Japan vs Lower middle income: Aquaculture production

Japan
802,045 metric tons
in 2024
Lower middle income
19.78 million metric tons
in 2024
Japan rank
15th
Lower middle income rank
12th

Aquaculture production over time

  • Japan
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 19.78 million metric tons against 802,045 metric tons in Japan, a difference of 18.98 million metric tons.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 24.7 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 15th and Lower middle income ranks 12th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Lower middle income in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 433,291 metric tons 139,208 metric tons 294,084 metric tons Japan
1970s 845,996 metric tons 307,877 metric tons 538,118 metric tons Japan
1980s 1.20 million metric tons 832,654 metric tons 371,488 metric tons Japan
1990s 1.36 million metric tons 2.20 million metric tons 836,368 metric tons Lower middle income
2000s 1.27 million metric tons 5.00 million metric tons 3.73 million metric tons Lower middle income
2010s 1.04 million metric tons 10.58 million metric tons 9.54 million metric tons Lower middle income
2020s 917,225 metric tons 17.59 million metric tons 16.67 million metric tons Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher aquaculture production, Japan or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 19.78 million metric tons against 802,045 metric tons in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in aquaculture production between Japan and Lower middle income?
18.98 million metric tons, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lower middle income?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Japan and Lower middle income rank globally for aquaculture production?
Japan ranks 15th and Lower middle income ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Aquaculture production (metric tons). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Aquaculture production (metric tons)
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 15,967 data points, 1960–2024
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Aquaculture is understood to mean the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Aquaculture production specifically refers to output from aquaculture activities, which are designated for final harvest for consumption.