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Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1977

1977, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1977 covers 190 countries on 4 measures. Japan is highest, at 10,143,827; 8 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 14,584. Against 1976, 167 values changed (107 up, 60 down), the same countries are covered.

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Fisheries and Aquaculture Production · Data for 1977

HighestJapan

10,143,827

Lowest8 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, 1977, 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, 1977: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
JapanJPNEastern Asia10,143,8279,632,297511,530.0638,546
ChinaCHNEastern Asia4,817,0973,623,1091,193,988.01,594,056
NorwayNORNorthern Europe3,407,4143,403,4823,932.0138,926
United StatesUSANorthern America3,049,5572,875,247174,310.0160,810
PeruPERSouth America2,503,6272,503,112515.0265
IndiaINDSouthern Asia2,314,7032,049,755264,948.0—
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia2,189,9662,039,108150,858.01,415
South KoreaKOREastern Asia2,089,2901,833,868255,422.0333,593
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe1,806,6121,792,97913,633.0—
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia1,556,5271,409,939146,588.031,290
SpainESPSouthern Europe1,526,3361,332,568193,768.05,148
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia1,469,1381,336,932132,206.035,727
IcelandISLNorthern Europe1,374,4471,374,43215.019,000
ChileCHLSouth America1,316,9561,316,672284.060,000
CanadaCANNorthern America1,237,2161,233,3193,897.034,651
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe985,238984,653585.094,673
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa966,060966,04812.054,452
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia925,732703,877221,855.08,444
FranceFRAWestern Europe788,277607,550180,727.048,170
BrazilBRASouth America731,716730,936780.0—
PolandPOLEastern Europe663,589646,86116,728.0—
GermanyDEUWestern Europe655,548619,31836,230.0—
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia643,769566,53977,230.0—
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia621,901572,16449,737.0—
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia618,314615,0003,314.0220,250

02In 1977

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Japan10,143,827
  2. China4,817,097
  3. Norway3,407,414
  4. United States3,049,557
  5. Peru2,503,627

Lowest

  1. Tuvalushared0
  2. Timor-Lesteshared0
  3. San Marinoshared0
  4. Palestineshared0
  5. Luxembourgshared0

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 14,584. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Capture fisheries (tonnes, live weight)

    HighestJapan9,632,297

    Lowest9 share it

    Middle country: 13,962

  • Aquaculture (tonnes, live weight)

    HighestChina1,193,988.0

    Lowest105 share it

    Middle country: 0.0

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

    HighestChina1,594,056

    Lowest8 share it

    Middle country: 5,148

031976 → 1977

Since 1976

What changed between 1976 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 167values changed, of 190 in both
  • 107 · 60rose · fell
  • 23unchanged

Rose most

  • Thailand1,660,707 → 2,189,966+529,259
  • Iceland986,145 → 1,374,447+388,302
  • China4,632,744 → 4,817,097+184,353
  • Ecuador282,793 → 425,506+142,713
  • India2,177,096 → 2,314,703+137,607

Fell most

  • Peru4,343,493 → 2,503,627−1,839,866
  • South Africa1,167,103 → 966,060−201,043
  • Denmark1,919,197 → 1,806,612−112,585
  • Germany744,507 → 655,548−88,959
  • Poland751,063 → 663,589−87,474

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 1977.

  • 179 distinct values among 190

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 8 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) (1977). Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1977 [data set], describing 1977. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/fish-production/1977

0675 held

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07Questions

Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1977: questions and answers

Which country has the highest fish production in Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1977?

Japan, at 10,143,827, of the 190 countries in the file.

What year does Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1977 describe?

1977.

How many countries does Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1977 cover?

190.

Where can I download Fisheries and Aquaculture Production, 1977?

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, 1977 the newest?

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

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