Iran vs Japan: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Iran
709,391 metric tons
in 2024
Japan
802,045 metric tons
in 2024
Iran rank
16th
Japan rank
15th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Iran
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 802,045 metric tons against 709,391 metric tons in Iran, a difference of 92,654 metric tons.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 16th and Japan ranks 15th of 215 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 433,291 metric tons | 433,291 metric tons | Japan |
| 1970s | 2,137 metric tons | 845,996 metric tons | 843,858 metric tons | Japan |
| 1980s | 18,348 metric tons | 1.20 million metric tons | 1.19 million metric tons | Japan |
| 1990s | 27,089 metric tons | 1.36 million metric tons | 1.33 million metric tons | Japan |
| 2000s | 111,002 metric tons | 1.27 million metric tons | 1.16 million metric tons | Japan |
| 2010s | 357,956 metric tons | 1.04 million metric tons | 678,156 metric tons | Japan |
| 2020s | 612,040 metric tons | 917,225 metric tons | 305,185 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, Iran or Japan?
- Japan, at 802,045 metric tons against 709,391 metric tons in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Iran and Japan?
- 92,654 metric tons, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Japan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Japan rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Iran ranks 16th and Japan ranks 15th 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 is the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Capture fishery production is the volume of wild fish catches landed for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.