Mussels: production by country

Mussels: the total weight produced in each country in a year, in tonnes. Which countries produce the most?

#1 China (781K t), #2 Chile (412K t), #3 Spain (165K t). The last place is Brunei (0.034 t).

How to read this number

The total weight, in tonnes, of the crop or product harvested or produced in the country in a year, as reported to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Item: Mussels. 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.

Only countries with a production above zero are listed. Countries that grow or make none, or that have no FAO figure, are not ranked (they are not counted as zero). Many figures, especially for small countries, are estimated by the FAO, so small differences between countries are not reliable. Weather and harvests change the amounts from year to year.

  • Countries listed: 52 (of 193)
  • Data years: 2023–2024 (differs by country)
  • 49 countries use 2024 data

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Ranking table

Sorted from the highest value

RankCountryMussels: productionYearBar
1 China 781,441 t 2024
2 Chile 412,209 t 2024
3 Spain 164,559 t 2024
4 New Zealand 80,951 t 2024
5 South Korea 64,943 t 2024
6 France 48,926 t 2024
7 Italy 44,640 t 2024
8 Thailand 38,059 t 2024
9 Indonesia 34,414 t 2024
10 Netherlands 22,804 t 2024
11 Canada 20,398 t 2024
12 Denmark 18,514 t 2024
13 United Kingdom 15,912 t 2024
14 Germany 15,880 t 2024
15 Ireland 13,575 t 2024
16 Türkiye 12,854 t 2024
17 Greece 12,644 t 2024
18 United States 8,789 t 2024
19 Brazil 8,435 t 2024
20 Philippines 7,591 t 2024
21 India 6,241 t 2024
22= Cambodia 5,000 t 2024
22= North Korea 5,000 t 2024
24 Russia 3,874 t 2024
25 Portugal 3,840 t 2024
26 Malaysia 3,484 t 2024
27 South Africa 2,048 t 2024
28 Australia 2,028 t 2024
29 Norway 1,641 t 2024
30 Bulgaria 1,519 t 2024
31 Mexico 1,095 t 2024
32 Peru 871 t 2024
33 Sweden 852 t 2024
34 Croatia 834 t 2024
35 Singapore 316 t 2024
36 Montenegro 252 t 2024
37 Albania 213 t 2024
38 Romania 208 t 2024
39 Senegal 117 t 2024
40 Slovenia 113 t 2024
41 Algeria 100 t 2024
42 Costa Rica 75 t 2024
43 Belgium 50 t 2024
44 Venezuela 43 t 2024
45 Bosnia & Herzegovina 40 t 2024
46 Argentina 27 t 2024
47 Morocco 13 t 2024
48 Colombia 5 t 2023
49 Ecuador 3 t 2023
50 Mozambique 2 t 2024
51 Uruguay 1 t 2024
52 Brunei 0 t 2023

Each value is the latest year available for that country (see the Year column), so the years can differ from country to country.

Data is available for 52 of 193 countries. The rest are not listed.

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

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