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Estimated number of wild-caught fish

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League table

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  1. 1Peru390B
  2. 2China170B
  3. 3Chile110B
  4. 4Indonesia100B
  5. 5India78B
  6. 6Denmark54B
  7. 7Morocco41B
  8. 8Myanmar40B
  9. 9Philippines39B
  10. 9Viet Nam39B
  11. 10Japan38B
  12. 11Thailand36B
  13. 12Russian Federation29B
  14. 13Norway26B
  15. 14Bangladesh25B
  16. 14Turkiye25B
  17. 15Malaysia24B
  18. 16Iceland19B
  19. 17South Africa17B
  20. 18Korea, Rep.16B
  21. 19Mexico13B
  22. 19United States13B
  23. 20Sweden12B
  24. 21Cambodia11B
  25. 22Poland9.6B
  26. 23Tanzania9B
  27. 24Ukraine8.4B
  28. 25Uganda8.1B
  29. 26Namibia7.9B
  30. 27Spain7.4B
  31. 28Mauritania7.3B
  32. 29Ghana6.4B
  33. 29Pakistan6.4B
  34. 30Latvia6.3B
  35. 31Egypt, Arab Rep.6.1B
  36. 31Iran, Islamic Rep.6.1B
  37. 32Sri Lanka6B
  38. 33Italy5.6B
  39. 34Brazil5.3B
  40. 35Congo, Dem. Rep.5.2B
  41. 35Kenya5.2B
  42. 36Angola4.9B
  43. 37Nigeria4.7B
  44. 38Estonia4.6B
  45. 39Ecuador4.3B
  46. 40Faroe Islands4.1B
  47. 41Germany4B
  48. 42Netherlands3.8B
  49. 43Senegal3.7B
  50. 43Canada3.7B
  51. 44Taiwan3.6B
  52. 44Algeria3.6B
  53. 44Mozambique3.6B
  54. 45France3.4B
  55. 46Portugal3.2B
  56. 47Lithuania3B
  57. 47United Kingdom3B
  58. 48Finland2.8B
  59. 48Korea, Dem. People's Rep.2.8B
  60. 49Oman2.7B
  61. 49Panama2.7B
  62. 50Hong Kong SAR, China2.6B
  63. 51Belize2.4B
  64. 51Argentina2.4B
  65. 51Croatia2.4B
  66. 52Georgia2.3B
  67. 52Ireland2.3B
  68. 53Australia2.1B
  69. 53Greece2.1B
  70. 53Chad2.1B
  71. 53Cameroon2.1B
  72. 54Yemen, Rep.2B
  73. 55Turkmenistan1.9B
  74. 55Madagascar1.9B
  75. 56Zambia1.8B
  76. 56Guinea1.8B
  77. 57Tunisia1.7B
  78. 58Sierra Leone1.5B
  79. 58Venezuela, RB1.5B
  80. 59Malawi1.4B
  81. 60United Arab Emirates1.2B
  82. 61Congo, Rep.1B
  83. 61Lao PDR1B
  84. 62New Zealand980M
  85. 63St. Vincent and the Grenadines960M
  86. 64Greenland890M
  87. 65Colombia770M
  88. 66Cote d'Ivoire720M
  89. 67Somalia, Fed. Rep.650M
  90. 68Togo640M
  91. 69Central African Republic610M
  92. 70Mali600M
  93. 71Guyana550M
  94. 72Azerbaijan510M
  95. 72Iraq510M
  96. 73Bulgaria490M
  97. 73Suriname490M
  98. 74Nepal460M
  99. 74Cyprus460M
  100. 75Fiji450M
  101. 76Niger440M
  102. 77Papua New Guinea420M
  103. 78Bolivia370M
  104. 79Uruguay360M
  105. 80Gambia, The350M
  106. 81Rwanda320M
  107. 81South Sudan320M
  108. 81Libya320M
  109. 82Zimbabwe310M
  110. 83Benin300M
  111. 83St. Kitts and Nevis300M
  112. 83Burundi300M
  113. 84Maldives290M
  114. 84Gabon290M
  115. 85Haiti280M
  116. 86Saudi Arabia270M
  117. 87Jamaica250M
  118. 87Comoros250M
  119. 88Cuba240M
  120. 89El Salvador230M
  121. 90Trinidad and Tobago210M
  122. 91Solomon Islands200M
  123. 91Kazakhstan200M
  124. 91Vanuatu200M
  125. 92Equatorial Guinea190M
  126. 93Ethiopia180M
  127. 94Sudan170M
  128. 95Costa Rica160M
  129. 95Micronesia, Fed. Sts.160M
  130. 96Cabo Verde140M
  131. 97Burkina Faso130M
  132. 97Liberia130M
  133. 98Samoa120M
  134. 99Syrian Arab Republic110M
  135. 100Kiribati100M
  136. 100French Polynesia100M
  137. 101Romania99M
  138. 101Paraguay99M
  139. 102Albania95M
  140. 103Guatemala83M
  141. 104Bahrain82M
  142. 105Dominican Republic81M
  143. 106Eritrea79M
  144. 107Uzbekistan76M
  145. 108Guinea-Bissau73M
  146. 109Timor-Leste72M
  147. 110Brunei Darussalam69M
  148. 110Honduras69M
  149. 110Seychelles69M
  150. 110Qatar69M
  151. 111Lebanon65M
  152. 112Marshall Islands64M
  153. 113Hungary59M
  154. 114Belgium58M
  155. 115Sao Tome and Principe57M
  156. 116Mauritius54M
  157. 117Nicaragua37M
  158. 118Slovenia33M
  159. 119West Bank and Gaza32M
  160. 120Tonga29M
  161. 120Afghanistan29M
  162. 120Israel29M
  163. 121Macao SAR, China23M
  164. 121Serbia23M
  165. 122Kuwait20M
  166. 122Palau20M
  167. 123Barbados19M
  168. 124Montenegro18M
  169. 124Singapore18M
  170. 124Tuvalu18M
  171. 124British Virgin Islands18M
  172. 125Antigua and Barbuda12M
  173. 126Jordan11M
  174. 127St. Lucia9.6M
  175. 128Curacao9.2M
  176. 129Djibouti8.7M
  177. 130Tajikistan8.6M
  178. 130Switzerland8.6M
  179. 131Dominica8.5M
  180. 132Austria8.1M
  181. 133Belarus7.9M
  182. 134New Caledonia7.6M
  183. 135Bosnia and Herzegovina6.7M
  184. 136Malta6.5M
  185. 137Naoero6.4M
  186. 138Virgin Islands (U.S.)4.6M
  187. 139Grenada4.2M
  188. 140Czechia4M
  189. 141Puerto Rico (US)3.7M
  190. 142Mongolia3.6M
  191. 143Slovak Republic2.9M
  192. 143Cayman Islands2.9M
  193. 144Armenia2.8M
  194. 144Bahamas, The2.8M
  195. 145Sint Maarten (Dutch part)2.5M
  196. 146Guam2.3M
  197. 146North Macedonia2.3M
  198. 147Bermuda2.1M
  199. 148Eswatini1.4M
  200. 149St. Martin (French part)1.3M
  201. 150Aruba1.1M
  202. 150Northern Mariana Islands1.1M
  203. 150Turks and Caicos Islands1.1M
  204. 150American Samoa1.1M
  205. 151Botswana780,000
  206. 152Lesotho580,000
  207. 153Bhutan460,000
  208. 154Kyrgyz Republic390,000
  209. 155Moldova310,000
  210. 156Isle of Man170,000
  211. 157Monaco35,000
  212. 158Gibraltar23,000

Estimated number of wild-caught fish