Data for 1953
Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1953
1953, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1953 covers 182 countries on 4 measures. Japan is highest, at 4,212,160; 14 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 4,050. Against 1952, 128 values changed (98 up, 30 down), the same countries are covered.
Fisheries and Aquaculture Production · Data for 1953
HighestJapan
4,212,160Lowest14 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, 1953, 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 | 4,212,160 | 4,096,136 | 116,024 | 302,400 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 2,476,685 | 2,396,417 | 80,268 | 127,173 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 1,975,400 | 1,723,400 | 252,000 | 930 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 1,396,141 | 1,396,141 | 0 | 21,700 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 1,157,030 | 1,157,000 | 30 | 40,000 |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 840,601 | 837,881 | 2,720 | 10,670 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 819,597 | 796,209 | 23,388 | — |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 792,920 | 779,900 | 13,020 | — |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 644,600 | 644,600 | 0 | 10,000 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 639,555 | 523,755 | 115,800 | 65,640 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 627,112 | 624,912 | 2,200 | 16,000 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 616,900 | 562,292 | 54,608 | 2,000 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 458,100 | 458,100 | 0 | 12,000 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 421,250 | 421,250 | 0 | 10,000 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 331,500 | 328,600 | 2,900 | — |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 324,861 | 291,389 | 33,472 | 661 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 311,300 | 254,000 | 57,300 | — |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 250,250 | 209,318 | 40,932 | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 239,100 | 236,900 | 2,200 | 18,900 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 224,400 | 224,400 | 0 | — |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 211,390 | 185,581 | 25,809 | 0 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 209,169 | 208,729 | 440 | 1,000 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 190,700 | 190,400 | 300 | — |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 166,263 | 94,364 | 71,899 | 741 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 160,700 | 160,700 | 0 | — |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 138,800 | 138,800 | 0 | 12,500 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 123,554 | 117,300 | 6,254 | — |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 122,000 | 121,780 | 220 | 1,119 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 117,700 | 117,700 | 0 | 200 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 107,200 | 107,150 | 50 | 5,000 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 100,002 | 100,000 | 2 | — |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 96,400 | 94,100 | 2,300 | — |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 92,500 | 92,500 | 0 | — |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 88,800 | 88,800 | 0 | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 77,200 | 77,200 | 0 | 1,000 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 74,300 | 74,300 | 0 | — |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 72,300 | 72,300 | 0 | 10,000 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 70,380 | 60,000 | 10,380 | 400 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 67,567 | 66,867 | 700 | — |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 66,600 | 66,600 | 0 | — |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 63,300 | 63,300 | 0 | — |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 60,000 | 60,000 | 0 | — |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 58,800 | 58,800 | 0 | 1,000 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 55,500 | 55,500 | 0 | — |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 52,100 | 49,400 | 2,700 | — |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 49,909 | 46,309 | 3,600 | — |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 46,102 | 46,000 | 102 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 42,000 | 41,261 | 739 | — |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 40,000 | 40,000 | 0 | — |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 39,610 | 38,950 | 660 | 50 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 36,600 | 35,300 | 1,300 | 200 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 35,000 | 35,000 | 0 | — |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 34,000 | 34,000 | 0 | — |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 30,000 | 30,000 | 0 | — |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 29,300 | 19,000 | 10,300 | — |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 25,070 | 25,070 | 0 | — |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 25,017 | 25,017 | 0 | — |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 25,000 | 25,000 | 0 | — |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 24,000 | 24,000 | 0 | — |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 23,400 | 23,400 | 0 | — |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 22,798 | 22,798 | 0 | — |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 22,300 | 22,300 | 0 | — |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 21,000 | 21,000 | 0 | — |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 20,600 | 20,600 | 0 | 500 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 20,000 | 20,000 | 0 | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 19,000 | 18,200 | 800 | — |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 18,950 | 18,700 | 250 | 0 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 17,000 | 17,000 | 0 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 15,000 | 15,000 | 0 | — |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 15,000 | 15,000 | 0 | — |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 14,000 | 14,000 | 0 | — |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 12,000 | 12,000 | 0 | — |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 11,620 | 11,620 | 0 | — |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 11,000 | 11,000 | 0 | — |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 10,500 | 10,500 | 0 | — |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 9,100 | 9,100 | 0 | 0 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 8,305 | 3,000 | 5,305 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 8,300 | 8,300 | 0 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 8,000 | 8,000 | 0 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 8,000 | 8,000 | 0 | 0 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 8,000 | 8,000 | 0 | — |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 7,400 | 7,400 | 0 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 6,000 | 3,420 | 2,580 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 5,600 | 5,200 | 400 | 0 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 5,500 | 5,500 | 0 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 5,500 | 5,500 | 0 | — |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 5,000 | 5,000 | 0 | — |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 4,200 | 4,200 | 0 | — |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 4,100 | 4,100 | 0 | — |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 4,000 | 4,000 | 0 | — |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 4,000 | 4,000 | 0 | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 3,713 | 3,713 | 0 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 3,400 | 3,400 | 0 | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 3,300 | 3,300 | 0 | — |
 Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe | 3,200 | 3,200 | 0 | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 2,900 | 2,900 | 0 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 2,900 | 2,900 | 0 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 2,600 | 2,600 | 0 | — |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 2,600 | 2,600 | 0 | — |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 2,500 | 2,500 | 0 | — |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 2,500 | 2,500 | 0 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 2,500 | 2,500 | 0 | — |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 2,400 | 2,400 | 0 | — |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 2,380 | 2,380 | 0 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 2,200 | 2,200 | 0 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 2,200 | 2,200 | 0 | — |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | — |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | — |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | — |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 1,800 | 1,390 | 410 | — |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 1,800 | 1,800 | 0 | — |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 1,500 | 1,500 | 0 | — |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 1,400 | 1,400 | 0 | — |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 1,400 | 1,400 | 0 | — |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 1,100 | 1,100 | 0 | — |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 1,100 | 1,100 | 0 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 1,100 | 1,100 | 0 | — |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 900 | 900 | 0 | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 900 | 900 | 0 | — |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 900 | 900 | 0 | 0 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 818 | 818 | 0 | — |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 800 | 800 | 0 | — |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 730 | 730 | 0 | — |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 700 | 700 | 0 | — |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 BermudaBMUNorthern America | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 350 | 350 | 0 | — |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 300 | 300 | 0 | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 300 | 300 | 0 | — |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 300 | 300 | 0 | — |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 300 | 300 | 0 | — |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 200 | 200 | 0 | — |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 200 | 200 | 0 | — |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 200 | 200 | 0 | — |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 200 | 200 | 0 | — |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 200 | 200 | 0 | — |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 60 | 60 | 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 1953
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Japan4,212,160
- United States2,476,685
- China1,975,400
- Norway1,396,141
- United Kingdom1,157,030
Lowest
- Tuvalushared0
- Timor-Lesteshared0
- Palestineshared0
- Naurushared0
- Niueshared0
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 4,050. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Capture fisheries (tonnes, live weight)
Highest
Japan4,096,136Lowest14 share it
Middle country: 3,857
Aquaculture (tonnes, live weight)
Highest
China252,000Lowest143 share it
Middle country: 0
Algae, capture and farmed (tonnes, wet weight; not in the total)
Highest
Japan302,400Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 1,000
031952 → 1953
Since 1952
What changed between 1952 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 128values changed, of 182 in both
- 98 · 30rose · fell
- 54unchanged
Rose most
- China1,754,100 → 1,975,400+221,300
- Portugal333,822 → 421,250+87,428
- Germany719,760 → 792,920+73,160
- Angola157,300 → 224,400+67,100
- Bangladesh200,220 → 250,250+50,030
Fell most
- Norway1,669,776 → 1,396,141−273,635
- Japan4,314,709 → 4,212,160−102,549
- United Kingdom1,195,130 → 1,157,030−38,100
- South Korea258,700 → 239,100−19,600
- Malaysia138,565 → 123,554−15,011
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 1953.
119 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.
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1953). Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1953 [data set], describing 1953. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/fish-production/1953
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07Questions
Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1953: questions and answers
Which country has the highest fish production in Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1953?
Japan, at 4,212,160, of the 182 countries in the file.
What year does Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1953 describe?
1953.
How many countries does Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1953 cover?
182.
Where can I download Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1953?
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, 1953 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 2024.