Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita was 0.0181 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.0181 metric tons per person.
That represents a change of up 28.2% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0535 metric tons per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0135 metric tons per person, in 1983.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0213 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0293 metric tons per person | +37.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0369 metric tons per person | +26.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0357 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.045 metric tons per person | +26.0% |
| 1965 | 0.037 metric tons per person | -17.7% |
| 1966 | 0.042 metric tons per person | +13.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0469 metric tons per person | +11.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0476 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0412 metric tons per person | -13.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0535 metric tons per person | +29.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0453 metric tons per person | -15.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0237 metric tons per person | -47.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0158 metric tons per person | -33.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0213 metric tons per person | +34.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0186 metric tons per person | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0216 metric tons per person | +16.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0164 metric tons per person | -24.2% |
| 1978 | 0.021 metric tons per person | +28.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0217 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0189 metric tons per person | -12.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0192 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0211 metric tons per person | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0135 metric tons per person | -36.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0196 metric tons per person | +45.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0226 metric tons per person | +15.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0262 metric tons per person | +15.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0229 metric tons per person | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0278 metric tons per person | +21.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0278 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.026 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.026 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0266 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0308 metric tons per person | +15.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0376 metric tons per person | +22.2% |
| 1995 | 0.032 metric tons per person | -15.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0332 metric tons per person | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0287 metric tons per person | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0196 metric tons per person | -31.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0281 metric tons per person | +43.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0326 metric tons per person | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 0.027 metric tons per person | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0277 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0219 metric tons per person | -21.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0286 metric tons per person | +31.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0278 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0243 metric tons per person | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0239 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0241 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0224 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0173 metric tons per person | -23.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0243 metric tons per person | +40.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0176 metric tons per person | -27.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0197 metric tons per person | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0156 metric tons per person | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0169 metric tons per person | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0147 metric tons per person | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0152 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0203 metric tons per person | +33.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0163 metric tons per person | -19.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0169 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0191 metric tons per person | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0171 metric tons per person | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0141 metric tons per person | -17.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0181 metric tons per person | +28.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0383 metric tons per person | 0.0213 metric tons per person | 0.0476 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0259 metric tons per person | 0.0158 metric tons per person | 0.0535 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.022 metric tons per person | 0.0135 metric tons per person | 0.0278 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0289 metric tons per person | 0.0196 metric tons per person | 0.0376 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.026 metric tons per person | 0.0219 metric tons per person | 0.0326 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0178 metric tons per person | 0.0147 metric tons per person | 0.0243 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0171 metric tons per person | 0.0141 metric tons per person | 0.0191 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 5 Iceland 2.61 metric tons per person compare
- 6 Marshall Islands 2.58 metric tons per person compare
- 7 Kiribati 2.07 metric tons per person compare
- 8 Micronesia (country) 1.84 metric tons per person compare
- 9 Seychelles 1.12 metric tons per person compare
- 10 Belize 0.5009 metric tons per person compare
- 11 Norway 0.418 metric tons per person compare
More environment data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 315.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 14.28 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 11.28 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 3.01 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 11.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 7.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 558.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 6.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0181 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0535 metric tons per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0135 metric tons per person in 1983.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.