How does El Salvador rank for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita?

El Salvador ranks 97th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.

Is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in El Salvador

Name: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in El Salvador
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

El Salvador: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita was 0.009 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.009 metric tons per person

Change on year

up 2.0%

World rank

97th

of 216 countries

All-time high

0.0103 metric tons per person

in 2014

All-time low

0.0015 metric tons per person

in 1977

Years of data

1960–2024

Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in El Salvador, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.009 metric tons per person for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0103 metric tons per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 metric tons per person, in 1977.

El Salvador ranks 97th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in El Salvador, 1960 to 2024.
Year	metric tons per person	Change
1960	0.0026 metric tons per person	—
1961	0.0028 metric tons per person	+6.6%
1962	0.0028 metric tons per person	-0.3%
1963	0.0028 metric tons per person	-0.2%
1964	0.003 metric tons per person	+6.6%
1965	0.003 metric tons per person	+1.5%
1966	0.0032 metric tons per person	+7.3%
1967	0.0029 metric tons per person	-9.2%
1968	0.0029 metric tons per person	+0.2%
1969	0.0029 metric tons per person	-1.7%
1970	0.003 metric tons per person	+5.1%
1971	0.0028 metric tons per person	-5.9%
1972	0.0027 metric tons per person	-5.1%
1973	0.0031 metric tons per person	+16.5%
1974	0.0024 metric tons per person	-23.9%
1975	0.0021 metric tons per person	-11.6%
1976	0.0017 metric tons per person	-19.3%
1977	0.0015 metric tons per person	-13.4%
1978	0.0022 metric tons per person	+46.6%
1979	0.0028 metric tons per person	+31.0%
1980	0.0031 metric tons per person	+8.1%
1981	0.0045 metric tons per person	+47.8%
1982	0.0028 metric tons per person	-38.5%
1983	0.0016 metric tons per person	-42.2%
1984	0.0025 metric tons per person	+57.2%
1985	0.0032 metric tons per person	+24.1%
1986	0.0039 metric tons per person	+25.1%
1987	0.0041 metric tons per person	+3.3%
1988	0.0021 metric tons per person	-48.0%
1989	0.0019 metric tons per person	-11.6%
1990	0.0016 metric tons per person	-15.7%
1991	0.002 metric tons per person	+29.2%
1992	0.0022 metric tons per person	+6.0%
1993	0.0022 metric tons per person	+1.8%
1994	0.0024 metric tons per person	+7.9%
1995	0.0026 metric tons per person	+10.2%
1996	0.0025 metric tons per person	-5.0%
1997	0.002 metric tons per person	-18.1%
1998	0.0019 metric tons per person	-8.3%
1999	0.0017 metric tons per person	-10.2%
2000	0.0016 metric tons per person	-3.8%
2001	0.0033 metric tons per person	+103.6%
2002	0.006 metric tons per person	+82.7%
2003	0.0059 metric tons per person	-1.5%
2004	0.0071 metric tons per person	+19.4%
2005	0.0068 metric tons per person	-3.1%
2006	0.0072 metric tons per person	+5.2%
2007	0.0091 metric tons per person	+26.3%
2008	0.0088 metric tons per person	-2.8%
2009	0.008 metric tons per person	-9.4%
2010	0.0065 metric tons per person	-18.5%
2011	0.0089 metric tons per person	+36.9%
2012	0.0085 metric tons per person	-4.7%
2013	0.0085 metric tons per person	-0.2%
2014	0.0103 metric tons per person	+20.9%
2015	0.0088 metric tons per person	-14.2%
2016	0.0094 metric tons per person	+7.1%
2017	0.0096 metric tons per person	+1.6%
2018	0.0092 metric tons per person	-4.3%
2019	0.0083 metric tons per person	-9.6%
2020	0.0095 metric tons per person	+14.9%
2021	0.0095 metric tons per person	-0.5%
2022	0.0096 metric tons per person	+0.9%
2023	0.0088 metric tons per person	-7.7%
2024	0.009 metric tons per person	+2.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
2001	+103.6%	0.0016 metric tons per person	0.0033 metric tons per person
2002	+82.7%	0.0033 metric tons per person	0.006 metric tons per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0029 metric tons per person	0.0026 metric tons per person	0.0032 metric tons per person	10
1970s	0.0024 metric tons per person	0.0015 metric tons per person	0.0031 metric tons per person	10
1980s	0.003 metric tons per person	0.0016 metric tons per person	0.0045 metric tons per person	10
1990s	0.0021 metric tons per person	0.0016 metric tons per person	0.0026 metric tons per person	10
2000s	0.0064 metric tons per person	0.0016 metric tons per person	0.0091 metric tons per person	10
2010s	0.0088 metric tons per person	0.0065 metric tons per person	0.0103 metric tons per person	10
2020s	0.0093 metric tons per person	0.0088 metric tons per person	0.0096 metric tons per person	5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

94 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0095 metric tons per person compare
95 China 0.0094 metric tons per person compare
96 Colombia 0.0093 metric tons per person compare
98 Malawi 0.0088 metric tons per person compare
99 Iran 0.0086 metric tons per person compare
100 Congo 0.0085 metric tons per person compare

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Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in El Salvador?: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in El Salvador was 0.009 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 0.0103 metric tons per person in 2014.
What is the lowest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 metric tons per person in 1977.
How does El Salvador rank for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita?: El Salvador ranks 97th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Capture fisheries production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Capture fisheries production (metric tons) ÷ Population, total

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Capture fisheries production Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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About this data

Indicator: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita
Unit: metric tons per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 16,000 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Capture fisheries production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.