Data for 1959
Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1959
1959, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1959 covers 182 countries on 4 measures. Japan is highest, at 5,583,800; 11 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 6,050. Against 1958, 120 values changed (86 up, 34 down), the same countries are covered.
Fisheries and Aquaculture Production · Data for 1959
HighestJapan
5,583,800Lowest11 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, 1959, 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 | 5,583,800 | 5,422,210 | 161,590 | 337,600 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 2,835,600 | 2,134,259 | 701,341 | 196,959 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 2,769,363 | 2,666,304 | 103,059 | 90,542 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 2,123,400 | 2,123,400 | 0 | 300 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 1,354,026 | 1,353,026 | 1,000 | 64,100 |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 1,040,993 | 1,038,023 | 2,970 | 13,400 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 999,435 | 999,400 | 35 | 60,000 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 854,217 | 848,217 | 6,000 | 16,630 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 823,200 | 782,432 | 40,768 | — |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 813,850 | 793,600 | 20,250 | — |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 754,100 | 674,084 | 80,016 | 3,000 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 738,500 | 738,500 | 0 | 15,000 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 672,836 | 564,136 | 108,700 | 107,920 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 668,000 | 661,956 | 6,044 | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 654,800 | 654,800 | 0 | 18,000 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 476,374 | 418,234 | 58,140 | 1,017 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 427,256 | 427,256 | 0 | 15,000 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 400,510 | 352,563 | 47,947 | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 360,900 | 350,700 | 10,200 | 31,199 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 360,060 | 360,000 | 60 | — |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 359,610 | 325,200 | 34,410 | 500 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 300,000 | 299,280 | 720 | 3,637 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 295,400 | 227,200 | 68,200 | — |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 276,582 | 201,520 | 75,062 | 588 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 272,700 | 272,700 | 0 | — |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 272,594 | 272,524 | 70 | 7,000 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 262,704 | 262,100 | 604 | — |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 238,800 | 238,800 | 0 | — |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 215,257 | 213,201 | 2,056 | 1,300 |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 214,305 | 183,738 | 30,567 | 100 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 171,800 | 171,700 | 100 | 18,000 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 162,200 | 154,400 | 7,800 | — |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 153,400 | 153,400 | 0 | — |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 144,400 | 144,400 | 0 | 16,000 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 134,667 | 129,400 | 5,267 | — |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 94,550 | 94,500 | 50 | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 88,400 | 88,400 | 0 | 3,000 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 87,200 | 87,200 | 0 | — |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 85,600 | 81,000 | 4,600 | — |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 83,300 | 83,300 | 0 | — |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 82,270 | 82,000 | 270 | — |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 80,000 | 80,000 | 0 | — |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 69,200 | 69,200 | 0 | — |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 68,800 | 68,800 | 0 | 1,500 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 68,140 | 67,050 | 1,090 | — |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 66,600 | 66,600 | 0 | — |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 57,500 | 57,500 | 0 | — |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 57,086 | 51,286 | 5,800 | — |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 55,800 | 55,800 | 0 | — |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 55,000 | 55,000 | 0 | — |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 54,565 | 54,000 | 565 | 70 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 50,200 | 50,200 | 0 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 50,000 | 48,176 | 1,824 | — |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 41,500 | 38,700 | 2,800 | 300 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 41,378 | 41,378 | 0 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 40,000 | 40,000 | 0 | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 38,600 | 37,100 | 1,500 | — |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 38,000 | 38,000 | 0 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 35,900 | 35,900 | 0 | 0 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 35,200 | 24,000 | 11,200 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 34,500 | 34,500 | 0 | — |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 33,200 | 33,200 | 0 | — |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 32,000 | 32,000 | 0 | — |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 30,000 | 30,000 | 0 | — |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 28,200 | 28,200 | 0 | — |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 27,000 | 27,000 | 0 | 1,000 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 25,000 | 25,000 | 0 | — |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 24,400 | 24,400 | 0 | — |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 22,950 | 22,600 | 350 | 0 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 22,400 | 22,400 | 0 | — |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 22,100 | 22,100 | 0 | — |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 20,900 | 20,900 | 0 | — |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 20,015 | 20,015 | 0 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 20,000 | 20,000 | 0 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 19,400 | 19,400 | 0 | — |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 18,000 | 18,000 | 0 | — |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 15,000 | 15,000 | 0 | — |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 14,900 | 14,900 | 0 | — |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 14,885 | 14,885 | 0 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 14,400 | 5,030 | 9,370 | — |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 14,121 | 5,300 | 8,821 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 13,700 | 13,700 | 0 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 12,000 | 12,000 | 0 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 12,000 | 12,000 | 0 | 0 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 11,500 | 11,500 | 0 | — |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 11,000 | 11,000 | 0 | — |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 11,000 | 11,000 | 0 | — |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | — |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 8,500 | 8,500 | 0 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 8,300 | 8,300 | 0 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 6,100 | 5,600 | 500 | 0 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 6,000 | 6,000 | 0 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 5,900 | 5,900 | 0 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 5,800 | 5,800 | 0 | — |
 Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe | 5,800 | 5,800 | 0 | — |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 5,800 | 5,800 | 0 | — |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 5,000 | 5,000 | 0 | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 4,500 | 4,500 | 0 | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 4,413 | 4,413 | 0 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 4,000 | 3,350 | 650 | — |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 4,000 | 4,000 | 0 | — |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 4,000 | 4,000 | 0 | — |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 3,950 | 3,950 | 0 | — |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 3,700 | 3,700 | 0 | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 3,400 | 3,400 | 0 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 3,000 | 3,000 | 0 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 3,000 | 3,000 | 0 | — |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 3,000 | 3,000 | 0 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 3,000 | 3,000 | 0 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 3,000 | 3,000 | 0 | — |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 2,900 | 2,900 | 0 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 2,800 | 2,800 | 0 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 2,800 | 2,800 | 0 | — |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 2,700 | 2,700 | 0 | — |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 2,500 | 2,500 | 0 | — |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 2,500 | 2,500 | 0 | — |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 2,400 | 2,400 | 0 | — |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 2,200 | 2,200 | 0 | — |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | — |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 1,900 | 1,900 | 0 | — |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 1,800 | 1,800 | 0 | — |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 1,700 | 1,700 | 0 | — |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 1,700 | 1,700 | 0 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 1,600 | 1,600 | 0 | — |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 1,600 | 1,600 | 0 | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 1,500 | 1,500 | 0 | — |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 1,500 | 1,500 | 0 | — |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 1,400 | 1,400 | 0 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 1,300 | 1,300 | 0 | — |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 1,200 | 1,200 | 0 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 1,124 | 1,124 | 0 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 817 | 817 | 0 | — |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 800 | 800 | 0 | — |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 800 | 800 | 0 | 0 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 800 | 800 | 0 | — |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 730 | 730 | 0 | — |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 700 | 700 | 0 | — |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 BermudaBMUNorthern America | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 MicronesiaFSMMicronesia | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 300 | 300 | 0 | — |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 300 | 300 | 0 | — |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 200 | 200 | 0 | — |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 200 | 200 | 0 | — |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
 Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia | 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 | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 NiueNIUPolynesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 TuvaluTUVPolynesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
02In 1959
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Japan5,583,800
- China2,835,600
- United States2,769,363
- Peru2,123,400
- Norway1,354,026
Lowest
- Tuvalushared0
- Timor-Lesteshared0
- Palestineshared0
- Naurushared0
- Niueshared0
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 6,050. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Capture fisheries (tonnes, live weight)
Highest
Japan5,422,210Lowest11 share it
Middle country: 5,800
Aquaculture (tonnes, live weight)
Highest
China701,341Lowest140 share it
Middle country: 0
Algae, capture and farmed (tonnes, wet weight; not in the total)
Highest
Japan337,600Lowest6 share it
Middle country: 3,000
031958 → 1959
Since 1958
What changed between 1958 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 120values changed, of 182 in both
- 86 · 34rose · fell
- 62unchanged
Rose most
- Peru901,200 → 2,123,400+1,222,200
- Japan5,179,090 → 5,583,800+404,710
- United States2,501,717 → 2,769,363+267,646
- China2,728,800 → 2,835,600+106,800
- South Africa659,700 → 738,500+78,800
Fell most
- India1,064,600 → 823,200−241,400
- Portugal466,112 → 427,256−38,856
- Netherlands318,400 → 295,400−23,000
- Faroe Islands106,700 → 87,200−19,500
- Morocco161,700 → 144,400−17,300
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
Read before you use
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 1959.
130 distinct values among 182
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 11 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) (1959). Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1959 [data set], describing 1959. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/fish-production/1959
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07Questions
Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1959: questions and answers
Which country has the highest fish production in Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1959?
Japan, at 5,583,800, of the 182 countries in the file.
What year does Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1959 describe?
1959.
How many countries does Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1959 cover?
182.
Where can I download Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1959?
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, 1959 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 2024.