Inland fisheries by country
This dataset presents data on nominal catches of all aquatic animals (fish, crustaceans, molluscs, and other aquatic animals), animal products, and plants taken for commercial, industrial, recreational, and subsistence purposes from inland waters. Data are expressed in live weight tonnes. Inland fisheries - General...
What the numbers show
Inland fisheries is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 1.89 million Tonnes in India; the lowest is 0 Tonnes in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,381 Tonnes, and the mean is 142,337 Tonnes.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 580.5%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 96.7%).
Inland fisheries: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1.89 million Tonnes | 2022 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 1.32 million Tonnes | 2022 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 3 | China | 1.15 million Tonnes | 2022 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 4 | Indonesia | 463,019 Tonnes | 2022 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 226,030 Tonnes | 2022 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 6 | Philippines | 172,850 Tonnes | 2022 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 7 | Thailand | 105,735 Tonnes | 2022 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 8 | Finland | 30,263 Tonnes | 2022 | up 28.9% | falling |
| 9 | Peru | 28,476 Tonnes | 2022 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 10 | Canada | 25,880 Tonnes | 2022 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 11 | Japan | 22,452 Tonnes | 2022 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 12 | Colombia | 21,445 Tonnes | 2022 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 13 | Mexico | 19,449 Tonnes | 2022 | down 81.9% | falling |
| 14 | Germany | 17,416 Tonnes | 2022 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 15 | Argentina | 13,132 Tonnes | 2022 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 16 | Sweden | 10,153 Tonnes | 2022 | up 580.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Malaysia | 8,189 Tonnes | 2022 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 4,597 Tonnes | 2022 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 19 | Italy | 3,800 Tonnes | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 20 | Czechia | 3,381 Tonnes | 2022 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 21 | Romania | 3,081 Tonnes | 2022 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 22 | Switzerland | 1,486 Tonnes | 2022 | down 25.8% | flat |
| 23 | France | 1,148 Tonnes | 2022 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Israel | 940 Tonnes | 2022 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Greece | 940 Tonnes | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 26 | Austria | 350 Tonnes | 2022 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 27 | Spain | 302.2 Tonnes | 2022 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Norway | 289 Tonnes | 2022 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 29 | Belgium | 283 Tonnes | 2022 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 30 | New Zealand | 269.31 Tonnes | 2022 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 31 | Taiwan, China | 146.55 Tonnes | 2022 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Iceland | 111.47 Tonnes | 2022 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Ireland | 92.6 Tonnes | 2022 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 50 Tonnes | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Australia | 50 Tonnes | 2022 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 47.8 Tonnes | 2022 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Denmark | 10 Tonnes | 2022 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Portugal | 1 Tonnes | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 39 | Chile | 0 Tonnes | 2022 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Türkiye 33,046 Tonnes
- Poland 19,114 Tonnes
- United States 13,378 Tonnes
- Korea 5,500 Tonnes
- Estonia 2,715 Tonnes
- Slovak Republic 1,895 Tonnes
- Netherlands 1,398 Tonnes
- Lithuania 1,075 Tonnes
- United Kingdom 452.13 Tonnes
- Croatia 363.39 Tonnes
- Latvia 194 Tonnes
- Slovenia 157.9 Tonnes
About this data
This dataset presents data on nominal catches of all aquatic animals (fish, crustaceans, molluscs, and other aquatic animals), animal products, and plants taken for commercial, industrial, recreational, and subsistence purposes from inland waters. Data are expressed in live weight tonnes. Inland fisheries - General notes Inland fisheries - Notes on individual countries and areas