In 2023, the total fish and seafood production in China amounted to around 71.2 million metric tons, up from around 53.73 million metric tons in 2010. The total wild caught seafood production in China amounted to around 13.1 million metric tons in that year. While cultured seafood production has increased steadily over the last decades, capture production volume declined since its peak in 2015 and has been stable at around 13 million metric tons in recent years.
Fish and seafood production volume in China from 1985 to 2023, by fishing and aquaculture
(in million metric tons)
According to the source, seafood products include wild caught and cultured products from marine and freshwater sources, including oceans, rivers, lakes and ponds. Seafood also includes both animal and plant products.
Figures for earlier years have been taken from the National Bureau of Statistics of China.
Figures have been rounded.
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