Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita was 0.0123 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Hong Kong, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Hong Kong stood at 0.0123 metric tons per person.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Hong Kong peaked at 0.041 metric tons per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0105 metric tons per person, in 2022.
Hong Kong ranks 82nd of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0161 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0171 metric tons per person | +6.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0178 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0176 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0178 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0182 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0175 metric tons per person | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.018 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.029 metric tons per person | +61.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0298 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0337 metric tons per person | +12.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0308 metric tons per person | -8.3% |
| 1972 | 0.032 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0294 metric tons per person | -8.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0316 metric tons per person | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0327 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0335 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0335 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0334 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.037 metric tons per person | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0369 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0337 metric tons per person | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0326 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0338 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0356 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0349 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.037 metric tons per person | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.039 metric tons per person | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0404 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.041 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0393 metric tons per person | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0383 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.038 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0369 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.035 metric tons per person | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0317 metric tons per person | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0286 metric tons per person | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0287 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0275 metric tons per person | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0193 metric tons per person | -29.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0236 metric tons per person | +21.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0259 metric tons per person | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0252 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0234 metric tons per person | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0247 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0238 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0225 metric tons per person | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0223 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0227 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0228 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0239 metric tons per person | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0241 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0217 metric tons per person | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0237 metric tons per person | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0222 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0199 metric tons per person | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0195 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0173 metric tons per person | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0167 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0164 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.016 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0155 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0105 metric tons per person | -32.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0115 metric tons per person | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0123 metric tons per person | +6.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Hong Kong 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +61.3% | 0.018 metric tons per person | 0.029 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0199 metric tons per person | 0.0161 metric tons per person | 0.0298 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0328 metric tons per person | 0.0294 metric tons per person | 0.037 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0365 metric tons per person | 0.0326 metric tons per person | 0.041 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0323 metric tons per person | 0.0193 metric tons per person | 0.0393 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0237 metric tons per person | 0.0223 metric tons per person | 0.0259 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0205 metric tons per person | 0.0164 metric tons per person | 0.0241 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0132 metric tons per person | 0.0105 metric tons per person | 0.016 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 79 Channel Islands 0.0137 metric tons per person compare
- 80 Sweden 0.0132 metric tons per person compare
- 81 United States 0.0124 metric tons per person compare
- 83 Gabon 0.0119 metric tons per person compare
- 84 Bangladesh 0.0118 metric tons per person compare
- 85 Croatia 0.0111 metric tons per person compare
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- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 13.53 % 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 -0.2277 % 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)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 25.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Hong Kong?
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Hong Kong was 0.0123 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.041 metric tons per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0105 metric tons per person in 2022.
- How does Hong Kong rank for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 82nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.