Here are the top countries with fish catch in metric tons from the latest year with data available, 2022. Data from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
| Rank | Country | Metric Tons |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecuador | 6,576 |
| 2 | Taiwan Province of China | 4,664 |
| 3 | Japan | 1,589 |
| 4 | China | 1,568 |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 1,567 |
| 6 | Indonesia | 1,062 |
| 7 | Republic of Korea | 939 |
| 8 | Philippines | 935 |
| 9 | India | 858 |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 725 |
| 11 | French Polynesia | 443 |
| 12 | Pakistan | 305 |
| 13 | Seychelles | 292 |
| 14 | Kiribati | 250 |
| 15 | Solomon Islands | 224 |
| 16 | France | 206 |
| 17 | Marshall Islands | 195 |
| 18 | Vanuatu | 171 |
| 19 | Réunion | 153 |
| 20 | New Caledonia | 140 |
| 21 | Ghana | 121 |
| 22 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 117 |
| 23 | Fiji | 113 |
| 24 | Martinique | 90 |
| 25 | Saint Lucia | 85 |
| 26 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 79 |
| 27 | Sao Tome and Principe | 75 |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 75 |
| 29 | Comoros | 63 |
| 30 | Papua New Guinea | 54 |
| 31 | Mauritius | 52 |
| 32 | Samoa | 47 |
| 33 | Tonga | 45 |
| 34 | Guadeloupe | 43 |
| 34 | Cook Islands | 43 |
| 36 | Senegal | 38 |
| 37 | Portugal | 36 |
| 38 | Nauru | 26 |
| 39 | Liberia | 25 |
| 40 | Grenada | 19 |
| 41 | Spain | 18 |
| 43 | Panama | 15 |
| 43 | Dominica | 15 |
| 43 | Tuvalu | 15 |
| 45 | Niue | 11 |
| 46 | South Africa | 10 |
| 47 | Barbados | 9 |
| 48 | Namibia | 8 |
| 48 | Malaysia | 8 |
| 50 | Mayotte | 6 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.