Data for 1951
Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1951
1951, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1951 covers 182 countries on 4 measures. Japan is highest, at 3,408,538; 14 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 3,600. Against 1950, 76 values changed (49 up, 27 down), the same countries are covered.
Fisheries and Aquaculture Production · Data for 1951
HighestJapan
3,408,538Lowest14 countries share it
0Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1951, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 182 countries · select a heading to sort
| JapanJPNEastern Asia | 3,408,538 | 3,348,127 | 60,411 | 246,300 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 2,394,259 | 2,325,813 | 68,446 | 115,998 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 1,667,983 | 1,667,983 | 0 | 10,600 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 1,396,400 | 1,249,207 | 147,193 | 0 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 1,088,430 | 1,088,400 | 30 | 30,000 |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 927,199 | 924,489 | 2,710 | 6,600 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 754,905 | 735,346 | 19,559 | — |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 729,610 | 719,500 | 10,110 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 586,412 | 471,312 | 115,100 | 35,000 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 576,524 | 573,724 | 2,800 | 16,000 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 508,000 | 465,588 | 42,412 | 1,000 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 470,200 | 470,200 | 0 | 8,000 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 440,100 | 440,100 | 0 | 10,000 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 310,451 | 280,782 | 29,669 | 608 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 307,199 | 307,199 | 0 | 10,000 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 281,100 | 278,600 | 2,500 | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 266,900 | 265,600 | 1,300 | 16,000 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 263,800 | 220,800 | 43,000 | — |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 200,200 | 161,347 | 38,853 | — |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 192,810 | 169,633 | 23,177 | 0 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 186,113 | 185,727 | 386 | 1,000 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 183,000 | 183,000 | 0 | — |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 173,200 | 172,700 | 500 | — |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 158,300 | 158,300 | 0 | — |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 138,174 | 133,600 | 4,574 | — |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 131,536 | 80,461 | 51,075 | 500 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 100,000 | 100,000 | 0 | 10,300 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 100,000 | 99,910 | 90 | 756 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 100,000 | 100,000 | 0 | — |
 PeruPERSouth America | 97,100 | 97,100 | 0 | 200 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 94,100 | 94,060 | 40 | 5,000 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 92,700 | 92,700 | 0 | — |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 90,000 | 90,000 | 0 | 8,000 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 87,500 | 85,500 | 2,000 | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 77,600 | 77,600 | 0 | 1,000 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 75,000 | 75,000 | 0 | — |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 70,330 | 60,000 | 10,330 | 300 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 60,000 | 60,000 | 0 | — |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 56,800 | 56,800 | 0 | — |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 49,600 | 47,600 | 2,000 | — |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 45,801 | 45,800 | 1 | — |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 43,050 | 43,000 | 50 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 40,000 | 39,626 | 374 | — |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 38,300 | 38,300 | 0 | — |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 35,800 | 32,800 | 3,000 | — |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 35,000 | 34,430 | 570 | 50 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 34,400 | 33,300 | 1,100 | 200 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 32,000 | 32,000 | 0 | 500 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 31,300 | 31,300 | 0 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 30,000 | 30,000 | 0 | — |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 30,000 | 30,000 | 0 | — |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 25,045 | 24,445 | 600 | — |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 25,000 | 25,000 | 0 | — |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 25,000 | 25,000 | 0 | — |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 24,182 | 24,182 | 0 | — |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 23,100 | 23,100 | 0 | — |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 22,500 | 22,500 | 0 | — |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 22,000 | 22,000 | 0 | — |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 20,600 | 14,250 | 6,350 | — |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 20,017 | 20,017 | 0 | — |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 20,000 | 20,000 | 0 | — |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 20,000 | 20,000 | 0 | — |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 18,200 | 18,000 | 200 | 0 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 17,500 | 17,500 | 0 | 500 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 17,000 | 16,300 | 700 | — |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 16,000 | 16,000 | 0 | — |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 16,000 | 16,000 | 0 | — |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 15,360 | 15,360 | 0 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 15,100 | 15,100 | 0 | — |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 12,000 | 12,000 | 0 | — |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 12,000 | 12,000 | 0 | — |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 11,000 | 11,000 | 0 | — |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | — |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 8,700 | 8,700 | 0 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 8,000 | 8,000 | 0 | 0 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 8,000 | 8,000 | 0 | — |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 8,000 | 8,000 | 0 | — |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 7,174 | 3,800 | 3,374 | — |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 7,000 | 7,000 | 0 | — |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 7,000 | 7,000 | 0 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 6,000 | 6,000 | 0 | 0 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 6,000 | 6,000 | 0 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 5,000 | 5,000 | 0 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 5,000 | 5,000 | 0 | — |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 4,500 | 4,500 | 0 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 4,000 | 3,700 | 300 | 0 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 4,000 | 2,920 | 1,080 | — |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 4,000 | 4,000 | 0 | — |
 Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe | 3,700 | 3,700 | 0 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 3,500 | 3,500 | 0 | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 3,013 | 3,013 | 0 | — |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 3,000 | 3,000 | 0 | — |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 3,000 | 3,000 | 0 | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 3,000 | 3,000 | 0 | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 2,800 | 2,800 | 0 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 2,500 | 2,500 | 0 | — |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 2,500 | 2,500 | 0 | — |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 2,200 | 2,200 | 0 | — |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 2,200 | 2,200 | 0 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 2,100 | 2,100 | 0 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | — |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | — |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | — |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | — |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 1,600 | 1,600 | 0 | — |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 1,500 | 1,500 | 0 | — |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 1,500 | 1,500 | 0 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 1,200 | 830 | 370 | — |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 935 | 935 | 0 | — |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 800 | 800 | 0 | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 800 | 800 | 0 | — |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 800 | 800 | 0 | — |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 800 | 800 | 0 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 800 | 800 | 0 | — |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 800 | 800 | 0 | — |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 730 | 730 | 0 | — |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 700 | 700 | 0 | 0 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 BermudaBMUNorthern America | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 300 | 300 | 0 | — |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 300 | 300 | 0 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 300 | 300 | 0 | — |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 300 | 300 | 0 | — |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 300 | 300 | 0 | — |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 300 | 300 | 0 | — |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 300 | 300 | 0 | — |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 300 | 300 | 0 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 300 | 300 | 0 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 200 | 200 | 0 | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 200 | 200 | 0 | — |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 200 | 200 | 0 | — |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 200 | 200 | 0 | — |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 50 | 50 | 0 | — |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 50 | 50 | 0 | — |
 GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 MicronesiaFSMMicronesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 NiueNIUPolynesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 TuvaluTUVPolynesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
02In 1951
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Japan3,408,538
- United States2,394,259
- Norway1,667,983
- China1,396,400
- United Kingdom1,088,430
Lowest
- Tuvalushared0
- Timor-Lesteshared0
- Palestineshared0
- Naurushared0
- Niueshared0
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 3,600. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Capture fisheries (tonnes, live weight)
Highest
Japan3,348,127Lowest14 share it
Middle country: 3,257
Aquaculture (tonnes, live weight)
Highest
China147,193Lowest143 share it
Middle country: 0
Algae, capture and farmed (tonnes, wet weight; not in the total)
Highest
Japan246,300Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 878
031950 → 1951
Since 1950
What changed between 1950 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 76values changed, of 182 in both
- 49 · 27rose · fell
- 106unchanged
Rose most
- Japan2,921,142 → 3,408,538+487,396
- China956,100 → 1,396,400+440,300
- Norway1,278,554 → 1,667,983+389,429
- Indonesia244,000 → 508,000+264,000
- United Kingdom901,830 → 1,088,430+186,600
Fell most
- United States2,579,766 → 2,394,259−185,507
- Morocco132,100 → 100,000−32,100
- Canada951,632 → 927,199−24,433
- Spain599,603 → 576,524−23,079
- Greece52,050 → 43,050−9,000
Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1951.
100 distinct values among 182
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 14 countries share 0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
148 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
05The files
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1951). Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1951 [data set], describing 1951. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/fish-production/1951
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07Questions
Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1951: questions and answers
Which country has the highest fish production in Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1951?
Japan, at 3,408,538, of the 182 countries in the file.
What year does Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1951 describe?
1951.
How many countries does Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1951 cover?
182.
Where can I download Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1951?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1951 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 2024.