Fish Production in India
India is the third largest fish-producing country in the world accounting for 7.96% of the global production and the second largest producer of fish through aquaculture, after China. The total fish production during the FY 2022-23 is estimated at 14.73 million metric tonnes. The Total Value of Fish exports in 2019-20 is 46,662.85 Crores and 1,289,651 Tonnes of Fish is Exported
Statewise Fish Production
The state with the Largest Fish Production is Andhra Pradesh (29.47%). Next comes West Bengal (12.58%) followed by Gujarat (6.06%), Odisha (5.78%), and Tamil Nadu (5.34%)
Let’s have a look at the States by Fish Production
| # | State/Union Territory | 2019-20( lakh TonneS) | % of Total |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 41.74 | 29.47% |
| 2 | West Bengal | 17.82 | 12.58% |
| 3 | Gujarat | 8.59 | 6.06% |
| 4 | Odisha | 8.18 | 5.78% |
| 5 | Tamil Nadu | 7.57 | 5.34% |
| 6 | Uttar Pradesh | 6.99 | 4.94% |
| 7 | Kerala | 6.8 | 4.80% |
| 8 | Bihar | 6.41 | 4.53% |
| 9 | Karnataka | 6.32 | 4.46% |
| 10 | Chhattisgarh | 5.72 | 4.04% |
| 11 | Maharashtra | 5.61 | 3.96% |
| 12 | Assam | 3.73 | 2.63% |
| 13 | Telangana | 3 | 2.12% |
| 14 | Jharkhand | 2.23 | 1.57% |
| 15 | Madhya Pradesh | 2 | 1.41% |
| 16 | Haryana | 1.91 | 1.35% |
| 17 | Punjab | 1.51 | 1.07% |
| 18 | Rajasthan | 1.16 | 0.82% |
| 19 | Goa | 1.05 | 0.74% |
| 20 | Tripura | 0.78 | 0.55% |
| 21 | Puducherry | 0.51 | 0.36% |
| 22 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0.4 | 0.28% |
| 23 | Daman & Diu | 0.32 | 0.23% |
| 24 | Manipur | 0.32 | 0.23% |
| 25 | Jammu & Kashmir | 0.21 | 0.15% |
| 26 | Lakshadweep | 0.2 | 0.14% |
| 27 | Himachal Pradesh | 0.14 | 0.10% |
| 28 | Meghalaya | 0.14 | 0.10% |
| 29 | Nagaland | 0.09 | 0.06% |
| 30 | Mizoram | 0.07 | 0.05% |
| 31 | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.05 | 0.04% |
| 32 | Uttarakhand | 0.05 | 0.04% |
| 33 | Chandigarh | 0.01 | 0.01% |
| 34 | Delhi | 0.01 | 0.01% |
| 35 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | – | |
| 36 | Sikkim | – | |
| ALL INDIA | 141.64 |
Source: Source: Handbook on Fisheries Statistics, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
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