Aquaculture production by country
This dataset covers annual series of aquaculture production in volume and value, expressed respectively in live weight tonnes and US dollars. Aquaculture involves the farming of aquatic organisms, including fish, molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic plants. Aquaculture production - General notes Aquaculture...
What the numbers show
Aquaculture production is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 75.39 million Tonnes in China; the lowest is 243 Tonnes in Belgium.
The median across all reporting countries is 115,692 Tonnes, and the mean is 2.41 million Tonnes.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 591.2%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 38.5%).
Aquaculture production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 75.39 million Tonnes | 2022 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 5.17 million Tonnes | 2022 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 14.63 million Tonnes | 2022 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Türkiye | 514,823 Tonnes | 2022 | up 141.9% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 10.24 million Tonnes | 2022 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 478,824 Tonnes | 2022 | up 13.9% | flat |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 2.73 million Tonnes | 2022 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 203,112 Tonnes | 2022 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 5 | Philippines | 2.35 million Tonnes | 2022 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 5 | Poland | 46,110 Tonnes | 2022 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 1.65 million Tonnes | 2022 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands | 39,430 Tonnes | 2022 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 7 | Chile | 1.52 million Tonnes | 2022 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 7 | Croatia | 27,156 Tonnes | 2022 | up 142.0% | rising |
| 8 | Thailand | 1.00 million Tonnes | 2022 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 8 | Lithuania | 4,859 Tonnes | 2022 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 9 | Japan | 942,560 Tonnes | 2022 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 10 | Brazil | 738,881 Tonnes | 2022 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Slovenia | 1,644 Tonnes | 2022 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 11 | Malaysia | 574,182 Tonnes | 2022 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 11 | Latvia | 869.91 Tonnes | 2022 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 289,619 Tonnes | 2022 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Estonia | 800.82 Tonnes | 2022 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 276,071 Tonnes | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 14 | Taiwan | 264,252 Tonnes | 2022 | down 24.0% | flat |
| 15 | Colombia | 204,942 Tonnes | 2022 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 16 | France | 200,490 Tonnes | 2022 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 17 | Canada | 166,463 Tonnes | 2022 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 18 | Greece | 142,008 Tonnes | 2022 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 19 | Peru | 140,931 Tonnes | 2022 | up 94.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Italy | 132,661 Tonnes | 2022 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 21 | Australia | 125,231 Tonnes | 2022 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 22 | New Zealand | 106,152 Tonnes | 2022 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 23 | Iceland | 51,362 Tonnes | 2022 | up 591.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Ireland | 44,014 Tonnes | 2022 | up 21.9% | falling |
| 25 | Denmark | 37,921 Tonnes | 2022 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 26 | Germany | 26,545 Tonnes | 2022 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 27 | Portugal | 20,968 Tonnes | 2022 | up 103.2% | rising |
| 28 | Czechia | 19,259 Tonnes | 2022 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 29 | Hungary | 18,948 Tonnes | 2022 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 16,772 Tonnes | 2022 | down 38.5% | rising |
| 31 | Finland | 16,281 Tonnes | 2022 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 32 | Israel | 13,840 Tonnes | 2022 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 33 | Sweden | 11,327 Tonnes | 2022 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 11,211 Tonnes | 2022 | up 12.1% | flat |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 9,511 Tonnes | 2022 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Argentina | 6,022 Tonnes | 2022 | up 103.6% | rising |
| 37 | Austria | 4,719 Tonnes | 2022 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 38 | Switzerland | 2,500 Tonnes | 2022 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 39 | Belgium | 243 Tonnes | 2022 | down 12.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 2.31 million Tonnes
- Slovak Republic 2,614 Tonnes
About this data
This dataset covers annual series of aquaculture production in volume and value, expressed respectively in live weight tonnes and US dollars. Aquaculture involves the farming of aquatic organisms, including fish, molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic plants. Aquaculture production - General notes Aquaculture production - Notes on individual countries and areas