Data for 1961
Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1961
1961, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1961 covers 183 countries on 4 measures. Japan is highest, at 6,327,646; 10 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 8,000. Against 1960, 122 values changed (90 up, 32 down), 1 country joined.
Fisheries and Aquaculture Production · Data for 1961
HighestJapan
6,327,646Lowest10 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, 1961, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 183 countries · select a heading to sort
| JapanJPNEastern Asia | 6,327,646 | 6,137,272 | 190,374 | 424,800 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 5,216,000 | 5,216,000 | 0 | 500 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 2,835,600 | 2,395,838 | 439,762 | 338,000 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 2,813,905 | 2,711,358 | 102,547 | 132,429 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 1,454,910 | 1,454,010 | 900 | 72,100 |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 1,018,630 | 1,015,640 | 2,990 | 18,240 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 1,016,600 | 1,016,600 | 0 | 20,000 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 961,000 | 911,641 | 49,359 | — |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 957,195 | 949,195 | 8,000 | 21,725 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 906,800 | 820,828 | 85,972 | 8,000 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 875,538 | 875,403 | 135 | 78,200 |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 748,670 | 732,000 | 16,670 | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 716,064 | 716,064 | 0 | 18,000 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 711,620 | 594,920 | 116,700 | 79,600 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 637,492 | 629,954 | 7,538 | — |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 502,403 | 502,403 | 0 | 15,000 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 496,973 | 436,048 | 60,925 | 1,150 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 473,620 | 433,800 | 39,820 | 500 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 450,640 | 400,071 | 50,569 | — |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 429,905 | 429,825 | 80 | 11,000 |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 384,518 | 375,158 | 9,360 | 39,999 |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 362,803 | 257,039 | 105,764 | 899 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 360,110 | 360,000 | 110 | — |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 346,100 | 260,700 | 85,400 | — |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 342,000 | 341,100 | 900 | 5,387 |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 316,140 | 274,704 | 41,436 | 200 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 274,800 | 274,800 | 0 | — |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 268,924 | 268,413 | 511 | — |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 246,800 | 246,800 | 0 | — |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 243,906 | 239,130 | 4,776 | 1,300 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 208,215 | 208,101 | 114 | 16,700 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 185,522 | 176,822 | 8,700 | — |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 167,411 | 159,500 | 7,911 | — |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 159,181 | 159,181 | 0 | 17,500 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 120,220 | 120,220 | 0 | — |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 92,000 | 86,800 | 5,200 | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 91,800 | 91,800 | 0 | 10,100 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 85,290 | 85,000 | 290 | — |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 84,920 | 84,920 | 0 | — |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 82,600 | 82,600 | 0 | — |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 81,180 | 81,100 | 80 | — |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 80,000 | 80,000 | 0 | — |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 75,496 | 74,226 | 1,270 | — |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 75,000 | 75,000 | 0 | — |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 70,700 | 70,700 | 0 | 1,500 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 67,000 | 67,000 | 0 | — |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 61,600 | 61,600 | 0 | — |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 61,200 | 61,200 | 0 | — |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 60,178 | 53,678 | 6,500 | — |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 59,628 | 59,628 | 0 | — |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 56,500 | 56,500 | 0 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 55,010 | 52,837 | 2,173 | — |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 55,000 | 55,000 | 0 | — |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 54,795 | 54,130 | 665 | 70 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 50,734 | 49,734 | 1,000 | 400 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 45,000 | 45,000 | 0 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 45,000 | 45,000 | 0 | — |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 43,000 | 43,000 | 0 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 42,100 | 42,100 | 0 | — |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 41,895 | 41,895 | 0 | — |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 38,800 | 24,400 | 14,400 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 38,600 | 38,600 | 0 | 0 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 36,500 | 36,500 | 0 | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 32,100 | 31,200 | 900 | — |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 30,600 | 30,600 | 0 | — |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 30,400 | 30,400 | 0 | — |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 30,000 | 30,000 | 0 | — |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 29,000 | 29,000 | 0 | 1,500 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 28,000 | 28,000 | 0 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 22,800 | 22,800 | 0 | — |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 22,000 | 22,000 | 0 | — |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 22,000 | 22,000 | 0 | — |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 21,600 | 21,600 | 0 | — |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 20,400 | 20,400 | 0 | — |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 20,015 | 20,015 | 0 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 19,300 | 6,800 | 12,500 | — |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 16,200 | 16,200 | 0 | — |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 15,954 | 5,900 | 10,054 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 14,300 | 14,300 | 0 | — |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 13,910 | 13,500 | 410 | 0 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 12,800 | 12,800 | 0 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 12,000 | 12,000 | 0 | — |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 12,000 | 12,000 | 0 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 12,000 | 12,000 | 0 | 0 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 11,500 | 11,500 | 0 | — |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 11,500 | 11,500 | 0 | — |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 11,000 | 11,000 | 0 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 10,500 | 10,500 | 0 | — |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 9,700 | 9,700 | 0 | — |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 9,000 | 9,000 | 0 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 8,100 | 7,200 | 900 | 0 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 8,000 | 8,000 | 0 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 7,400 | 7,400 | 0 | — |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 7,300 | 7,300 | 0 | — |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 6,500 | 6,500 | 0 | — |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 5,800 | 5,800 | 0 | — |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 5,300 | 5,300 | 0 | — |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 5,000 | 5,000 | 0 | — |
 Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe | 4,900 | 4,900 | 0 | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 4,800 | 4,800 | 0 | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 4,613 | 4,613 | 0 | — |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 4,500 | 4,500 | 0 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 4,200 | 3,540 | 660 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 4,200 | 4,200 | 0 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 4,000 | 4,000 | 0 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 4,000 | 4,000 | 0 | — |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 4,000 | 4,000 | 0 | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 4,000 | 4,000 | 0 | — |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 3,700 | 3,700 | 0 | — |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 3,500 | 3,500 | 0 | — |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 3,200 | 3,200 | 0 | — |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 3,100 | 3,100 | 0 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 3,000 | 3,000 | 0 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 3,000 | 3,000 | 0 | — |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 2,800 | 2,800 | 0 | — |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 2,700 | 2,700 | 0 | — |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 2,550 | 2,550 | 0 | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 2,500 | 2,500 | 0 | — |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 2,500 | 2,500 | 0 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 2,400 | 2,400 | 0 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 2,400 | 2,400 | 0 | — |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | — |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | — |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 1,900 | 1,900 | 0 | — |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 1,700 | 1,700 | 0 | — |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 1,600 | 1,600 | 0 | — |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 1,600 | 1,600 | 0 | — |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 1,500 | 1,500 | 0 | — |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 1,500 | 1,500 | 0 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 1,500 | 1,500 | 0 | — |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 1,500 | 1,500 | 0 | — |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 1,400 | 1,400 | 0 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 1,325 | 1,325 | 0 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 1,300 | 1,300 | 0 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 1,300 | 1,300 | 0 | — |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 900 | 900 | 0 | — |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 850 | 850 | 0 | 0 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 830 | 830 | 0 | — |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 817 | 817 | 0 | — |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 800 | 800 | 0 | — |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 800 | 800 | 0 | — |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 800 | 800 | 0 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 700 | 700 | 0 | — |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 700 | 700 | 0 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 BermudaBMUNorthern America | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 MicronesiaFSMMicronesia | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 300 | 300 | 0 | — |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 250 | 250 | 0 | — |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 200 | 200 | 0 | — |
 Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia | 150 | 150 | 0 | — |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
 GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 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 1961
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Japan6,327,646
- Peru5,216,000
- China2,835,600
- United States2,813,905
- Norway1,454,910
Lowest
- Tuvalushared0
- Timor-Lesteshared0
- Palestineshared0
- Naurushared0
- Niueshared0
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 8,000. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Capture fisheries (tonnes, live weight)
Highest
Japan6,137,272Lowest10 share it
Middle country: 7,200
Aquaculture (tonnes, live weight)
Highest
China439,762Lowest141 share it
Middle country: 0
Algae, capture and farmed (tonnes, wet weight; not in the total)
Highest
Japan424,800Lowest6 share it
Middle country: 6,694
031960 → 1961
Since 1960
What changed between 1960 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −0countries joined / left
- 122values changed, of 182 in both
- 90 · 32rose · fell
- 60unchanged
Rose most
- Peru3,502,400 → 5,216,000+1,713,600
- Japan5,846,098 → 6,327,646+481,548
- South Africa859,000 → 1,016,600+157,600
- Indonesia756,700 → 906,800+150,100
- Norway1,319,242 → 1,454,910+135,668
Fell most
- India1,161,400 → 961,000−200,400
- United Kingdom938,701 → 875,538−63,163
- Germany787,910 → 748,670−39,240
- Ireland42,800 → 32,100−10,700
- Angola257,300 → 246,800−10,500
+ MongoliaBoth 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 1961.
133 distinct values among 183
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 10 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.
149 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) (1961). Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1961 [data set], describing 1961. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/fish-production/1961
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07Questions
Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1961: questions and answers
Which country has the highest fish production in Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1961?
Japan, at 6,327,646, of the 183 countries in the file.
What year does Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1961 describe?
1961.
How many countries does Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1961 cover?
183.
Where can I download Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1961?
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, 1961 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 2024.