Capture fisheries production
The volume of fish and other aquatic animals caught for commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes in marine and inland waters. Aquaculture is excluded.
Highest in 2024
13,262,322 tonnes
China
Lowest in 2024
0 tonnes
San Marino
Euro area, 2024
2,783,307 tonnes
Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for 2024
215
Updated by the source on 8 October 2026
215 countries have a value for 2024, the latest period in the data.
Trend over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Metric tonnes. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | World | United States | China | India |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 94,403,126 tonnes | 4,213,780 tonnes | 13,262,322 tonnes | 6,356,492 tonnes |
| 2023 | 92,981,262 tonnes | 4,649,807 tonnes | 13,263,391 tonnes | 6,177,985 tonnes |
| 2022 | 93,221,970 tonnes | 4,701,381 tonnes | 13,179,077 tonnes | 5,539,025 tonnes |
| 2021 | 93,590,253 tonnes | 4,725,316 tonnes | 13,142,837 tonnes | 5,024,905 tonnes |
| 2020 | 91,609,572 tonnes | 4,690,973 tonnes | 13,445,983 tonnes | 4,658,197 tonnes |
| 2019 | 94,910,375 tonnes | 5,311,534 tonnes | 14,169,863 tonnes | 5,477,100 tonnes |
| 2018 | 98,740,431 tonnes | 5,393,878 tonnes | 14,831,109 tonnes | 5,336,183 tonnes |
| 2017 | 95,664,397 tonnes | 5,488,206 tonnes | 15,576,685 tonnes | 5,550,953 tonnes |
| 2016 | 92,195,579 tonnes | 5,396,365 tonnes | 16,019,262 tonnes | 5,196,946 tonnes |
| 2015 | 94,357,557 tonnes | 5,420,928 tonnes | 16,647,934 tonnes | 4,862,039 tonnes |
| 2014 | 93,466,633 tonnes | 5,423,572 tonnes | 16,363,366 tonnes | 4,999,493 tonnes |
| 2013 | 93,116,007 tonnes | 5,533,945 tonnes | 15,633,567 tonnes | 4,665,438 tonnes |
| 2012 | 91,395,933 tonnes | 5,403,229 tonnes | 15,446,318 tonnes | 4,895,142 tonnes |
| 2011 | 94,143,395 tonnes | 5,446,026 tonnes | 15,263,615 tonnes | 4,336,132 tonnes |
| 2010 | 89,688,933 tonnes | 4,767,237 tonnes | 15,054,057 tonnes | 4,715,816 tonnes |
| 2009 | 91,445,934 tonnes | 4,527,104 tonnes | 15,062,980 tonnes | 4,094,756 tonnes |
| 2008 | 92,325,811 tonnes | 4,606,530 tonnes | 15,157,263 tonnes | 4,128,727 tonnes |
| 2007 | 93,503,695 tonnes | 5,189,908 tonnes | 14,987,636 tonnes | 3,890,293 tonnes |
| 2006 | 93,672,351 tonnes | 5,311,208 tonnes | 14,995,706 tonnes | 3,877,337 tonnes |
| 2005 | 95,594,652 tonnes | 5,320,894 tonnes | 14,850,730 tonnes | 3,725,362 tonnes |
| 2004 | 95,878,960 tonnes | 5,363,263 tonnes | 14,786,243 tonnes | 3,426,509 tonnes |
| 2003 | 91,084,188 tonnes | 5,345,396 tonnes | 14,598,934 tonnes | 3,757,899 tonnes |
| 2002 | 93,786,009 tonnes | 5,326,987 tonnes | 14,426,596 tonnes | 3,783,853 tonnes |
| 2001 | 93,409,856 tonnes | 5,275,155 tonnes | 14,403,875 tonnes | 3,817,092 tonnes |
| 2000 | 96,170,993 tonnes | 5,041,558 tonnes | 14,823,866 tonnes | 3,726,427 tonnes |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- Among the 215 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is China (13,262,322 tonnes) and the lowest San Marino (0 tonnes).
- Half of the countries are above 44,422 tonnes and half below.
- From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 105 countries and fell in 89.
- The figure for the world was 94,403,126 tonnes in 2024, against 94,910,375 tonnes in 2019 (−0.5%).
About this measure
Source and dates
All countries in 2024 Every value is for 2024, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.
- 1 China 13,262,322 tonnes
- 2 Indonesia 7,817,070 tonnes
- 3 India 6,356,492 tonnes
- 4 Peru 5,764,701 tonnes
- 5 Russia 5,018,710 tonnes
- 6 United States 4,213,780 tonnes
- 7 Viet Nam 3,433,839 tonnes
- 8 Japan 2,848,387 tonnes
- 9 Chile 2,527,787 tonnes
- 10 Norway 2,329,285 tonnes
- 11 Bangladesh 2,040,419 tonnes
- 12 Mexico 1,920,827 tonnes
- 13 Myanmar 1,736,760 tonnes
- 14 Thailand 1,653,592 tonnes
- 15 Philippines 1,626,913 tonnes
- 16 Morocco 1,426,661 tonnes
- 17 Malaysia 1,405,587 tonnes
- 18 South Korea 1,273,391 tonnes
- 19 Iceland 1,008,804 tonnes
- 20 Argentina 905,930 tonnes
- 21 Nigeria 855,310 tonnes
- 22 Iran 789,229 tonnes
- 23 Ecuador 784,915 tonnes
- 24 Spain 764,462 tonnes
- 25 United Kingdom 755,323 tonnes
- 26 Oman 727,005 tonnes
- 27 Brazil 720,404 tonnes
- 28 Canada 681,733 tonnes
- 29 Faroe Islands 677,691 tonnes
- 30 Mauritania 640,322 tonnes
- 31 Angola 610,036 tonnes
- 32 Cambodia 606,654 tonnes
- 33 Uganda 538,160 tonnes
- 34 Pakistan 536,745 tonnes
- 35 Tanzania 530,933 tonnes
- 36 South Africa 521,938 tonnes
- 37 Senegal 500,077 tonnes
- 38 Ghana 496,159 tonnes
- 39 Mozambique 495,725 tonnes
- 40 Colombia 493,550 tonnes
- 41 France 480,653 tonnes
- 42 Denmark 467,775 tonnes
- 43 Egypt 425,501 tonnes
- 44 Guinea 384,261 tonnes
- 45 Namibia 381,230 tonnes
- 46 Türkiye 355,995 tonnes
- 47 Sri Lanka 355,902 tonnes
- 48 Papua New Guinea 342,808 tonnes
- 49 Greenland 331,285 tonnes
- 50 New Zealand 324,447 tonnes
- 51 Netherlands 296,838 tonnes
- 52 Kiribati 278,509 tonnes
- 53 Panama 276,799 tonnes
- 54 Democratic Republic of the Congo 265,975 tonnes
- 55 Ethiopia 255,001 tonnes
- 56 Ireland 245,629 tonnes
- 57 Portugal 237,008 tonnes
- 58 Cameroon 236,100 tonnes
- 59 Australia 227,277 tonnes
- 60 Belize 208,919 tonnes
- 61 Sierra Leone 208,810 tonnes
- 62 Micronesia 208,701 tonnes
- 63 North Korea 208,365 tonnes
- 64 Venezuela 202,663 tonnes
- 65 Georgia 200,606 tonnes
- 66 Malawi 190,090 tonnes
- 67 Germany 186,393 tonnes
- 68 Yemen 152,430 tonnes
- 69 Madagascar 149,869 tonnes
- 70 Poland 140,741 tonnes
- 71 Kenya 139,793 tonnes
- 72 Sweden 139,591 tonnes
- 73 Seychelles 135,663 tonnes
- 74 Italy 134,076 tonnes
- 75 Zambia 122,963 tonnes
- 76 Finland 111,335 tonnes
- 77 Chad 109,000 tonnes
- 78 Maldives 107,414 tonnes
- 79 Zimbabwe 104,906 tonnes
- 80 Mali 104,178 tonnes
- 81 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 97,871 tonnes
- 82 Marshall Islands 96,819 tonnes
- 83 Hong Kong SAR, China 92,253 tonnes
- 84 Algeria 91,272 tonnes
- 85 Naoero 87,348 tonnes
- 86 Tunisia 86,030 tonnes
- 87 Côte d'Ivoire 85,494 tonnes
- 88 Saudi Arabia 85,324 tonnes
- 89 Laos 78,795 tonnes
- 90 Lithuania 77,303 tonnes
- 91 Solomon Islands 69,440 tonnes
- 92 Estonia 65,354 tonnes
- 93 Azerbaijan 64,022 tonnes
- 94 Benin 61,561 tonnes
- 95 Nicaragua 58,165 tonnes
- 96 United Arab Emirates 58,165 tonnes
- 97 El Salvador 57,123 tonnes
- 98 Latvia 56,368 tonnes
- 99 Greece 56,044 tonnes
- 100 Gambia 55,075 tonnes
- 101 South Sudan 55,000 tonnes
- 102 Guinea-Bissau 54,110 tonnes
- 103 Republic of the Congo 53,691 tonnes
- 104 Niger 50,927 tonnes
- 105 Uruguay 48,355 tonnes
- 106 Tuvalu 45,442 tonnes
- 107 Kazakhstan 45,025 tonnes
- 108 Vanuatu 44,422 tonnes
- 109 Uzbekistan 43,613 tonnes
- 110 Croatia 42,857 tonnes
- 111 Sudan 42,060 tonnes
- 112 Iraq 41,100 tonnes
- 113 Mauritius 38,022 tonnes
- 114 Guyana 36,920 tonnes
- 115 Fiji 34,963 tonnes
- 116 Ukraine 34,914 tonnes
- 117 Rwanda 34,670 tonnes
- 118 Libya 33,099 tonnes
- 119 Suriname 32,147 tonnes
- 120 Costa Rica 32,140 tonnes
- 121 Burkina Faso 31,772 tonnes
- 122 Gabon 30,140 tonnes
- 123 Central African Republic 29,000 tonnes
- 124 Liberia 26,764 tonnes
- 125 Honduras 21,604 tonnes
- 126 Nepal 21,000 tonnes
- 127 Qatar 20,377 tonnes
- 128 Togo 20,323 tonnes
- 129 Dominican Republic 19,844 tonnes
- 130 Burundi 18,855 tonnes
- 131 Comoros 17,728 tonnes
- 132 Paraguay 17,260 tonnes
- 133 Belgium 17,068 tonnes
- 134 Haiti 16,430 tonnes
- 135 Brunei 16,387 tonnes
- 136 Turkmenistan 15,955 tonnes
- 137 Bahrain 15,100 tonnes
- 138 Guatemala 14,208 tonnes
- 139 French Polynesia 13,467 tonnes
- 140 Trinidad and Tobago 12,938 tonnes
- 141 Bolivia 12,804 tonnes
- 142 Jamaica 12,770 tonnes
- 143 Albania 9,074 tonnes
- 144 Bahamas 8,880 tonnes
- 145 Cuba 8,683 tonnes
- 146 Samoa 8,094 tonnes
- 147 Timor-Leste 7,876 tonnes
- 148 Equatorial Guinea 7,253 tonnes
- 149 Bulgaria 6,862 tonnes
- 150 Romania 5,758 tonnes
- 151 São Tomé and Príncipe 5,730 tonnes
- 152 Cabo Verde 5,547 tonnes
- 153 Syria 4,835 tonnes
- 154 Hungary 4,744 tonnes
- 155 New Caledonia 4,037 tonnes
- 156 Isle of Man 3,506 tonnes
- 157 Czechia 3,450 tonnes
- 158 Djibouti 3,387 tonnes
- 159 Antigua and Barbuda 3,285 tonnes
- 160 Lebanon 2,705 tonnes
- 161 Tajikistan 2,620 tonnes
- 162 Serbia 2,495 tonnes
- 163 Eritrea 2,459 tonnes
- 164 Kuwait 2,451 tonnes
- 165 Curaçao 2,450 tonnes
- 166 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,306 tonnes
- 167 Grenada 2,157 tonnes
- 168 Puerto Rico (US) 2,130 tonnes
- 169 Israel 2,065 tonnes
- 170 Afghanistan 2,000 tonnes
- 171 Saint Lucia 1,828 tonnes
- 172 Malta 1,804 tonnes
- 173 Switzerland 1,551 tonnes
- 174 Slovakia 1,516 tonnes
- 175 American Samoa 1,512 tonnes
- 176 Macao SAR, China 1,500 tonnes
- 177 Armenia 1,200 tonnes
- 178 Cyprus 1,163 tonnes
- 179 British Virgin Islands 1,128 tonnes
- 180 Tonga 1,120 tonnes
- 181 Dominica 988 tonnes
- 182 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 971 tonnes
- 183 Montenegro 854 tonnes
- 184 Palau 803 tonnes
- 185 Barbados 723 tonnes
- 186 Jordan 695 tonnes
- 187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 675 tonnes
- 188 Belarus 555 tonnes
- 189 US Virgin Islands 494 tonnes
- 190 Singapore 374 tonnes
- 191 Austria 350 tonnes
- 192 Bermuda 338 tonnes
- 193 Bosnia and Herzegovina 305 tonnes
- 194 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 253 tonnes
- 195 West Bank and Gaza 250 tonnes
- 196 Slovenia 223 tonnes
- 197 Saint Martin (French part) 180 tonnes
- 198 Aruba 175 tonnes
- 199 North Macedonia 138 tonnes
- 200 Cayman Islands 125 tonnes
- 201 Lesotho 74 tonnes
- 202 Eswatini 65 tonnes
- 203 Northern Mariana Islands 62 tonnes
- 204 Guam 46 tonnes
- 205 Botswana 40 tonnes
- 206 Kyrgyzstan 32 tonnes
- 207 Mongolia 31 tonnes
- 208 Gibraltar 26 tonnes
- 209 Bhutan 5 tonnes
- 210 Monaco 1 tonnes
- 211 Andorra 0 tonnes
- 212 Liechtenstein 0 tonnes
- 213 Luxembourg 0 tonnes
- 214 Moldova 0 tonnes
- 215 San Marino 0 tonnes
- East Asia and Pacific 38,633,300 tonnes
- Euro area 2,783,307 tonnes
- Europe and Central Asia 14,447,146 tonnes
- European Union 3,545,367 tonnes
- Latin America and Caribbean 14,236,634 tonnes
- Middle East and North Africa 4,508,231 tonnes
- North America 4,895,851 tonnes
- OECD members 22,483,264 tonnes
- South Asia 8,881,231 tonnes
- Sub-Saharan Africa 8,800,732 tonnes
- World 94,403,126 tonnes
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