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 | 269,843 |
| 2 | Mexico | 120,218 |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 82,856 |
| 4 | Oman | 72,167 |
| 5 | Ecuador | 63,660 |
| 6 | Spain | 62,735 |
| 7 | Philippines | 62,398 |
| 8 | Republic of Korea | 55,715 |
| 9 | Taiwan Province of China | 53,191 |
| 10 | Panama | 52,409 |
| 11 | Japan | 48,519 |
| 12 | France | 42,282 |
| 13 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 41,248 |
| 14 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 38,821 |
| 15 | Seychelles | 35,967 |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 30,038 |
| 17 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 29,818 |
| 18 | Ghana | 29,550 |
| 19 | Maldives | 28,083 |
| 20 | Colombia | 27,645 |
| 21 | Kiribati | 27,635 |
| 22 | Yemen | 24,575 |
| 23 | Viet Nam | 19,941 |
| 24 | Nauru | 19,883 |
| 25 | India | 17,249 |
| 26 | Solomon Islands | 16,664 |
| 27 | United States of America | 16,250 |
| 28 | China | 15,817 |
| 29 | Brazil | 15,522 |
| 30 | Vanuatu | 14,661 |
| 31 | El Salvador | 11,946 |
| 32 | Marshall Islands | 11,512 |
| 33 | Mauritius | 11,191 |
| 34 | Belize | 10,118 |
| 35 | Senegal | 9,407 |
| 36 | Nicaragua | 8,945 |
| 37 | Pakistan | 7,470 |
| 38 | Tuvalu | 6,648 |
| 39 | Peru | 5,561 |
| 40 | Comoros | 4,427 |
| 41 | Guatemala | 3,842 |
| 42 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3,336 |
| 43 | Curaçao | 3,122 |
| 44 | United Republic of Tanzania, Zanzibar | 2,850 |
| 45 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2,784 |
| 46 | Italy | 2,371 |
| 47 | French Polynesia | 2,319 |
| 48 | Fiji | 2,179 |
| 49 | Kenya | 1,958 |
| 50 | Angola | 1,609 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.