Table 4: Top ten aquaculture producers of food fish supply: quantity and growth
| Top ten producers in terms of quantity, 2006 |
Top ten producers in terms of growth, 2004–061 |
| Country |
2004 |
2006 |
Average annual growth rate
(%) |
Country |
2004 |
2006 |
Average annual growth rate
(%) |
| (Tonnes) |
(Tonnes) |
| Notes: Data exclude aquatic plants. APR refers to the average annual
percentage growth rate for 2004–2006. |
| 1 For top countries in terms of growth, only countries with
more than 1 000 tonnes production in 2006 were taken into account. |
| China |
30 614 968 |
34 429 122 |
+ 6.05 % |
Uganda |
5 539 |
32 392 |
+ 141.83 % |
| India |
2 794 636 |
3 123 135 |
+ 5.71 % |
Guatemala |
4 908 |
16 293 |
+ 82.20 % |
| Viet Nam |
1 198 617 |
1 657 727 |
+ 17.60 % |
Mozambique |
446 |
1 174 |
+ 62.24 % |
| Thailand |
1 259 983 |
1 385 801 |
+ 4.87 % |
Malawi |
733 |
1 500 |
+ 43.05 % |
| Indonesia |
1 045 051 |
1 292 899 |
+ 11.23 % |
Togo |
1 525 |
3 020 |
+ 40.72 % |
| Bangladesh |
914 752 |
892 049 |
- 1.25 % |
Nigeria |
43 950 |
84 578 |
+ 38.72 % |
| Chile |
665 421 |
802 410 |
+ 9.81 % |
Cambodia |
20 675 |
34 200 |
+ 28.61 % |
| Japan |
776 421 |
733 891 |
- 2.78 % |
Pakistan |
76 653 |
121 825 |
+ 26.07 % |
| Norway |
636 802 |
708 780 |
+ 5.50 % |
Singapore |
5 406 |
8 573 |
+ 25.93 % |
| Philippines |
512 220 |
623 369 |
+ 10.32 % |
Mexico |
104 354 |
158 642 |
+ 23.30 % |
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Other Figures & Tables on this publication:
Table 1: World fisheries and aquaculture production and utilization
Table 2: World fisheries and aquaculture production and utilization, excluding China
Table 3: Inland capture fishery production by economic class
Table 4: Top ten aquaculture producers of food fish supply: quantity and growth
Table 5: World fishers and fish farmers by continent
Table 6: Number of fishers and fish farmers in selected countries
[in fishing (FI) and aquaculture (AQ) compared to the year 2000 (index)]
Table 7: Fishery production per fisher and per fish farmer in 2006
Table 8: Top ten exporters and importers of fish and fishery products
Table 9: Total and per capita food fish supply by continent and economic grouping in 2005
Figure 1: World capture and aquaculture production
Figure 2: World fish utilization and supply, excluding China
Figure 3: World capture fisheries production
Figure 4: Marine and inland capture fisheries: top ten producer countries in 2006
Figure 5: Capture fisheries production: principal marine fishing areas in 2006
Figure 6: Marine capture fisheries production: top ten species in 2006
Figure 7: Inland capture fisheries by continent in 2006
Figure 8: Inland capture fisheries: top ten producer countries in 2006
Figure 9: Inland capture fisheries: major species groups in 2006
Figure 10: Aquaculture production by region in 2006
Figure 11: World aquaculture production: change in growth by region since 1970
Figure 12: World aquaculture production: major species groups in 2006
Figure 13: Trends in world aquaculture production: average annual growth rate for major species groups 1970-2006
Figure 14: Trends in world aquaculture production: major species groups
Figure 15: Contribution of aquaculture to global production: major species groups
Figure 16: Distribution of fishing vessels by region in 2006
Figure 17: Size distribution of mechanized fishing vessels
Figure 18: Relative changes in numbers and GT of industrialized fishing vessels and fish carriers > 100 GT
Figure 19: Changes in number of newly built vessels
Figure 20 A: Capture fisheries production in marine areas (part 1)
Figure 20 B: Capture fisheries production in marine areas (part 2)
Figure 21: Global trends in the state of the world marine stocks since 1974
Figure 22: Total annual catches in Lake Victoria 1965-2007 grouped into five main groups
Figure 23: Landings from lakes in Kyrgyzstan 1993-2006
Figure 24: Landings from Lake Constance 1910-2006
Figure 25: Landings from commercial fisheries in the Brazilian Amazon 1996-2006
Figure 26: Exploitation level of species in the commercial fisheries in the Bazilian Amazon based on landing data 1996-2006
Figure 27: Landings from the dai fisheries of Tonle Sap by species groups 1995/96 – 2007/08
Figure 28: Utilization of world fisheries production (breakdown by quantity), 1962-2006
Figure 29: Utilization of world fisheries production (breakdown by quantity), 2006
Figure 30: World fisheries production and quantities destined for export
Figure 31: World fisheries exports by major commodity groups
Figure 32: Net exports of selected agricultural commodities by developing countries
Figure 33: Trade flows by continent (total imports in US$ millions, c.i.f.; averages for 2004-06)
Figure 33 B: Trade flows by continent (total imports in US$ millions, c.i.f.; averages for 2004-06)
Figure 34: Imports and exports of fish and fishery products for different regions, indicating net deficits or surplus
Figure 35: Shrimp prices in Japan
Figure 36: Groundfish prices in the United States of America
Figure 37: Skipjack tuna prices in Africa and Thailand
Figure 38: Octopus prices in Japan
Figure 39: Fishmeal and soybean meal prices in Germany and the Netherlands
Figure 40: Fish oil and soybean oil prices in the Netherlands
Figure 41: Fish as food: per capita supply (average 2003-2005)
Figure 42: Contribution of fish to animal protein supply (average 2003-2005)
Figure 43: Total protein supply by continent and major food group (2003-05 average)
Figure 44: Relative contribution of aquaculture and capture fisheries to food fish consumption
World catches of oceanic species occurring principally in high seas areas
State of the world marine fish stocks
