Data for 1956
Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1956
1956, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1956 covers 182 countries on 4 measures. Japan is highest, at 4,468,220; 13 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 5,500. Against 1955, 122 values changed (87 up, 35 down), the same countries are covered.
Fisheries and Aquaculture Production · Data for 1956
HighestJapan
4,468,220Lowest13 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, 1956, 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 | 4,468,220 | 4,339,295 | 128,925 | 327,800 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 2,772,200 | 2,369,005 | 403,195 | 4,537 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 2,764,809 | 2,666,008 | 98,801 | 118,312 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 1,977,462 | 1,977,462 | 0 | 53,000 |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 1,120,340 | 1,117,600 | 2,740 | 11,230 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 1,077,935 | 1,077,900 | 35 | 50,000 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 1,013,944 | 983,172 | 30,772 | — |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 875,890 | 866,400 | 9,490 | — |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 773,649 | 767,949 | 5,700 | 16,000 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 713,900 | 643,746 | 70,154 | 2,000 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 677,632 | 573,632 | 104,000 | 66,680 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 547,900 | 547,900 | 0 | 15,000 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 533,800 | 533,800 | 0 | 15,000 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 472,090 | 472,090 | 0 | 10,000 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 455,950 | 452,000 | 3,950 | — |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 432,118 | 393,628 | 38,490 | 768 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 425,500 | 425,500 | 0 | — |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 360,020 | 360,000 | 20 | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 321,600 | 316,100 | 5,500 | 24,400 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 300,350 | 256,070 | 44,280 | — |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 300,000 | 299,550 | 450 | 2,018 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 268,300 | 268,300 | 0 | 200 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 263,600 | 213,000 | 50,600 | — |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 250,080 | 223,700 | 26,380 | 400 |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 225,820 | 197,679 | 28,141 | 0 |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 225,487 | 151,544 | 73,943 | 1,078 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 220,444 | 219,762 | 682 | 1,200 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 207,900 | 207,900 | 0 | — |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 188,400 | 188,000 | 400 | — |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 188,300 | 188,240 | 60 | 7,000 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 139,300 | 138,200 | 1,100 | — |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 134,300 | 134,200 | 100 | 10,400 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 125,520 | 125,500 | 20 | — |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 116,300 | 116,300 | 0 | — |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 115,297 | 109,800 | 5,497 | — |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 108,200 | 108,200 | 0 | 14,500 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 96,200 | 96,200 | 0 | — |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 77,067 | 76,197 | 870 | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 75,200 | 75,200 | 0 | 2,000 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 70,600 | 67,200 | 3,400 | — |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 70,000 | 70,000 | 0 | — |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 69,100 | 69,100 | 0 | — |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 63,800 | 63,800 | 0 | 1,000 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 61,300 | 61,300 | 0 | — |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 60,875 | 60,700 | 175 | — |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 53,000 | 53,000 | 0 | — |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 50,000 | 50,000 | 0 | — |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 48,064 | 44,064 | 4,000 | — |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 45,700 | 45,700 | 0 | — |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 45,400 | 45,400 | 0 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 45,000 | 43,702 | 1,298 | — |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 44,730 | 44,400 | 330 | 50 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 44,000 | 44,000 | 0 | — |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 38,400 | 35,900 | 2,500 | 300 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 38,000 | 38,000 | 0 | — |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 34,000 | 23,300 | 10,700 | — |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 32,920 | 32,600 | 320 | 0 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 32,722 | 32,722 | 0 | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 30,500 | 28,500 | 2,000 | — |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 30,000 | 30,000 | 0 | — |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 28,300 | 28,300 | 0 | — |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 27,400 | 27,400 | 0 | — |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 25,015 | 25,015 | 0 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 24,000 | 24,000 | 0 | — |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 23,000 | 23,000 | 0 | — |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 22,600 | 22,600 | 0 | 1,000 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 21,956 | 21,956 | 0 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 21,800 | 21,800 | 0 | 0 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 21,800 | 21,800 | 0 | — |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 21,200 | 21,200 | 0 | — |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 18,400 | 18,400 | 0 | — |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 15,600 | 15,600 | 0 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 15,000 | 15,000 | 0 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 15,000 | 15,000 | 0 | — |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 15,000 | 15,000 | 0 | — |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 14,000 | 14,000 | 0 | — |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 12,050 | 12,050 | 0 | — |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 11,058 | 3,600 | 7,458 | — |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 11,000 | 11,000 | 0 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 10,900 | 4,700 | 6,200 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 10,300 | 10,300 | 0 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | 0 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | — |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 9,600 | 9,600 | 0 | — |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 9,000 | 9,000 | 0 | — |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 8,500 | 8,500 | 0 | — |
 Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe | 7,000 | 7,000 | 0 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 6,500 | 5,950 | 550 | 0 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 6,500 | 6,500 | 0 | — |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 5,500 | 5,500 | 0 | — |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 5,500 | 5,500 | 0 | — |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 5,400 | 5,400 | 0 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 5,400 | 5,400 | 0 | — |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 5,000 | 5,000 | 0 | — |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 4,600 | 4,600 | 0 | — |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 4,210 | 4,210 | 0 | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 3,800 | 3,800 | 0 | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 3,600 | 3,600 | 0 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 3,400 | 3,400 | 0 | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 3,213 | 3,213 | 0 | — |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 3,000 | 3,000 | 0 | — |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 3,000 | 3,000 | 0 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 3,000 | 3,000 | 0 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 3,000 | 3,000 | 0 | — |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 3,000 | 3,000 | 0 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 2,900 | 2,900 | 0 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 2,800 | 2,320 | 480 | — |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 2,700 | 2,700 | 0 | — |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 2,500 | 2,500 | 0 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 2,500 | 2,500 | 0 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 2,500 | 2,500 | 0 | — |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 2,500 | 2,500 | 0 | — |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 2,200 | 2,200 | 0 | — |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 2,200 | 2,200 | 0 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | — |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | — |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | — |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 1,600 | 1,600 | 0 | — |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 1,600 | 1,600 | 0 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 1,600 | 1,600 | 0 | — |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 1,500 | 1,500 | 0 | — |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 1,500 | 1,500 | 0 | — |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 1,400 | 1,400 | 0 | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 1,300 | 1,300 | 0 | — |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 1,300 | 1,300 | 0 | — |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 1,200 | 1,200 | 0 | — |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 1,200 | 1,200 | 0 | — |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 835 | 835 | 0 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 821 | 821 | 0 | — |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 800 | 800 | 0 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 800 | 800 | 0 | — |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 730 | 730 | 0 | — |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 700 | 700 | 0 | — |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 700 | 700 | 0 | 0 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 700 | 700 | 0 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 BermudaBMUNorthern America | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 350 | 350 | 0 | — |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 300 | 300 | 0 | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 300 | 300 | 0 | — |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 300 | 300 | 0 | — |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 300 | 300 | 0 | — |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 200 | 200 | 0 | — |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 200 | 200 | 0 | — |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 200 | 200 | 0 | — |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
 MicronesiaFSMMicronesia | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 50 | 50 | 0 | — |
 GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 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 1956
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Japan4,468,220
- China2,772,200
- United States2,764,809
- Norway1,977,462
- Canada1,120,340
Lowest
- Tuvalushared0
- Timor-Lesteshared0
- Palestineshared0
- Naurushared0
- Niueshared0
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 5,500. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Capture fisheries (tonnes, live weight)
Highest
Japan4,339,295Lowest13 share it
Middle country: 5,400
Aquaculture (tonnes, live weight)
Highest
China403,195Lowest141 share it
Middle country: 0
Algae, capture and farmed (tonnes, wet weight; not in the total)
Highest
Japan327,800Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 2,000
031955 → 1956
Since 1955
What changed between 1955 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 122values changed, of 182 in both
- 87 · 35rose · fell
- 60unchanged
Rose most
- Norway1,643,008 → 1,977,462+334,454
- United States2,580,032 → 2,764,809+184,777
- India840,027 → 1,013,944+173,917
- Myanmar200,010 → 360,020+160,010
- Canada966,333 → 1,120,340+154,007
Fell most
- Japan4,567,813 → 4,468,220−99,593
- South Africa608,800 → 533,800−75,000
- United Kingdom1,107,235 → 1,077,935−29,300
- Chile214,300 → 188,300−26,000
- Sweden211,400 → 188,400−23,000
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 1956.
121 distinct values among 182
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 13 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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07Questions
Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1956: questions and answers
Which country has the highest fish production in Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1956?
Japan, at 4,468,220, of the 182 countries in the file.
What year does Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1956 describe?
1956.
How many countries does Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1956 cover?
182.
Where can I download Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1956?
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, 1956 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 2024.