Photo: Source: FAO Fishstat
| Country | Species | Environment | Prod. 2006 (tonnes) |
| Viet nam | Pangas catfishes | Freshwater | 450000 |
| China | Amur catfish | Freshwater | 306783 |
| USA | Channel catfish | Freshwater | 256793 |
| China | Channel catfish | Freshwater | 170766 |
| Thailand | Catfish, hybrid | Freshwater | 146000 |
| China | Yellow catfish | Freshwater | 99786 |
| Indonesia | Torpedo-shaped catfishes | Freshwater | 77332 |
| Nigeria | North African catfish | Freshwater | 37376 |
| Indonesia | Pangas catfishes | Freshwater | 31488 |
| Thailand | Striped catfish | Freshwater | 28000 |
| Uganda | Torpedo-shaped catfishes | Freshwater | 20941 |
| Malaysia | Torpedo-shaped catfishes | Freshwater | 18486 |
| Nigeria | Torpedo-shaped catfishes | Freshwater | 14540 |
| Myanmar | Pangas catfishes | Freshwater | 10000 |