Global Hairtail Catch Statistics for 2021

According to FAO statistics, the global catch of hairtail reached 1,371,895 tons in 2021, with China taking first place with an overwhelming catch of 914,469 tons.

For reference, the catch of hairtail includes the catch of largehead hairtail, black scabbardfish, and silver scabbardfish.

ranking	Country name	Unit: ton
1	china	914,469
2	India	141,299
3	korea	63,056
4	Indonesia	60,837
5	Angola	26,287
6	Iran	23,031
7	Oman	17,486
8	malaysia	15,935
9	Philippines	12,579
10	Pakistan	12,546
11	taiwan	11,589
12	Morocco	8,057
13	japan	7,200
14	Senegal	5,937
15	Nigeria	5,380
16	thailand	5,310
17	Portugal	4,325
18	South Africa	4,164
19	Venezuela	3,479
20	Mauritania	3,192
21	Egypt	2,551
22	Republic of the Congo	2,525
23	brazil	2,400
24	Ghana	2,320
25	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2,030
26	New Zealand	1,922
27	Yemen	1,785
28	Côte d’Ivoire	1,410
29	Guinea-Bissau	1,300
30	Mexico	1,196
31	Hong Kong	1,133
32	Sierra Leone	850
33	france	728
34	Belize	650
35	USA	525
36	Ecuador	498
37	Italy	486
38	Faroe Islands	420
39	Colombia	154
40	Malta	114
41	Benin	110
42	Spain	105
43	russia	99
44	Tunisia	95
45	Djibouti	88
46	Gabon	50
47	uk	34
48	Argentina	31
49	Iceland	31
50	Togo	27
51	Equatorial Guinea	25
52	Liberia	16
53	Jordan	10
54	Brunei	7
55	Lithuania	5
56	Netherlands	4
57	Singapore	1