Top Skipjack Tuna Fishing Countries

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).

RankCountryMetric Tons
1Indonesia406,771
2Republic of Korea194,867
3Ecuador181,741
4Taiwan Province of China178,880
5Japan171,487
6Kiribati159,110
7Spain138,219
8Papua New Guinea132,359
9Micronesia (Federated States of)128,195
10Maldives126,386
11United States of America93,836
12Iran (Islamic Republic of)83,507
13Nauru83,155
14Philippines82,331
15Seychelles78,553
16Ghana76,750
17Viet Nam75,344
18Marshall Islands71,324
19France63,036
20Panama61,867
21Vanuatu53,850
22Senegal42,671
23China42,293
24Tuvalu33,992
25Sri Lanka30,652
26Belize29,134
27El Salvador27,568
28Solomon Islands26,803
29India22,286
30Colombia20,374
31Peru19,732
32Mexico14,190
33Brazil14,122
34Mauritius13,804
35Nicaragua7,741
36Morocco7,470
37Comoros7,323
38Guatemala7,229
39Italy6,688
40Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)6,680
41Malaysia6,216
42Thailand4,312
43Portugal4,223
44Curaçao4,103
45Cook Islands3,850
46Yemen2,755
47Côte d'Ivoire2,266
48Mozambique1,801
49Cabo Verde1,250
50Pakistan1,053

Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.