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 | Indonesia | 406,771 |
2 | Republic of Korea | 194,867 |
3 | Ecuador | 181,741 |
4 | Taiwan Province of China | 178,880 |
5 | Japan | 171,487 |
6 | Kiribati | 159,110 |
7 | Spain | 138,219 |
8 | Papua New Guinea | 132,359 |
9 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 128,195 |
10 | Maldives | 126,386 |
11 | United States of America | 93,836 |
12 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 83,507 |
13 | Nauru | 83,155 |
14 | Philippines | 82,331 |
15 | Seychelles | 78,553 |
16 | Ghana | 76,750 |
17 | Viet Nam | 75,344 |
18 | Marshall Islands | 71,324 |
19 | France | 63,036 |
20 | Panama | 61,867 |
21 | Vanuatu | 53,850 |
22 | Senegal | 42,671 |
23 | China | 42,293 |
24 | Tuvalu | 33,992 |
25 | Sri Lanka | 30,652 |
26 | Belize | 29,134 |
27 | El Salvador | 27,568 |
28 | Solomon Islands | 26,803 |
29 | India | 22,286 |
30 | Colombia | 20,374 |
31 | Peru | 19,732 |
32 | Mexico | 14,190 |
33 | Brazil | 14,122 |
34 | Mauritius | 13,804 |
35 | Nicaragua | 7,741 |
36 | Morocco | 7,470 |
37 | Comoros | 7,323 |
38 | Guatemala | 7,229 |
39 | Italy | 6,688 |
40 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 6,680 |
41 | Malaysia | 6,216 |
42 | Thailand | 4,312 |
43 | Portugal | 4,223 |
44 | Curaçao | 4,103 |
45 | Cook Islands | 3,850 |
46 | Yemen | 2,755 |
47 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,266 |
48 | Mozambique | 1,801 |
49 | Cabo Verde | 1,250 |
50 | Pakistan | 1,053 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.