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

India ranks 130th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in India

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

India: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita was 0.0044 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0044 metric tons per person

Change on year

up 2.0%

World rank

130th

of 216 countries

All-time high

0.0044 metric tons per person

in 2024

All-time low

0.002 metric tons per person

in 1962

Years of data

1960–2024

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

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

Analysis

In 2024, capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in India stood at 0.0044 metric tons per person. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in India peaked at 0.0044 metric tons per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.002 metric tons per person, in 1962.

That places India 130th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in India, 1960 to 2024.
Year	metric tons per person	Change
1960	0.0026 metric tons per person	—
1961	0.002 metric tons per person	-20.3%
1962	0.002 metric tons per person	-1.5%
1963	0.0021 metric tons per person	+4.7%
1964	0.0026 metric tons per person	+24.4%
1965	0.0026 metric tons per person	-2.0%
1966	0.0026 metric tons per person	+0.1%
1967	0.0026 metric tons per person	-0.2%
1968	0.0027 metric tons per person	+6.5%
1969	0.0028 metric tons per person	+2.6%
1970	0.003 metric tons per person	+7.0%
1971	0.0031 metric tons per person	+2.6%
1972	0.0026 metric tons per person	-15.3%
1973	0.0031 metric tons per person	+17.7%
1974	0.0035 metric tons per person	+12.9%
1975	0.0034 metric tons per person	-2.9%
1976	0.0031 metric tons per person	-7.8%
1977	0.0032 metric tons per person	+3.2%
1978	0.0031 metric tons per person	-3.9%
1979	0.003 metric tons per person	-2.3%
1980	0.003 metric tons per person	+0.8%
1981	0.0029 metric tons per person	-4.1%
1982	0.0027 metric tons per person	-8.3%
1983	0.0027 metric tons per person	+2.1%
1984	0.0031 metric tons per person	+12.2%
1985	0.0029 metric tons per person	-6.4%
1986	0.0029 metric tons per person	+2.8%
1987	0.0027 metric tons per person	-7.1%
1988	0.0028 metric tons per person	+2.3%
1989	0.0032 metric tons per person	+15.0%
1990	0.0033 metric tons per person	+3.2%
1991	0.0033 metric tons per person	-0.6%
1992	0.0032 metric tons per person	-1.4%
1993	0.0034 metric tons per person	+5.3%
1994	0.0036 metric tons per person	+4.1%
1995	0.0035 metric tons per person	-1.7%
1996	0.0036 metric tons per person	+3.4%
1997	0.0036 metric tons per person	+0.2%
1998	0.0034 metric tons per person	-5.9%
1999	0.0034 metric tons per person	+0.3%
2000	0.0035 metric tons per person	+3.0%
2001	0.0035 metric tons per person	+0.5%
2002	0.0034 metric tons per person	-2.6%
2003	0.0034 metric tons per person	-2.4%
2004	0.003 metric tons per person	-10.4%
2005	0.0032 metric tons per person	+7.0%
2006	0.0033 metric tons per person	+2.5%
2007	0.0033 metric tons per person	-1.2%
2008	0.0034 metric tons per person	+4.6%
2009	0.0033 metric tons per person	-2.2%
2010	0.0038 metric tons per person	+13.5%
2011	0.0034 metric tons per person	-9.3%
2012	0.0038 metric tons per person	+11.4%
2013	0.0036 metric tons per person	-6.0%
2014	0.0038 metric tons per person	+5.8%
2015	0.0037 metric tons per person	-3.9%
2016	0.0039 metric tons per person	+5.6%
2017	0.0041 metric tons per person	+5.6%
2018	0.0039 metric tons per person	-4.9%
2019	0.0039 metric tons per person	+1.6%
2020	0.0033 metric tons per person	-15.8%
2021	0.0036 metric tons per person	+7.0%
2022	0.0039 metric tons per person	+9.4%
2023	0.0043 metric tons per person	+10.6%
2024	0.0044 metric tons per person	+2.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0025 metric tons per person	0.002 metric tons per person	0.0028 metric tons per person	10
1970s	0.0031 metric tons per person	0.0026 metric tons per person	0.0035 metric tons per person	10
1980s	0.0029 metric tons per person	0.0027 metric tons per person	0.0032 metric tons per person	10
1990s	0.0034 metric tons per person	0.0032 metric tons per person	0.0036 metric tons per person	10
2000s	0.0033 metric tons per person	0.003 metric tons per person	0.0035 metric tons per person	10
2010s	0.0038 metric tons per person	0.0034 metric tons per person	0.0041 metric tons per person	10
2020s	0.0039 metric tons per person	0.0033 metric tons per person	0.0044 metric tons per person	5

Countries ranked near India

127 South Sudan 0.0046 metric tons per person compare
128 Jamaica 0.0045 metric tons per person compare
129 Libya 0.0045 metric tons per person compare
131 Benin 0.0043 metric tons per person compare
132 Mali 0.0043 metric tons per person compare
133 Turkey 0.0042 metric tons per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in India?: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in India was 0.0044 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita recorded in India?: The highest recorded value was 0.0044 metric tons per person in 2024.
What is the lowest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita recorded in India?: The lowest recorded value was 0.002 metric tons per person in 1962.
How does India rank for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita?: India ranks 130th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in India?: Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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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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.