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Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1972

1972, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1972 covers 190 countries on 4 measures. Japan is highest, at 9,759,317; 12 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 12,335. Against 1971, 142 values changed (98 up, 44 down), the same countries are covered.

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Fisheries and Aquaculture Production · Data for 1972

HighestJapan

9,759,317

Lowest12 countries share it

0

Shaded 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, 1972, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 190 countries · select a heading to sort

Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1972: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
JapanJPNEastern Asia9,759,3179,383,129376,188561,300
PeruPERSouth America4,678,2994,678,182117100
ChinaCHNEastern Asia3,888,1003,008,671879,4291,108,182
NorwayNORNorthern Europe3,122,1603,121,23692482,800
United StatesUSANorthern America2,796,5102,622,880173,630148,700
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia1,678,6521,625,90452,748500
IndiaINDSouthern Asia1,639,1001,485,142153,958—
SpainESPSouthern Europe1,563,3391,399,039164,3006,500
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe1,442,9201,429,00613,914—
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia1,266,8041,150,901115,90330,000
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia1,219,5591,117,413102,1467,278
South KoreaKOREastern Asia1,213,5571,102,835110,722128,800
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa1,144,0041,144,004044,000
CanadaCANNorthern America1,141,4551,136,8944,56133,200
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1,054,7261,054,513213115,200
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia818,100749,59268,508—
ChileCHLSouth America791,780791,55322725,700
FranceFRAWestern Europe787,795659,487128,30861,550
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia777,700707,27070,430800
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia771,505611,733159,7724,262
GermanyDEUWestern Europe761,507736,40425,103—
IcelandISLNorthern Europe726,506726,506015,000
BrazilBRASouth America620,167620,11750—
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa606,656606,6560—
PolandPOLEastern Europe544,218531,01413,204—

02In 1972

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. Japan9,759,317
  2. Peru4,678,299
  3. China3,888,100
  4. Norway3,122,160
  5. United States2,796,510

Lowest

  1. Tuvalushared0
  2. Timor-Lesteshared0
  3. San Marinoshared0
  4. Palestineshared0
  5. Niueshared0

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 12,335. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Capture fisheries (tonnes, live weight)

    HighestJapan9,383,129

    Lowest12 share it

    Middle country: 11,660

  • Aquaculture (tonnes, live weight)

    HighestChina879,429

    Lowest125 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Algae, capture and farmed (tonnes, wet weight; not in the total)

    HighestChina1,108,182

    Lowest10 share it

    Middle country: 6,300

031971 → 1972

Since 1971

What changed between 1971 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 142values changed, of 190 in both
  • 98 · 44rose · fell
  • 48unchanged

Rose most

  • Japan9,359,842 → 9,759,317+399,475
  • China3,554,000 → 3,888,100+334,100
  • Angola324,322 → 606,656+282,334
  • South Korea950,359 → 1,213,557+263,198
  • Norway3,000,216 → 3,122,160+121,944

Fell most

  • Peru10,506,154 → 4,678,299−5,827,855
  • Chile1,487,062 → 791,780−695,282
  • India1,853,000 → 1,639,100−213,900
  • Canada1,276,249 → 1,141,455−134,794
  • United States2,908,000 → 2,796,510−111,490

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.

The site’s method

  • 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 1972.

  • 158 distinct values among 190

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 12 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.

  • 151 empty cells

    An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0. Share, adapt and use commercially. Credit the publisher and say if you changed anything.

Cite this edition

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1972). Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1972 [data set], describing 1972. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/fish-production/1972

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07Questions

Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1972: questions and answers

Which country has the highest fish production in Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1972?

Japan, at 9,759,317, of the 190 countries in the file.

What year does Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1972 describe?

1972.

How many countries does Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1972 cover?

190.

Where can I download Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1972?

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, 1972 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 2024.

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