Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Japan
Japan: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita was 0.0065 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Japan, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.0065 metric tons per person for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0116 metric tons per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 metric tons per person, in 1960.
That places Japan 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | +11.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0044 metric tons per person | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0042 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0045 metric tons per person | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0051 metric tons per person | +14.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0057 metric tons per person | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0052 metric tons per person | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | +12.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0062 metric tons per person | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0079 metric tons per person | +19.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0086 metric tons per person | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0076 metric tons per person | -11.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0082 metric tons per person | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0083 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0088 metric tons per person | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0084 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0093 metric tons per person | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0089 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0087 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0097 metric tons per person | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0101 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0098 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0106 metric tons per person | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0101 metric tons per person | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0116 metric tons per person | +15.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0111 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0111 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.011 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0112 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0113 metric tons per person | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0111 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0106 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0102 metric tons per person | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0104 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0102 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0103 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0102 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0099 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0098 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0096 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.01 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0093 metric tons per person | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0097 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.009 metric tons per person | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0071 metric tons per person | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0084 metric tons per person | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0081 metric tons per person | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.008 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0087 metric tons per person | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0084 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0081 metric tons per person | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0082 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0075 metric tons per person | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0079 metric tons per person | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0076 metric tons per person | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0075 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0071 metric tons per person | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0065 metric tons per person | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0044 metric tons per person | 0.0033 metric tons per person | 0.0057 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0076 metric tons per person | 0.0058 metric tons per person | 0.0088 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.01 metric tons per person | 0.0087 metric tons per person | 0.0116 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0109 metric tons per person | 0.0102 metric tons per person | 0.0113 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.01 metric tons per person | 0.0093 metric tons per person | 0.0109 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0081 metric tons per person | 0.0071 metric tons per person | 0.009 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0073 metric tons per person | 0.0065 metric tons per person | 0.0079 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 28 Ireland 0.007 metric tons per person compare
- 29 Türkiye 0.0067 metric tons per person compare
- 30 Cyprus 0.0067 metric tons per person compare
- 32 Republic of Moldova 0.0053 metric tons per person compare
- 33 Spain 0.005 metric tons per person compare
- 34 Denmark 0.0048 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Japan?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Japan was 0.0065 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0116 metric tons per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 metric tons per person in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?
- Japan ranks 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.