Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Japan
Japan: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 802,045 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Japan, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
In 2024, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Japan stood at 802,045 metric tons.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Japan peaked at 1.43 million metric tons in 1988 and was at its lowest, 308,044 metric tons, in 1960.
Japan ranks 15th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 433,291 metric tons | 308,044 metric tons | 574,487 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 845,996 metric tons | 597,395 metric tons | 1.01 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.20 million metric tons | 1.04 million metric tons | 1.43 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 million metric tons | 1.29 million metric tons | 1.42 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 million metric tons | 1.19 million metric tons | 1.39 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 million metric tons | 907,972 metric tons | 1.15 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 917,225 metric tons | 802,045 metric tons | 998,939 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Japan?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Japan was 802,045 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 million metric tons in 1988.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 308,044 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Japan ranks 15th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.