How does Japan rank for seafood and fish production thousand tonnes?
- Japan ranks 9th out of 135 countries with data for 2022.
- Is seafood and fish production thousand tonnes rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Seafood and fish production thousand tonnes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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