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 39 countries. The highest value is 75.39 million Tonnes in China (People’s Republic of); the lowest is 243 Tonnes in Belgium.
The median across all reporting countries is 132,661 Tonnes, and the mean is 2.93 million Tonnes.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 13 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 (People’s Republic of) | 75.39 million Tonnes | 2022 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 14.63 million Tonnes | 2022 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 10.24 million Tonnes | 2022 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 2.73 million Tonnes | 2022 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Philippines | 2.35 million Tonnes | 2022 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 1.65 million Tonnes | 2022 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 7 | Chile | 1.52 million Tonnes | 2022 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 8 | Thailand | 1.00 million Tonnes | 2022 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 9 | Japan | 942,560 Tonnes | 2022 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 10 | Brazil | 738,881 Tonnes | 2022 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Malaysia | 574,182 Tonnes | 2022 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 289,619 Tonnes | 2022 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Spain | 276,071 Tonnes | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 14 | Taiwan, China | 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
- Türkiye 514,823 Tonnes
- United States 478,824 Tonnes
- United Kingdom 203,112 Tonnes
- Poland 46,110 Tonnes
- Netherlands 39,430 Tonnes
- Croatia 27,156 Tonnes
- Lithuania 4,859 Tonnes
- Slovak Republic 2,614 Tonnes
- Slovenia 1,644 Tonnes
- Latvia 869.91 Tonnes
- Estonia 800.82 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