Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita was 0.0048 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0048 metric tons per person
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
43rd
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.0061 metric tons per person
in 2001
All-time low
0.0028 metric tons per person
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 0.0048 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0061 metric tons per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 metric tons per person, in 1960.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960 to 2024.
Year metric tons per person Change
1960 0.0028 metric tons per person
1961 0.0029 metric tons per person +1.9%
1962 0.0029 metric tons per person -0.2%
1963 0.0029 metric tons per person +0.9%
1964 0.0032 metric tons per person +11.0%
1965 0.0031 metric tons per person -2.8%
1966 0.0038 metric tons per person +20.2%
1967 0.0033 metric tons per person -11.9%
1968 0.0031 metric tons per person -7.1%
1969 0.0031 metric tons per person +2.0%
1970 0.0032 metric tons per person +2.3%
1971 0.003 metric tons per person -6.3%
1972 0.0033 metric tons per person +8.9%
1973 0.0039 metric tons per person +19.3%
1974 0.0035 metric tons per person -9.4%
1975 0.0032 metric tons per person -8.6%
1976 0.0035 metric tons per person +8.2%
1977 0.0035 metric tons per person +1.5%
1978 0.0036 metric tons per person +0.6%
1979 0.0037 metric tons per person +4.8%
1980 0.0037 metric tons per person -0.1%
1981 0.0039 metric tons per person +3.3%
1982 0.0039 metric tons per person +0.8%
1983 0.0043 metric tons per person +9.6%
1984 0.0043 metric tons per person +1.8%
1985 0.0045 metric tons per person +4.8%
1986 0.005 metric tons per person +8.9%
1987 0.0048 metric tons per person -2.6%
1988 0.0052 metric tons per person +7.2%
1989 0.005 metric tons per person -3.9%
1990 0.0051 metric tons per person +1.7%
1991 0.0052 metric tons per person +2.9%
1992 0.0052 metric tons per person -0.2%
1993 0.0055 metric tons per person +6.5%
1994 0.0056 metric tons per person +2.0%
1995 0.0059 metric tons per person +3.7%
1996 0.0052 metric tons per person -10.6%
1997 0.0057 metric tons per person +9.8%
1998 0.0055 metric tons per person -3.6%
1999 0.0057 metric tons per person +3.3%
2000 0.0058 metric tons per person +1.5%
2001 0.0061 metric tons per person +5.3%
2002 0.0057 metric tons per person -7.0%
2003 0.0056 metric tons per person -2.4%
2004 0.0054 metric tons per person -2.4%
2005 0.0054 metric tons per person +0.0%
2006 0.0053 metric tons per person -1.8%
2007 0.0049 metric tons per person -7.8%
2008 0.0049 metric tons per person +0.4%
2009 0.0052 metric tons per person +5.5%
2010 0.005 metric tons per person -4.7%
2011 0.0046 metric tons per person -6.6%
2012 0.0051 metric tons per person +11.0%
2013 0.0052 metric tons per person +2.1%
2014 0.0054 metric tons per person +2.1%
2015 0.0052 metric tons per person -2.2%
2016 0.0053 metric tons per person +2.0%
2017 0.0054 metric tons per person +0.2%
2018 0.0053 metric tons per person -1.3%
2019 0.0053 metric tons per person +0.9%
2020 0.0051 metric tons per person -5.2%
2021 0.005 metric tons per person -0.3%
2022 0.0052 metric tons per person +3.0%
2023 0.0049 metric tons per person -5.1%
2024 0.0048 metric tons per person -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0031 metric tons per person 0.0028 metric tons per person 0.0038 metric tons per person 10
1970s 0.0034 metric tons per person 0.003 metric tons per person 0.0039 metric tons per person 10
1980s 0.0045 metric tons per person 0.0037 metric tons per person 0.0052 metric tons per person 10
1990s 0.0055 metric tons per person 0.0051 metric tons per person 0.0059 metric tons per person 10
2000s 0.0054 metric tons per person 0.0049 metric tons per person 0.0061 metric tons per person 10
2010s 0.0052 metric tons per person 0.0046 metric tons per person 0.0054 metric tons per person 10
2020s 0.005 metric tons per person 0.0048 metric tons per person 0.0052 metric tons per person 5

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

  1. 40 Cambodia 0.0344 metric tons per person compare
  2. 41 Vietnam 0.034 metric tons per person compare
  3. 42 Papua New Guinea 0.0324 metric tons per person compare
  4. 43 American Samoa 0.0323 metric tons per person compare
  5. 44 Myanmar 0.0319 metric tons per person compare
  6. 45 Mauritius 0.0305 metric tons per person compare
  7. 46 Latvia 0.0302 metric tons per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.0048 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 0.0061 metric tons per person in 2001.
What is the lowest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 metric tons per person in 1960.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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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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.

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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
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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.