Country rankings

Fishing Industry by Country

China has the highest Capture Fisheries Production in 2022 (13.2M t), followed by Indonesia (7.4M t) and India (5.5M t). Monaco has the lowest (1 t).

209 of 235 countries

Capture Fisheries Production, 2022

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 209 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
44.6K t
Middle half 3.4K t – 215.1K t
Average
435.5K t
209 countries
Highest
13.2M t
China
Lowest
1 t
Monaco

Biggest changes · 2021 → 2022

209 countries have a value in both years.

Largest increases

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Data

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210 countries · # = rank by Capture Fisheries Production
#
1China13.2M t75.4M t
2Indonesia7.4M t14.6M t
3India5.5M t10.2M t
4Peru5.4M t140.9K t
5Russia5M t348.2K t
6United States4.3M t478.8K t
7Vietnam3.6M t5.2M t
8Japan3M t942.6K t
9Chile2.7M t1.5M t
10Norway2.6M t1.6M t
11Bangladesh2M t2.7M t
12Myanmar1.9M t1.2M t
13Philippines1.8M t2.3M t
14Mexico1.7M t289.6K t
15Morocco1.6M t2,310 t
16Iceland1.4M t51.4K t
17Thailand1.4M t1M t
18Malaysia1.3M t574.2K t
19South Korea1.3M t2.4M t
20Argentina847.8K t6,022 t
21Spain809.1K t276.1K t
22Nigeria784.1K t259.1K t
23Mauritania780.4K t—
24Iran779.5K t478.7K t
25Brazil758.5K t738.9K t
26Oman748.4K t3,468 t
27Canada704.2K t166.5K t
28Ecuador688.3K t1.1M t
29United Kingdom634.4K t230.3K t
30Faroe Islands605.9K t108.7K t
31France534.9K t200.5K t
32Senegal533.8K t1,585 t
33Cambodia533.5K t330.6K t
34Ghana519.6K t132.7K t
35Pakistan500K t165.5K t
36South Africa473.5K t11.4K t
37Angola469.3K t2,336 t
38Denmark458.2K t37.9K t
39Mozambique456.4K t5,539 t
40Uganda444.9K t101.4K t
41Egypt440.2K t1.6M t
42Namibia415.7K t340 t
43New Zealand346.3K t106.2K t
44Turkey335K t514.8K t
45Guinea334.9K t1,180 t
46Sri Lanka332.6K t59.1K t
47Greenland307.1K t—
48Cameroon299K t10.1K t
49Netherlands298.6K t39.4K t
50Papua New Guinea237.7K t2,462 t
51DR Congo228.7K t5,195 t
52Venezuela223.1K t53.6K t
53Sierra Leone215.1K t145 t
54North Korea208.1K t680.6K t
55Belize204.8K t1,130 t
56Ireland203.5K t44K t
57Kiribati203.3K t2 t
58Georgia197.8K t2,743 t
59Malawi186.9K t7,148 t
60Panama186.6K t11.8K t
61Germany179.7K t26.5K t
62Poland178.5K t46.1K t
63Yemen178.2K t10 t
64Micronesia166.3K t—
65Australia165.1K t125.2K t
66Portugal159.9K t21K t
67Maldives155.2K t—
68Sweden152K t11.3K t
69Kenya145.8K t28.9K t
70Italy143.6K t132.7K t
71Seychelles137.8K t—
72Tunisia128.7K t20.9K t
73Madagascar127.2K t25.1K t
74Finland122.7K t16.3K t
75Mali110.4K t8,830 t
76Zambia109.4K t75.6K t
77Colombia107.6K t204.9K t
78Chad107K t120 t
79Lithuania106.9K t4,859 t
80Nauru106.8K t1 t
81Ethiopia101.4K t1,070 t
82Ivory Coast99.9K t6,200 t
83Marshall Islands91.6K t6 t
84Vanuatu88.1K t4 t
85Algeria80.8K t5,208 t
86Hong Kong77.2K t3,361 t
87Benin76.1K t4,550 t
88Estonia73.9K t801 t
89Laos71K t135K t
90Uruguay68.8K t91 t
91United Arab Emirates65.5K t3,525 t
92Greece65.5K t142K t
93Saudi Arabia64.3K t119.8K t
94Republic of the Congo64.1K t977 t
95Guinea-Bissau63.8K t15 t
96Croatia63.7K t27.2K t
97Latvia61.5K t870 t
98El Salvador60.1K t12.9K t
99Uzbekistan55K t130.3K t
100Gambia53.9K t42 t
101Nicaragua53.7K t31.6K t
102Solomon Islands47.8K t11.9K t
103Niger47.7K t500 t
104South Sudan47K t47 t
105Iraq44.6K t23K t
106Sudan44.3K t9,000 t
107Tuvalu42.8K t1 t
108Kazakhstan42.7K t9,438 t
109Tanzania38.7K t120.6K t
110Guyana36.3K t953 t
111Suriname33.7K t45 t
112Costa Rica33.7K t16.8K t
113Mauritius33.3K t1,545 t
114Rwanda32.7K t12.2K t
115Fiji32.6K t211 t
116Libya32.6K t10 t
117Gabon31K t87 t
118Burkina Faso30K t894 t
119Somalia30K t—
120Liberia29.3K t1,375 t
121Central African Republic29K t215 t
122Zimbabwe26.2K t8,353 t
123Ukraine22.7K t14.6K t
124Togo21.5K t1,151 t
125Nepal21K t87.4K t
126Honduras20.2K t73.2K t
127Burundi19.9K t540 t
128Bahrain19.8K t56 t
129Comoros18.9K t—
130Belgium18.7K t243 t
131Qatar18.4K t98 t
132Dominican Republic18K t3,750 t
133Paraguay17.9K t20K t
134Haiti16.7K t1,685 t
135Guatemala16.3K t42.3K t
136Brunei16.1K t5,020 t
137Turkmenistan15.1K t175 t
138Cuba14.5K t15.4K t
139Trinidad and Tobago13.1K t7 t
140Jamaica12.5K t945 t
141French Polynesia11.6K t1,752 t
142Samoa9,589 t14 t
143Bahamas9,345 t1 t
144Curacao8,827 t—
145Albania8,740 t8,812 t
146Cape Verde7,759 t35 t
147Bolivia7,600 t3,853 t
148Timor-Leste6,707 t1,125 t
149Equatorial Guinea6,610 t15 t
150Romania6,256 t11.2K t
151Sao Tome and Principe5,703 t—
152Bulgaria5,594 t9,511 t
153Hungary4,597 t18.9K t
154Syria4,430 t1,755 t
155New Caledonia4,208 t1,456 t
156Palestine4,195 t727 t
157Czechia3,381 t19.3K t
158Antigua and Barbuda3,230 t20 t
159Djibouti3,121 t—
160Isle of Man3,041 t—
161Malta2,809 t18.1K t
162Lebanon2,620 t938 t
163Tajikistan2,425 t2,248 t
164Serbia2,379 t5,776 t
165Turks and Caicos Islands2,277 t—
166Israel2,055 t13.8K t
167Afghanistan2,000 t11.2K t
168Slovakia1,895 t2,614 t
169Kuwait1,886 t464 t
170Grenada1,856 t26 t
171Azerbaijan1,790 t466 t
172Eritrea1,591 t4 t
173Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1,586 t13 t
174Puerto Rico1,581 t11 t
175Macau1,500 t—
176Switzerland1,486 t2,500 t
177Saint Lucia1,443 t209 t
178Tonga1,326 t100 t
179American Samoa1,311 t18 t
180Cyprus1,301 t7,594 t
181British Virgin Islands1,134 t1 t
182Armenia1,000 t24K t
183Montenegro855 t1,087 t
184Barbados852 t6 t
185Palau813 t10 t
186Jordan675 t2,582 t
187Saint Kitts and Nevis670 t4 t
188North Macedonia447 t1,814 t
189United States Virgin Islands420 t8 t
190Bermuda392 t—
191Belarus356 t7,164 t
192Guam352 t108 t
193Austria350 t4,719 t
194Bosnia and Herzegovina305 t3,960 t
195Dominica290 t3 t
196Slovenia272 t1,644 t
197Sint Maarten253 t—
198Singapore207 t4,745 t
199Northern Mariana Islands189 t41 t
200Aruba172 t2 t
201Cayman Islands125 t88 t
202Saint Martin90 t—
203Lesotho79 t1,836 t
204Eswatini65 t100 t
205Botswana38 t171 t
206Kyrgyzstan31 t20.7K t
207Bhutan9 t191 t
208Gibraltar1 t—
208Monaco1 t—
—Moldova—12.9K t

What correlates with Capture Fisheries Production (2022)?

Pearson r against 1,339 other country metrics sharing at least 126 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Capture Fisheries Production tend to score higher on these

  1. Cell PhonesCell Phones by Country
    r = +0.84 · very strong · n = 206
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  2. Social Media UsersSocial Media Users by Country
    r = +0.84 · very strong · n = 207
    Plot
  3. All Fish and Seafood ConsumptionFish Consumption by Country
    r = +0.84 · very strong · n = 170
    Plot
  4. Number of Active OfficersPolice Spending by Country
    r = +0.84 · very strong · n = 131
    Plot
  5. Internet Users (CIA)Internet Users by Country
    r = +0.84 · very strong · n = 206
    Plot
  6. Mortality (Deaths) - FemaleCancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.84 · very strong · n = 176
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Capture Fisheries Production tend to score lower on these

  1. US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
    r = −0.57 · strong · n = 200
    Plot
  2. Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
    r = −0.35 · moderate · n = 140
    Plot
  3. Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)Shoe Size by Country
    r = −0.31 · moderate · n = 153
    Plot
  4. Chlamydial Infection RateSTD Rates by Country
    r = −0.26 · weak · n = 192
    Plot
  5. Hypertension Age-Standardized Prevalence Females 30-79Hypertension Rates by Country
    r = −0.26 · weak · n = 188
    Plot
  6. Hypertension Age-Standardized Prevalence Adults 30-79Hypertension Rates by Country
    r = −0.24 · weak · n = 188
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Capture Fisheries Production?
China has the highest Capture Fisheries Production in 2022, at 13.2M t, followed by Indonesia (7.4M t) and India (5.5M t).
Which country has the lowest Capture Fisheries Production?
Monaco has the lowest Capture Fisheries Production in 2022, at 1 t.
What is the median Capture Fisheries Production across countries?
The median is 44.6K t across the 209 countries with data in 2022.
Where does this fishing industry by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Total fisheries production (metric tons) - World Bank; Capture fisheries production (metric tons) - World Bank; Aquaculture production (metric tons) - World Bank.

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