Barramundi (giant sea perch) production over time (1998–2024)

Follow barramundi (giant sea perch) production for the world’s countries, year by year, from 1998 to 2024.

Japan and the leading countries

Barramundi (giant sea perch) production: Japan and the top 5 countries in 2024From 1998 to 2024. Last values: Malaysia 64.3K t, Thailand 60.3K t, Indonesia 34.8K t, Saudi Arabia 13.8K t, Iran 11K t.050K100K150K200020052010201520202024MalaysiaMalaysiaThailandThailandIndonesiaIndonesiaSaudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaIranIran
Key years for Japan and the leading countries in 2024
Country1998201020202024
Malaysia7.13K t21.4K t26.4K t64.3K t
Thailand7.86K t13.5K t45.7K t60.3K t
Indonesia67.2K t103K t36.9K t34.8K t
Saudi Arabia38 t–18.3K t13.8K t
Iran––4.37K t11K t
Japan––––
Countries with data10141919

Biggest changes, 1998–2024

Compared among the countries that have data in both 1998 and 2024, ranked by how much the amount grew or shrank (the difference in quantity, not a percentage).

Biggest increases
Country19982024ChangeRank
Malaysia7.13K t64.3K tup 57.2K t#3 → #1
Thailand7.86K t60.3K tup 52.5K t#2 → #2
Saudi Arabia38 t13.8K tup 13.8K t#10 → #4
Australia1.99K t6.23K tup 4.24K t#4 → #7
Singapore274 t530 tup 256 t#7 → #13
Biggest decreases
Country19982024ChangeRank
Indonesia67.2K t34.8K tdown 32.4K t#1 → #3
Philippines655 t541 tdown 114 t#5 → #12

The number of countries differs between the years, so the ranks are not directly comparable.

All countries in key years

Open the table (countries with data)
Key years for Japan and the leading countries in 2024
Country1998201020202024
Malaysia7.13K t21.4K t26.4K t64.3K t
Thailand7.86K t13.5K t45.7K t60.3K t
Indonesia67.2K t103K t36.9K t34.8K t
Saudi Arabia38 t–18.3K t13.8K t
Iran––4.37K t11K t
India––5.31K t7.15K t
Australia1.99K t5.29K t4.3K t6.23K t
Myanmar–80 t1.37K t2.28K t
Cambodia–120 t643 t1.51K t
Israel–70 t500 t1.1K t
Sri Lanka–10 t179 t978 t
Philippines655 t856 t481 t541 t
Singapore274 t530 t854 t530 t
Papua New Guinea395 t483 t473 t473 t
Qatar–––423 t
United Arab Emirates––60 t134 t
Brunei74 t33 t125 t120 t
United States–400 t100 t100 t
Switzerland––0.6 t1 t
Bulgaria–8.18 t––
United Kingdom––––
Kuwait––––
Pakistan196 t–142 t–
Vanuatu––––
Countries with data10141919

Notes on reading this history

Yearly values come from the same statistics of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FishStat). The number of countries with data differs by year, so each year’s ranks are given only among the countries that have data that year. Countries that produce none (zero) are not ranked. Weather and harvests make the yearly values go up and down. The “latest value” on the ranking page uses each country’s latest year, so it does not always match the ranks for a single year.

The weight is wild catch and farmed production added together, counted as live weight: the whole animal as it was caught or harvested, before it is gutted, shelled or processed. It is more than the weight of the food you buy.

Older years have fewer countries with data. See the “Countries with data” row in the table.

Source: FAO. 2026. FishStat: Global production by production source. In: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division [online]. Rome. Updated 2026. Accessed on 05 November 2026. https://www.fao.org/fishery/en/collection/global_production Licence: CC-BY-4.0. Processed by this site. fao.org/fishery

FishStat data last updated: 2026-03-30

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