Fish catch (from sea, rivers and lakes) over time (1960–2024)
Follow fish catch (from sea, rivers and lakes) for the world’s countries, year by year, from 1960 to 2024.
- The country ranked first changed over time: Japan in 1960–1961, Peru in 1962–1971, Japan in 1972–1991, China in 1992–1993, Peru in 1994, China in 1995–2024. This is the first place among today’s countries: regions that later split, such as the former Soviet Union, have no values from before the split.
- Japan’s fish catch (from sea, rivers and lakes) went from 5.95M t in 1960 to 2.85M t in 2024 (down 3.1M t).
- Japan ranked #1 of 159 countries in 1960 and #8 of 193 in 2024. The number of countries differs between the years, so the ranks are not directly comparable.
Japan and the leading countries
| Country | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | 2.22M t | 2.49M t | 3.15M t | 6.71M t | 14.8M t | 15.1M t | 13.4M t | 13.3M t |
 Indonesia | 681K t | 1.15M t | 1.65M t | 2.67M t | 4.17M t | 5.4M t | 6.99M t | 7.82M t |
 India | 1.12M t | 1.64M t | 2.08M t | 2.86M t | 3.73M t | 4.72M t | 4.66M t | 6.36M t |
 Peru | 3.51M t | 12.5M t | 2.71M t | 6.87M t | 10.7M t | 4.31M t | 5.68M t | 5.76M t |
 Russia | – | – | – | – | 4.08M t | 4.08M t | 5.09M t | 5.02M t |
 Japan | 5.95M t | 8.76M t | 10.1M t | 9.82M t | 5.21M t | 4.2M t | 3.27M t | 2.85M t |
| Countries with data | 159 | 167 | 167 | 166 | 189 | 191 | 193 | 193 |
Ranking and map for any year
Choose a year to see that year’s top countries and the world map. Colors split that year’s ranking into seven steps.
| Rank | Country | Fish catch (from sea, rivers and lakes) |
|---|
Biggest changes, 1960–2024
Compared among the countries that have data in both 1960 and 2024, ranked by how much the amount grew or shrank (the difference in quantity, not a percentage).
| Country | 1960 | 2024 | Change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 2.22M t | 13.3M t | up 11M t | #4 → #1 |
| Indonesia | 681K t | 7.82M t | up 7.14M t | #12 → #2 |
| India | 1.12M t | 6.36M t | up 5.24M t | #6 → #3 |
 Vietnam | 436K t | 3.43M t | up 3M t | #18 → #7 |
| Peru | 3.51M t | 5.76M t | up 2.26M t | #2 → #4 |
| Country | 1960 | 2024 | Change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 5.95M t | 2.85M t | down 3.1M t | #1 → #8 |
 Germany | 768K t | 186K t | down 582K t | #11 → #65 |
 Canada | 1.08M t | 682K t | down 397K t | #7 → #28 |
 South Africa | 883K t | 522K t | down 361K t | #10 → #35 |
 United Kingdom | 1.02M t | 755K t | down 265K t | #8 → #25 |
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)
| Country | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 2.22M t | 2.49M t | 3.15M t | 6.71M t | 14.8M t | 15.1M t | 13.4M t | 13.3M t |
| Indonesia | 681K t | 1.15M t | 1.65M t | 2.67M t | 4.17M t | 5.4M t | 6.99M t | 7.82M t |
| India | 1.12M t | 1.64M t | 2.08M t | 2.86M t | 3.73M t | 4.72M t | 4.66M t | 6.36M t |
| Peru | 3.51M t | 12.5M t | 2.71M t | 6.87M t | 10.7M t | 4.31M t | 5.68M t | 5.76M t |
| Russia | – | – | – | – | 4.08M t | 4.08M t | 5.09M t | 5.02M t |
 United States | 2.76M t | 2.84M t | 3.73M t | 5.78M t | 5.04M t | 4.77M t | 4.69M t | 4.21M t |
| Vietnam | 436K t | 553K t | 461K t | 779K t | 1.63M t | 2.25M t | 3.54M t | 3.43M t |
| Japan | 5.95M t | 8.76M t | 10.1M t | 9.82M t | 5.21M t | 4.2M t | 3.27M t | 2.85M t |
 Chile | 349K t | 1.23M t | 2.9M t | 5.35M t | 4.55M t | 3.05M t | 2.18M t | 2.53M t |
 Norway | 1.61M t | 3.17M t | 2.59M t | 1.82M t | 2.91M t | 2.84M t | 2.64M t | 2.33M t |
 Bangladesh | 351K t | 625K t | 556K t | 654K t | 1M t | 1.73M t | 1.92M t | 2.04M t |
 Mexico | 196K t | 385K t | 1.28M t | 1.42M t | 1.35M t | 1.53M t | 1.59M t | 1.92M t |
 Myanmar | 360K t | 432K t | 577K t | 737K t | 1.09M t | 1.96M t | 1.77M t | 1.74M t |
 Thailand | 200K t | 1.36M t | 1.7M t | 2.5M t | 3M t | 1.84M t | 1.6M t | 1.65M t |
 Philippines | 438K t | 1M t | 1.38M t | 1.85M t | 1.92M t | 2.5M t | 1.92M t | 1.63M t |
 Morocco | 168K t | 258K t | 335K t | 575K t | 915K t | 1.14M t | 1.4M t | 1.43M t |
 Malaysia | 148K t | 307K t | 615K t | 957K t | 1.29M t | 1.44M t | 1.39M t | 1.41M t |
 South Korea | 339K t | 753K t | 1.86M t | 2.5M t | 1.84M t | 1.74M t | 1.38M t | 1.27M t |
 Iceland | 630K t | 749K t | 1.53M t | 1.52M t | 2M t | 1.08M t | 1.04M t | 1.01M t |
 Argentina | 105K t | 215K t | 400K t | 561K t | 922K t | 818K t | 860K t | 906K t |
 Nigeria | 56.5K t | 152K t | 255K t | 309K t | 441K t | 617K t | 783K t | 855K t |
 Iran | 20K t | 26.1K t | 43.7K t | 242K t | 384K t | 444K t | 791K t | 789K t |
 Ecuador | 44.3K t | 91K t | 630K t | 289K t | 596K t | 400K t | 636K t | 785K t |
 Spain | 907K t | 1.43M t | 1.17M t | 1.13M t | 1.06M t | 971K t | 798K t | 764K t |
| United Kingdom | 1.02M t | 1.18M t | 895K t | 772K t | 755K t | 613K t | 627K t | 755K t |
 Oman | 55K t | 92K t | 106K t | 120K t | 120K t | 164K t | 793K t | 727K t |
 Brazil | 252K t | 574K t | 806K t | 620K t | 678K t | 787K t | 489K t | 720K t |
| Canada | 1.08M t | 1.54M t | 1.54M t | 1.75M t | 1.12M t | 1.04M t | 775K t | 682K t |
 Mauritania | 20K t | 49.6K t | 21.6K t | 66K t | 114K t | 276K t | 678K t | 640K t |
 Angola | 257K t | 375K t | 85.1K t | 133K t | 239K t | 310K t | 375K t | 610K t |
 Cambodia | 35K t | 52.2K t | 19.6K t | 111K t | 308K t | 490K t | 536K t | 607K t |
 Uganda | 62.6K t | 129K t | 166K t | 245K t | 220K t | 414K t | 579K t | 538K t |
 Pakistan | 76K t | 164K t | 233K t | 454K t | 599K t | 456K t | 493K t | 537K t |
 Tanzania | 70.8K t | 191K t | 231K t | 419K t | 329K t | 352K t | 474K t | 531K t |
| South Africa | 883K t | 1.37M t | 933K t | 550K t | 694K t | 688K t | 654K t | 522K t |
 Senegal | 76.2K t | 121K t | 232K t | 315K t | 436K t | 410K t | 458K t | 500K t |
 Ghana | 33.8K t | 172K t | 232K t | 396K t | 454K t | 351K t | 357K t | 496K t |
 Mozambique | 13.4K t | 20.1K t | 33.9K t | 35.2K t | 42.2K t | 166K t | 391K t | 496K t |
 Colombia | 29.8K t | 54.5K t | 76K t | 239K t | 969K t | 729K t | 337K t | 494K t |
 France | 651K t | 751K t | 651K t | 698K t | 694K t | 451K t | 488K t | 481K t |
 Denmark | 569K t | 1.22M t | 2.01M t | 1.48M t | 1.54M t | 828K t | 733K t | 468K t |
 Egypt | 83.9K t | 70.8K t | 121K t | 251K t | 384K t | 385K t | 418K t | 426K t |
 Guinea | 4K t | 6K t | 20K t | 44K t | 91.5K t | 114K t | 385K t | 384K t |
 Namibia | 0 t | 6.5K t | 10.3K t | 280K t | 633K t | 430K t | 334K t | 381K t |
 Türkiye | 87.8K t | 174K t | 427K t | 379K t | 503K t | 486K t | 364K t | 356K t |
 Sri Lanka | 48.1K t | 89.2K t | 183K t | 183K t | 297K t | 390K t | 382K t | 356K t |
 Papua New Guinea | 12.2K t | 15.6K t | 78.1K t | 61.8K t | 134K t | 264K t | 263K t | 343K t |
 New Zealand | 49.9K t | 58.8K t | 154K t | 352K t | 553K t | 437K t | 365K t | 324K t |
 Netherlands | 228K t | 215K t | 263K t | 406K t | 496K t | 434K t | 310K t | 297K t |
 Kiribati | 5K t | 8.8K t | 12.9K t | 26.9K t | 35.4K t | 43.1K t | 203K t | 279K t |
 Panama | 11K t | 58.9K t | 217K t | 130K t | 238K t | 186K t | 219K t | 277K t |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo | 77K t | 137K t | 102K t | 163K t | 245K t | 224K t | 249K t | 266K t |
 Ethiopia | – | – | – | – | 15.7K t | 18.1K t | 60K t | 255K t |
 Ireland | 40.7K t | 75.2K t | 144K t | 248K t | 312K t | 348K t | 217K t | 246K t |
 Portugal | 490K t | 478K t | 276K t | 333K t | 192K t | 224K t | 160K t | 237K t |
 Cameroon | 51.7K t | 68.8K t | 81K t | 70.7K t | 112K t | 181K t | 213K t | 236K t |
 Australia | 57.5K t | 98K t | 137K t | 238K t | 220K t | 211K t | 206K t | 227K t |
 Belize | 900 t | 1.5K t | 2.07K t | 2.03K t | 30.3K t | 400K t | 185K t | 209K t |
 Sierra Leone | 20K t | 31.1K t | 49K t | 56.5K t | 74.7K t | 200K t | 201K t | 209K t |
 Micronesia | 400 t | 1.5K t | 1.72K t | 2.37K t | 23.5K t | 31.5K t | 184K t | 209K t |
 North Korea | 299K t | 385K t | 853K t | 478K t | 213K t | 218K t | 202K t | 208K t |
 Venezuela | 84.7K t | 127K t | 188K t | 428K t | 383K t | 233K t | 214K t | 203K t |
 Georgia | – | – | – | – | 1.79K t | 46K t | 207K t | 201K t |
 Malawi | 13.6K t | 47K t | 65.7K t | 75K t | 50.2K t | 102K t | 171K t | 190K t |
| Germany | 768K t | 916K t | 524K t | 326K t | 204K t | 243K t | 212K t | 186K t |
 Yemen | 22.3K t | 27.4K t | 78.4K t | 77.3K t | 115K t | 164K t | 145K t | 152K t |
 Madagascar | 29.5K t | 53.9K t | 57.4K t | 106K t | 128K t | 130K t | 113K t | 150K t |
 Poland | 176K t | 460K t | 631K t | 448K t | 216K t | 190K t | 200K t | 141K t |
 Kenya | 12.6K t | 33.7K t | 47.9K t | 204K t | 219K t | 146K t | 136K t | 140K t |
 Sweden | 250K t | 286K t | 233K t | 251K t | 339K t | 212K t | 180K t | 140K t |
 Seychelles | 1.8K t | 3K t | 4.68K t | 5.44K t | 32.8K t | 87.1K t | 142K t | 136K t |
 Italy | 214K t | 389K t | 430K t | 377K t | 304K t | 235K t | 142K t | 134K t |
 Zambia | 19.5K t | 52.1K t | 51K t | 68.3K t | 86.4K t | 100K t | 130K t | 123K t |
 Finland | 65.5K t | 80.7K t | 161K t | 133K t | 156K t | 156K t | 149K t | 111K t |
 Chad | 40K t | 70K t | 60K t | 70K t | 83.2K t | 91K t | 105K t | 109K t |
 Maldives | 13K t | 37.3K t | 38.6K t | 80.2K t | 119K t | 123K t | 149K t | 107K t |
 Zimbabwe | 1.3K t | 2K t | 13.2K t | 43.2K t | 95K t | 95.5K t | 103K t | 105K t |
 Mali | 80K t | 110K t | 88.2K t | 70.5K t | 110K t | 100K t | 118K t | 104K t |
 Somalia | 4.5K t | 5.6K t | 14.3K t | 23.2K t | 24.2K t | 30K t | 90.1K t | 97.9K t |
 Marshall Islands | 0 t | 100 t | 150 t | 380 t | 8.26K t | 59.8K t | 88.2K t | 96.8K t |
 Algeria | 25.5K t | 24.2K t | 48K t | 90.2K t | 113K t | 93.5K t | 71.5K t | 91.3K t |
 Nauru | 0 t | 100 t | 140 t | 180 t | 380 t | 589 t | 97.7K t | 87.3K t |
 Tunisia | 16.7K t | 22.7K t | 61.1K t | 84.2K t | 94.7K t | 93.2K t | 105K t | 86K t |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 40.5K t | 64.3K t | 70.1K t | 95K t | 80.3K t | 48K t | 68.7K t | 85.5K t |
 Saudi Arabia | 10K t | 21.7K t | 24.8K t | 40.6K t | 49.1K t | 65.1K t | 64.7K t | 85.3K t |
 Laos | 12K t | 19.8K t | 22.6K t | 18K t | 29.3K t | 30.9K t | 70K t | 78.8K t |
 Lithuania | – | – | – | – | 79K t | 150K t | 91K t | 77.3K t |
 Solomon Islands | 4K t | 8.5K t | 34.9K t | 41.4K t | 19.6K t | 37.5K t | 40.5K t | 69.4K t |
 Estonia | – | – | – | – | 113K t | 95.7K t | 74.1K t | 65.4K t |
 Azerbaijan | – | – | – | – | 19K t | 42.7K t | 57.8K t | 64K t |
 Benin | 26K t | 43.1K t | 37.8K t | 38.2K t | 32.3K t | 39.8K t | 66.9K t | 61.6K t |
 United Arab Emirates | 30K t | 40K t | 64.6K t | 95.1K t | 105K t | 70.6K t | 71.4K t | 58.2K t |
 Nicaragua | 4K t | 9.8K t | 7K t | 3.09K t | 29K t | 41K t | 44K t | 58.2K t |
 El Salvador | 7.3K t | 11.1K t | 14K t | 8.53K t | 9.59K t | 39.6K t | 59.4K t | 57.1K t |
 Latvia | – | – | – | – | 136K t | 165K t | 65K t | 56.4K t |
 Greece | 87.1K t | 85.1K t | 106K t | 132K t | 99.3K t | 70.2K t | 71.5K t | 56K t |
 Gambia | 4.5K t | 7.45K t | 13.3K t | 21.6K t | 29K t | 46.6K t | 51K t | 55.1K t |
 South Sudan | – | – | – | – | – | – | 43K t | 55K t |
 Guinea-Bissau | 700 t | 1.5K t | 4.17K t | 5.4K t | 6.32K t | 6.58K t | 62.4K t | 54.1K t |
 Republic of the Congo | 11K t | 14.4K t | 32K t | 48.5K t | 46K t | 65.2K t | 70.6K t | 53.7K t |
 Niger | 3.4K t | 2.4K t | 8.89K t | 3.32K t | 16.3K t | 40K t | 46K t | 50.9K t |
 Uruguay | 18.5K t | 28.4K t | 129K t | 96.3K t | 113K t | 74.2K t | 62.9K t | 48.4K t |
 Tuvalu | 0 t | 0 t | 150 t | 518 t | 500 t | 11.5K t | 11.3K t | 45.4K t |
 Kazakhstan | – | – | – | – | 36.6K t | 46.8K t | 45.9K t | 45K t |
 Vanuatu | 1.4K t | 2.1K t | 2.94K t | 42K t | 70.6K t | 101K t | 64.9K t | 44.4K t |
 Uzbekistan | – | – | – | – | 3.31K t | 4.08K t | 46.1K t | 43.6K t |
 Croatia | – | – | – | – | 21.1K t | 52.9K t | 71.7K t | 42.9K t |
 Sudan | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37.7K t | 42.1K t |
 Iraq | 9K t | 32.1K t | 49.6K t | 22.6K t | 20.8K t | 19.3K t | 34.8K t | 41.1K t |
 Mauritius | 2.5K t | 5.4K t | 6.35K t | 14.1K t | 9.62K t | 7.37K t | 26K t | 38K t |
 Guyana | 5.7K t | 17.4K t | 31.5K t | 49.5K t | 59.4K t | 65.9K t | 41.3K t | 36.9K t |
 Fiji | 3K t | 3.9K t | 20.4K t | 33.2K t | 42.4K t | 41.9K t | 37.5K t | 35K t |
 Ukraine | – | 0 t | 0 t | – | 392K t | 210K t | 69.5K t | 34.9K t |
 Rwanda | 500 t | 900 t | 1.2K t | 2.35K t | 6.73K t | 13K t | 30K t | 34.7K t |
 Libya | 2.01K t | 5.5K t | 12.8K t | 24.7K t | 50K t | 50K t | 31.9K t | 33.1K t |
 Suriname | 4.51K t | 11.8K t | 4.05K t | 7.67K t | 24.2K t | 35.1K t | 29.8K t | 32.1K t |
 Costa Rica | 2.2K t | 8.1K t | 16.4K t | 18.4K t | 35.2K t | 17.9K t | 26.7K t | 32.1K t |
 Burkina Faso | 2K t | 5K t | 6.5K t | 7K t | 8.5K t | 14.5K t | 29.1K t | 31.8K t |
 Gabon | 6K t | 10K t | 19.8K t | 20K t | 47.8K t | 32.7K t | 28.9K t | 30.1K t |
 Central African Republic | 2K t | 7K t | 13K t | 13K t | 15K t | 35K t | 27.5K t | 29K t |
 Liberia | 4.2K t | 8K t | 11.8K t | 6.46K t | 11.5K t | 11.7K t | 31.7K t | 26.8K t |
 Honduras | 1.7K t | 5K t | 6.55K t | 21.1K t | 17.9K t | 12.1K t | 15.8K t | 21.6K t |
 Nepal | 1.3K t | 1.83K t | 2.22K t | 5.29K t | 16.7K t | 21.5K t | 21K t | 21K t |
 Qatar | 800 t | 1.5K t | 2.18K t | 5.7K t | 7.14K t | 13.8K t | 15.1K t | 20.4K t |
 Togo | 3.5K t | 9.11K t | 9.13K t | 15.8K t | 22.3K t | 27.5K t | 18K t | 20.3K t |
 Dominican Republic | 1.3K t | 5.2K t | 10.7K t | 19.5K t | 11K t | 14.5K t | 14.1K t | 19.8K t |
 Burundi | 9.2K t | 13.3K t | 14.8K t | 17.4K t | 17.3K t | 17.3K t | 19.6K t | 18.9K t |
 Comoros | 817 t | 1.66K t | 6.95K t | 11.3K t | 12K t | 63.4K t | 20.7K t | 17.7K t |
 Paraguay | 600 t | 1.8K t | 3.3K t | 12.5K t | 37.8K t | 17.8K t | 17K t | 17.3K t |
 Belgium | 63.7K t | 53K t | 45.6K t | 41.5K t | 29.8K t | 22.4K t | 20K t | 17.1K t |
 Haiti | 3K t | 4K t | 5K t | 5.17K t | 7.41K t | 13.7K t | 16.4K t | 16.4K t |
 Brunei | 800 t | 1.5K t | 2.23K t | 2.35K t | 2.49K t | 2.35K t | 13.1K t | 16.4K t |
 Turkmenistan | – | – | – | – | 12.2K t | 15K t | 14.6K t | 16K t |
 Bahrain | 1.5K t | 3.5K t | 5.12K t | 8.11K t | 11.7K t | 13.5K t | 17.2K t | 15.1K t |
 Guatemala | 1K t | 3.4K t | 3.51K t | 6.89K t | 39.2K t | 22.3K t | 13.9K t | 14.2K t |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 2.4K t | 3.6K t | 4.46K t | 12.4K t | 14.2K t | 13.9K t | 12.9K t | 12.9K t |
 Bolivia | 700 t | 1.1K t | 4.38K t | 7.21K t | 6.11K t | 31.1K t | 14.1K t | 12.8K t |
 Jamaica | 8.5K t | 8.5K t | 9.23K t | 13.7K t | 5.54K t | 15.4K t | 12.9K t | 12.8K t |
 Albania | 2.6K t | 8K t | 8.66K t | 10.1K t | 3.33K t | 5.13K t | 7.81K t | 9.07K t |
 Bahamas | 1.6K t | 3.38K t | 7.12K t | 9.71K t | 15.5K t | 16.3K t | 7.43K t | 8.88K t |
 Cuba | 31.2K t | 104K t | 184K t | 180K t | 68.5K t | 24K t | 20.5K t | 8.68K t |
 Samoa | 500 t | 900 t | 1.99K t | 1.51K t | 8.6K t | 12.8K t | 9.95K t | 8.09K t |
 Timor-Leste | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 3.62K t | 3.2K t | 6.93K t | 7.88K t |
 Equatorial Guinea | 900 t | 4K t | 2.5K t | 3.7K t | 3.63K t | 7.38K t | 5.96K t | 7.25K t |
 Bulgaria | 7.8K t | 88.6K t | 114K t | 49.3K t | 8.66K t | 10.8K t | 6.3K t | 6.86K t |
 Romania | 24.3K t | 44K t | 139K t | 92.8K t | 7.37K t | 2.69K t | 7.97K t | 5.76K t |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 500 t | 800 t | 1.85K t | 3.87K t | 3.7K t | 4.84K t | 5.68K t | 5.73K t |
 Cape Verde | 1.6K t | 5.18K t | 8.84K t | 6.58K t | 10.6K t | 21.4K t | 20K t | 5.55K t |
 Syria | 1.5K t | 1.69K t | 3.46K t | 3.05K t | 6.57K t | 6.64K t | 3.85K t | 4.84K t |
 Hungary | 4.9K t | 6.5K t | 11.2K t | 16.2K t | 7.1K t | 6.22K t | 5.48K t | 4.74K t |
 Czechia | – | – | – | – | 4.65K t | 3.99K t | 3.73K t | 3.45K t |
 Djibouti | 900 t | 300 t | 251 t | 360 t | 800 t | 1.59K t | 2.32K t | 3.39K t |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 600 t | 900 t | 1.17K t | 875 t | 1.72K t | 2.22K t | 3.12K t | 3.29K t |
 Lebanon | 2.1K t | 2.3K t | 1.7K t | 1.43K t | 3.67K t | 3.4K t | 2.51K t | 2.71K t |
 Tajikistan | – | – | – | – | 167 t | 690 t | 1.81K t | 2.62K t |
 Serbia | – | – | – | – | – | 4.81K t | 1.93K t | 2.5K t |
 Eritrea | – | – | – | – | 12.7K t | 3.59K t | 1.89K t | 2.46K t |
 Kuwait | 3.5K t | 4.7K t | 3.69K t | 4.45K t | 6.98K t | 6.37K t | 3.1K t | 2.45K t |
 Grenada | 300 t | 1.3K t | 1.42K t | 1.91K t | 1.7K t | 2.18K t | 1.9K t | 2.16K t |
 Israel | 5.4K t | 15.4K t | 16.6K t | 9.43K t | 7.71K t | 2.61K t | 1.98K t | 2.07K t |
 Afghanistan | 200 t | 400 t | 700 t | 1.1K t | 1K t | 1K t | 2K t | 2K t |
 St. Lucia | 600 t | 1.42K t | 969 t | 948 t | 2.03K t | 1.96K t | 1.42K t | 1.83K t |
 Malta | 1.22K t | 1.21K t | 1.08K t | 796 t | 1.07K t | 1.84K t | 2.1K t | 1.8K t |
 Switzerland | 2.5K t | 2.4K t | 3.33K t | 3.16K t | 1.66K t | 2.1K t | 1.49K t | 1.55K t |
 Slovakia | – | – | – | – | 1.37K t | 1.61K t | 1.74K t | 1.52K t |
 Armenia | – | – | – | – | 1.13K t | 617 t | 750 t | 1.2K t |
 Cyprus | 500 t | 1.36K t | 1.31K t | 2.58K t | 68.3K t | 1.4K t | 1.34K t | 1.16K t |
 Tonga | 400 t | 400 t | 1.99K t | 1.64K t | 4.23K t | 2.08K t | 1.1K t | 1.12K t |
 Dominica | 500 t | 500 t | 1.45K t | 458 t | 1.2K t | 700 t | 527 t | 988 t |
 St. Vincent & Grenadines | 400 t | 600 t | 540 t | 9.02K t | 22.8K t | 66.4K t | 2.13K t | 971 t |
 Montenegro | – | – | – | – | – | 1.35K t | 816 t | 854 t |
 Palau | 500 t | 8.88K t | 7.52K t | 1.08K t | 1.27K t | 967 t | 776 t | 803 t |
 Barbados | 5.21K t | 2.31K t | 3.75K t | 3.03K t | 3.19K t | 3.28K t | 1.03K t | 723 t |
 Jordan | 100 t | 100 t | 56 t | 352 t | 550 t | 486 t | 584 t | 695 t |
 St. Kitts & Nevis | 600 t | 1K t | 1.94K t | 620 t | 970 t | 21.8K t | 647 t | 675 t |
 Belarus | – | – | – | – | 553 t | 897 t | 939 t | 555 t |
 Singapore | 9.2K t | 18.3K t | 16K t | 13K t | 5.85K t | 2.95K t | 2.46K t | 374 t |
 Austria | 3.55K t | 2.33K t | 1.1K t | 533 t | 439 t | 350 t | 350 t | 350 t |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | – | – | – | – | 255 t | 305 t | 305 t | 305 t |
 Slovenia | – | – | – | – | 1.86K t | 941 t | 312 t | 223 t |
 North Macedonia | – | – | – | – | 208 t | 236 t | 473 t | 138 t |
 Lesotho | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 10 t | 32 t | 45 t | 67 t | 74 t |
 Eswatini | – | 50 t | 70 t | 65 t | 50 t | 60 t | 60 t | 65 t |
 Botswana | 400 t | 800 t | 1.25K t | 1.9K t | 177 t | 1.56K t | 1.58K t | 40 t |
 Kyrgyzstan | – | – | – | – | 52 t | 27 t | 20 t | 32 t |
 Mongolia | – | 300 t | 346 t | 124 t | 425 t | 100 t | 25 t | 31 t |
 Bhutan | 100 t | 150 t | 150 t | 100 t | 50 t | 6 t | 0.5 t | 5 t |
 Monaco | – | 0 t | 1 t | 2 t | 3 t | 1 t | 1 t | 1 t |
 Andorra | – | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t |
 Liechtenstein | – | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t |
 Luxembourg | – | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t |
 Moldova | – | – | – | – | 25 t | 44 t | 0 t | 0 t |
 San Marino | – | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t |
| Countries with data | 159 | 167 | 167 | 166 | 189 | 191 | 193 | 193 |
Notes on reading this history
Yearly values come from the same World Bank indicator. 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. The ranking page uses each country’s latest year, so it may not match a single year’s ranking here.
Regions that later split into several countries, such as the former Soviet Union, have a value for each new country only from the year it split. So older years have fewer countries with data, and values from before a split cannot be compared country by country with today’s countries. See the “Countries with data” row in the table.
Source: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), indicator ER.FSH.CAPT.MT. Processed by this site. data.worldbank.org
World Bank data last updated: 2026-10-08
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