Data for 1962
Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1962
1962, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1962 covers 183 countries on 4 measures. Peru is highest, at 6,883,800; 10 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 7,900. Against 1961, 128 values changed (102 up, 26 down), the same countries are covered.
Fisheries and Aquaculture Production · Data for 1962
HighestPeru
6,883,800Lowest10 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, 1962, 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
| PeruPERSouth America | 6,883,800 | 6,883,800 | 0 | 500 |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 6,407,760 | 6,183,759 | 224,001 | 501,700 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 2,942,400 | 2,539,279 | 403,121 | 338,000 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 2,872,683 | 2,762,722 | 109,961 | 129,719 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 1,250,310 | 1,250,110 | 200 | 71,000 |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 1,100,087 | 1,096,987 | 3,100 | 23,300 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 1,068,300 | 1,068,300 | 0 | 20,000 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 1,025,321 | 968,721 | 56,600 | 24,685 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 973,900 | 919,532 | 54,368 | — |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 943,200 | 854,197 | 89,003 | 4,000 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 925,798 | 925,763 | 35 | 78,200 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 832,335 | 832,335 | 0 | 15,000 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 785,102 | 777,402 | 7,700 | — |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 782,420 | 769,900 | 12,520 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 692,426 | 585,526 | 106,900 | 68,085 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 638,697 | 638,607 | 90 | 5,000 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 544,480 | 501,940 | 42,540 | 500 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 527,553 | 465,967 | 61,586 | 1,228 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 517,885 | 517,885 | 0 | 15,500 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 500,720 | 448,776 | 51,944 | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 417,501 | 404,613 | 12,888 | 51,699 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 379,300 | 379,300 | 0 | — |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 378,234 | 284,046 | 94,188 | 1,031 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 360,140 | 360,000 | 140 | — |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 350,960 | 309,067 | 41,893 | 200 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 348,000 | 347,000 | 1,000 | 6,556 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 321,200 | 224,700 | 96,500 | — |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 294,728 | 293,900 | 828 | — |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 274,800 | 274,800 | 0 | — |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 222,313 | 215,782 | 6,531 | 1,300 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 197,300 | 197,180 | 120 | 23,000 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 189,445 | 179,477 | 9,968 | — |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 180,516 | 173,016 | 7,500 | — |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 162,949 | 162,949 | 0 | 9,000 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 144,252 | 144,252 | 0 | — |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 118,000 | 112,800 | 5,200 | — |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 94,916 | 94,916 | 0 | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 92,307 | 92,306 | 1 | 9,000 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 90,000 | 90,000 | 0 | — |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 85,900 | 85,900 | 0 | — |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 80,390 | 80,000 | 390 | — |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 77,000 | 77,000 | 0 | — |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 74,927 | 73,567 | 1,360 | — |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 73,471 | 73,471 | 0 | — |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 70,800 | 70,800 | 0 | 1,500 |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 66,036 | 60,236 | 5,800 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 65,230 | 62,869 | 2,361 | — |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 64,900 | 64,900 | 0 | — |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 64,500 | 64,500 | 0 | — |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 60,200 | 60,100 | 100 | — |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 60,000 | 60,000 | 0 | — |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 59,900 | 59,900 | 0 | — |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 59,410 | 58,720 | 690 | 70 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 58,100 | 58,100 | 0 | — |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 51,700 | 51,700 | 0 | — |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 49,415 | 46,815 | 2,600 | 400 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 45,700 | 45,700 | 0 | — |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 45,000 | 45,000 | 0 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 45,000 | 45,000 | 0 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 43,600 | 43,600 | 0 | — |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 43,308 | 43,308 | 0 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 42,500 | 42,500 | 0 | 0 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 35,000 | 35,000 | 0 | — |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 35,000 | 35,000 | 0 | — |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 33,400 | 19,700 | 13,700 | — |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 30,500 | 30,500 | 0 | 1,500 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 30,000 | 30,000 | 0 | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 29,000 | 28,500 | 500 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 26,000 | 26,000 | 0 | — |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 23,000 | 23,000 | 0 | — |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 22,200 | 22,200 | 0 | — |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 22,000 | 22,000 | 0 | — |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 21,500 | 21,500 | 0 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 21,000 | 7,250 | 13,750 | — |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 20,704 | 20,704 | 0 | — |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 20,015 | 20,015 | 0 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 19,500 | 19,500 | 0 | — |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 18,760 | 18,400 | 360 | 0 |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 18,300 | 18,300 | 0 | — |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 17,385 | 7,400 | 9,985 | — |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 15,300 | 15,300 | 0 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 15,000 | 15,000 | 0 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 13,000 | 13,000 | 0 | 0 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 12,800 | 12,800 | 0 | — |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 12,600 | 12,600 | 0 | — |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 12,000 | 12,000 | 0 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 11,900 | 11,900 | 0 | — |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 11,500 | 11,500 | 0 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 9,600 | 8,600 | 1,000 | 0 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 9,000 | 9,000 | 0 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 8,200 | 8,200 | 0 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 7,900 | 7,900 | 0 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 7,700 | 7,700 | 0 | — |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 7,200 | 7,200 | 0 | — |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 7,000 | 7,000 | 0 | — |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 6,000 | 6,000 | 0 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 6,000 | 6,000 | 0 | — |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 5,800 | 5,800 | 0 | — |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 5,350 | 5,350 | 0 | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 5,300 | 5,300 | 0 | — |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 5,000 | 5,000 | 0 | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 4,713 | 4,713 | 0 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 4,500 | 3,830 | 670 | — |
 Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe | 4,500 | 4,500 | 0 | — |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 4,500 | 4,500 | 0 | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 4,300 | 4,300 | 0 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 4,000 | 4,000 | 0 | — |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 4,000 | 4,000 | 0 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 4,000 | 4,000 | 0 | — |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 3,500 | 3,500 | 0 | — |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 3,300 | 3,300 | 0 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 3,000 | 3,000 | 0 | — |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 3,000 | 3,000 | 0 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 3,000 | 3,000 | 0 | — |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 2,800 | 2,800 | 0 | — |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 2,800 | 2,800 | 0 | — |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 2,800 | 2,800 | 0 | — |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 2,550 | 2,550 | 0 | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 2,500 | 2,500 | 0 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 2,500 | 2,500 | 0 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 2,400 | 2,400 | 0 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 2,100 | 2,100 | 0 | — |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | — |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | — |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | — |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 1,700 | 1,700 | 0 | — |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 1,600 | 1,600 | 0 | — |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 1,500 | 1,500 | 0 | — |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 1,500 | 1,500 | 0 | — |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 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 | — |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 1,360 | 1,360 | 0 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 1,322 | 1,322 | 0 | — |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 1,300 | 1,300 | 0 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 1,300 | 1,300 | 0 | — |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | — |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 917 | 917 | 0 | — |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 900 | 900 | 0 | — |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 900 | 900 | 0 | — |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 900 | 900 | 0 | — |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 850 | 850 | 0 | 0 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 800 | 800 | 0 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 800 | 800 | 0 | — |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 800 | 800 | 0 | — |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 800 | 800 | 0 | — |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 600 | 600 | 0 | — |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 MicronesiaFSMMicronesia | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 500 | 500 | 0 | — |
 BermudaBMUNorthern America | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 400 | 400 | 0 | — |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 300 | 300 | 0 | — |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 300 | 300 | 0 | — |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 250 | 250 | 0 | — |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 200 | 200 | 0 | — |
 Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia | 150 | 150 | 0 | — |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 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 1962
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Peru6,883,800
- Japan6,407,760
- China2,942,400
- United States2,872,683
- Norway1,250,310
Lowest
- Tuvalushared0
- Timor-Lesteshared0
- Palestineshared0
- Naurushared0
- Niueshared0
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 7,900. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Capture fisheries (tonnes, live weight)
Highest
Peru6,883,800Lowest10 share it
Middle country: 7,400
Aquaculture (tonnes, live weight)
Highest
China403,121Lowest140 share it
Middle country: 0
Algae, capture and farmed (tonnes, wet weight; not in the total)
Highest
Japan501,700Lowest6 share it
Middle country: 4,500
031961 → 1962
Since 1961
What changed between 1961 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 128values changed, of 183 in both
- 102 · 26rose · fell
- 55unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
- Norway1,454,910 → 1,250,310−204,600
- Netherlands346,100 → 321,200−24,900
- Italy243,906 → 222,313−21,593
- Türkiye81,180 → 60,200−20,980
- France711,620 → 692,426−19,194
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 1962.
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.
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1962). Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1962 [data set], describing 1962. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/fish-production/1962
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07Questions
Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1962: questions and answers
Which country has the highest fish production in Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1962?
Peru, at 6,883,800, of the 183 countries in the file.
What year does Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1962 describe?
1962.
How many countries does Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1962 cover?
183.
Where can I download Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1962?
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, 1962 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 2024.