Global Commercial Fisheries Landings for Top 40 Countries, 1990-2018

Fisheries and Oceans Canada provides commercial fisheries landings data for the world's top 40 producing countries. The data covers the period from 1990 to 2018 and is based on statistics from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It is available in CSV format.

Use Cases

• Analyzing global fisheries production trends over time based on the 1990-2018 time series.
• Comparing harvest volumes between the top 40 producing countries mentioned in the description.
• Modeling the relationship between commercial fishing and food supply based on FAO statistics.
• Tracking changes in national fishery outputs over nearly three decades.

Strengths

• Data covers a 29-year time range from 1990 to 2018.
• Focuses on the top 40 producing countries, providing a global perspective.
• Sourced from the authoritative Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic or temporal bias inherent to the FAO source and compilation method.

Provenance

Source

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), compiled by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Collection Method

Based on the most recent statistics available from the FAO.

Time Range

1990-2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-08 02:12:19.667273; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global, focusing on the top 40 producing countries.