Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture by country
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.
Countries reporting
211
Highest
81.95 million metric tons
China
Lowest
0 metric tons
Turks and Caicos Islands
Median
3,294 metric tons
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
12,849
What the numbers show
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture is currently reported for 211 countries. The highest value is 81.95 million metric tons in China; the lowest is 0 metric tons in Turks and Caicos Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,294 metric tons, and the mean is 668,205 metric tons.
Over the past decade 127 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Seychelles (up 100,130.0%), and the largest decrease in Turks and Caicos Islands (down 100.0%).
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 81.95 million metric tons | 2024 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 15.75 million metric tons | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 12.09 million metric tons | 2024 | up 147.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Vietnam | 5.65 million metric tons | 2024 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 2.98 million metric tons | 2024 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 6 | South Korea | 2.28 million metric tons | 2024 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Philippines | 2.22 million metric tons | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Norway | 1.67 million metric tons | 2024 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Egypt | 1.60 million metric tons | 2024 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Chile | 1.42 million metric tons | 2024 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Ecuador | 1.24 million metric tons | 2024 | up 235.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Myanmar | 1.21 million metric tons | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Thailand | 998,645 metric tons | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Brazil | 882,935 metric tons | 2024 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Japan | 802,045 metric tons | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 16 | Iran | 709,391 metric tons | 2024 | up 121.6% | volatile |
| 17 | North Korea | 685,700 metric tons | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Turkey | 577,124 metric tons | 2024 | up 145.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Malaysia | 512,360 metric tons | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 20 | United States | 467,617 metric tons | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 21 | Russia | 342,450 metric tons | 2024 | up 109.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Cambodia | 320,282 metric tons | 2024 | up 166.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Mexico | 273,739 metric tons | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Nigeria | 258,230 metric tons | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Spain | 246,201 metric tons | 2024 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 226,006 metric tons | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Colombia | 210,520 metric tons | 2024 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 28 | France | 189,039 metric tons | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 29 | Pakistan | 174,338 metric tons | 2024 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 161,883 metric tons | 2024 | up 577.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Canada | 160,518 metric tons | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 155,819 metric tons | 2024 | up 432.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Laos | 153,504 metric tons | 2024 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Tanzania | 138,607 metric tons | 2024 | up 1,243.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Greece | 128,022 metric tons | 2024 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Ghana | 121,810 metric tons | 2024 | up 216.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Peru | 117,620 metric tons | 2024 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Australia | 117,540 metric tons | 2024 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Faroe Islands | 109,512 metric tons | 2024 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Uganda | 103,420 metric tons | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Nepal | 102,403 metric tons | 2024 | up 136.0% | volatile |
| 42 | New Zealand | 98,878 metric tons | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Italy | 97,792 metric tons | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Zambia | 88,950 metric tons | 2024 | up 361.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Venezuela | 81,797 metric tons | 2024 | up 166.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Honduras | 76,600 metric tons | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 56,118 metric tons | 2024 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Iceland | 54,789 metric tons | 2024 | up 549.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Poland | 43,554 metric tons | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 51 | Kenya | 34,690 metric tons | 2024 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Netherlands | 33,376 metric tons | 2024 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 53 | Germany | 32,652 metric tons | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 54 | Solomon Islands | 30,510 metric tons | 2024 | up 150.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Madagascar | 29,748 metric tons | 2024 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Croatia | 29,369 metric tons | 2024 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Denmark | 28,411 metric tons | 2024 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 58 | Armenia | 25,800 metric tons | 2024 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Guatemala | 25,773 metric tons | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Portugal | 24,332 metric tons | 2024 | up 114.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Paraguay | 22,300 metric tons | 2024 | up 197.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Angola | 21,788 metric tons | 2024 | up 7,043.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 19,988 metric tons | 2024 | up 4,775.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Hungary | 19,435 metric tons | 2024 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 19,396 metric tons | 2024 | up 3,256.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Tunisia | 18,744 metric tons | 2024 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Czechia | 18,685 metric tons | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 68 | Ukraine | 18,642 metric tons | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Panama | 18,038 metric tons | 2024 | up 69.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Nicaragua | 18,005 metric tons | 2024 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Bolivia | 17,001 metric tons | 2024 | up 632.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Finland | 16,609 metric tons | 2024 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Iraq | 15,535 metric tons | 2024 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Israel | 14,850 metric tons | 2024 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 76 | Cameroon | 14,100 metric tons | 2024 | up 795.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Cuba | 13,647 metric tons | 2024 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Moldova | 12,757 metric tons | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Argentina | 12,175 metric tons | 2024 | up 204.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Afghanistan | 12,170 metric tons | 2024 | up 155.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Costa Rica | 12,168 metric tons | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 82 | El Salvador | 11,868 metric tons | 2024 | up 613.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Bulgaria | 11,429 metric tons | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Sweden | 10,062 metric tons | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Romania | 10,058 metric tons | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Cote d'Ivoire | 9,636 metric tons | 2024 | up 157.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Mali | 9,090 metric tons | 2024 | up 365.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Cyprus | 9,054 metric tons | 2024 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Belarus | 9,022 metric tons | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 90 | South Africa | 8,439 metric tons | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Rwanda | 8,392 metric tons | 2024 | up 457.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Zimbabwe | 8,224 metric tons | 2024 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Guinea | 8,214 metric tons | 2024 | up 2,240.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Albania | 7,378 metric tons | 2024 | up 84.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Mozambique | 7,170 metric tons | 2024 | up 508.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Serbia | 6,870 metric tons | 2024 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 97 | Algeria | 6,673 metric tons | 2024 | up 169.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 5,790 metric tons | 2024 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Oman | 5,500 metric tons | 2024 | up 1,847.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Morocco | 5,171 metric tons | 2024 | up 334.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Austria | 5,008 metric tons | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 102 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,932 metric tons | 2024 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Malawi | 4,800 metric tons | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Sudan | 4,450 metric tons | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 105 | Lithuania | 4,440 metric tons | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 106 | Dominican Republic | 4,200 metric tons | 2024 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Singapore | 3,742 metric tons | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Azerbaijan | 3,294 metric tons | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Togo | 3,176 metric tons | 2024 | up 12,604.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Tajikistan | 2,863 metric tons | 2024 | up 545.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Jordan | 2,684 metric tons | 2024 | up 198.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Hong Kong | 2,579 metric tons | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Papua New Guinea | 2,552 metric tons | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Switzerland | 2,539 metric tons | 2024 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 115 | United Arab Emirates | 2,476 metric tons | 2024 | up 214.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Benin | 2,460 metric tons | 2024 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Slovakia | 2,445 metric tons | 2024 | up 98.7% | rising |
| 118 | Georgia | 2,424 metric tons | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 119 | North Macedonia | 2,337 metric tons | 2024 | up 92.5% | rising |
| 120 | Lesotho | 2,107 metric tons | 2024 | up 134.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Senegal | 2,074 metric tons | 2024 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Mauritius | 1,888 metric tons | 2024 | up 142.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Guyana | 1,809 metric tons | 2024 | up 392.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Congo | 1,760 metric tons | 2024 | up 238.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Montenegro | 1,555 metric tons | 2024 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 126 | Liberia | 1,350 metric tons | 2024 | up 718.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Brunei | 1,310 metric tons | 2024 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Burkina Faso | 1,293 metric tons | 2024 | up 447.9% | volatile |
| 129 | New Caledonia | 1,285 metric tons | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 130 | East Timor | 1,255 metric tons | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 131 | French Polynesia | 1,247 metric tons | 2024 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Syria | 1,165 metric tons | 2024 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Slovenia | 1,102 metric tons | 2024 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 134 | Lebanon | 988 metric tons | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Estonia | 960.24 metric tons | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 136 | Latvia | 742.01 metric tons | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 137 | Qatar | 739.07 metric tons | 2024 | up 1,219.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Jamaica | 675 metric tons | 2024 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Burundi | 645 metric tons | 2024 | up 186.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Fiji | 580 metric tons | 2024 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Kuwait | 461.24 metric tons | 2024 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Ethiopia | 457 metric tons | 2024 | up 434.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Central African Republic | 410 metric tons | 2024 | up 110.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Namibia | 340 metric tons | 2024 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Haiti | 313 metric tons | 2024 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Belgium | 303 metric tons | 2024 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Belize | 270.97 metric tons | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Niger | 267 metric tons | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Turkmenistan | 210 metric tons | 2024 | up 320.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Sierra Leone | 185 metric tons | 2024 | up 146.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Saint Lucia | 158.94 metric tons | 2024 | up 339.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Botswana | 156 metric tons | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Chad | 115 metric tons | 2024 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Tonga | 113 metric tons | 2024 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Gabon | 103 metric tons | 2024 | up 128.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Seychelles | 100.23 metric tons | 2024 | up 100,130.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Cayman Islands | 90 metric tons | 2024 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Guam | 64 metric tons | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Bahrain | 63 metric tons | 2024 | up 1,003.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Gambia | 63 metric tons | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Bhutan | 58 metric tons | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Uruguay | 55.45 metric tons | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Suriname | 50 metric tons | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Cape Verde | 40 metric tons | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 165 | South Sudan | 34 metric tons | 2024 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 166 | Palestine | 32 metric tons | 2024 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Greenland | 30 metric tons | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Grenada | 26 metric tons | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Eritrea | 25.97 metric tons | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Eswatini | 25 metric tons | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Equatorial Guinea | 21 metric tons | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Antigua and Barbuda | 20 metric tons | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Guinea-Bissau | 18 metric tons | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 174 | American Samoa | 15 metric tons | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Samoa | 13 metric tons | 2024 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Northern Mariana Islands | 11 metric tons | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Palau | 11 metric tons | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Libya | 10 metric tons | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 178 | Puerto Rico | 10 metric tons | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10 metric tons | 2024 | up 614.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Yemen | 10 metric tons | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Maldives | 9 metric tons | 2024 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Isle of Man | 8 metric tons | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Kiribati | 8 metric tons | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 186 | United States Virgin Islands | 6 metric tons | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 186 | Vanuatu | 6 metric tons | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Barbados | 5.5 metric tons | 2024 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.5 metric tons | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 metric tons | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Aruba | 1.5 metric tons | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Marshall Islands | 1.2 metric tons | 2024 | up 97.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Bahamas | 1 metric tons | 2024 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Curacao | 1 metric tons | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Dominica | 1 metric tons | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 193 | British Virgin Islands | 1 metric tons | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Micronesia (country) | 0.5 metric tons | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Nauru | 0.5 metric tons | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Tuvalu | 0.3 metric tons | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Andorra | 0 metric tons | 2024 | — | flat |
| 200 | Bermuda | 0 metric tons | 2024 | — | flat |
| 200 | Comoros | 0 metric tons | 2024 | — | flat |
| 200 | Djibouti | 0 metric tons | 2024 | — | flat |
| 200 | Gibraltar | 0 metric tons | 2024 | — | flat |
| 200 | Macao | 0 metric tons | 2024 | — | flat |
| 200 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0 metric tons | 2024 | — | flat |
| 200 | Monaco | 0 metric tons | 2024 | — | flat |
| 200 | Mongolia | 0 metric tons | 2024 | — | flat |
| 200 | Mauritania | 0 metric tons | 2024 | — | flat |
| 200 | San Marino | 0 metric tons | 2024 | — | flat |
| 200 | Somalia | 0 metric tons | 2024 | — | flat |
| 200 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 metric tons | 2024 | — | flat |
| 200 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 metric tons | 2024 | — | flat |
| 200 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 metric tons | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
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.