What is the lowest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita recorded in North America?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0128 metric tons per person in 2024.

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

North America ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in North America

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

North America: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita was 0.0128 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0128 metric tons per person

Change on year

down 10.0%

Rank

18th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.0279 metric tons per person

in 1988

All-time low

0.0128 metric tons per person

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

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

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

Analysis

In 2024, capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in North America stood at 0.0128 metric tons per person. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in North America peaked at 0.0279 metric tons per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0128 metric tons per person, in 2024.

That places North America 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 North America, year by year

Annual values for Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in North America, 1960 to 2024.
Year	metric tons per person	Change
1960	0.0193 metric tons per person	—
1961	0.0202 metric tons per person	+4.8%
1962	0.0209 metric tons per person	+3.2%
1963	0.0199 metric tons per person	-4.8%
1964	0.0188 metric tons per person	-5.3%
1965	0.0192 metric tons per person	+2.2%
1966	0.0186 metric tons per person	-3.3%
1967	0.0175 metric tons per person	-6.2%
1968	0.0184 metric tons per person	+5.4%
1969	0.0181 metric tons per person	-1.5%
1970	0.0193 metric tons per person	+6.7%
1971	0.019 metric tons per person	-1.6%
1972	0.0175 metric tons per person	-8.0%
1973	0.0174 metric tons per person	-0.7%
1974	0.0171 metric tons per person	-1.3%
1975	0.0169 metric tons per person	-1.6%
1976	0.0181 metric tons per person	+7.5%
1977	0.0183 metric tons per person	+1.1%
1978	0.0206 metric tons per person	+12.2%
1979	0.0209 metric tons per person	+1.7%
1980	0.0209 metric tons per person	+0.1%
1981	0.0211 metric tons per person	+0.7%
1982	0.0217 metric tons per person	+2.7%
1983	0.0217 metric tons per person	+0.2%
1984	0.0233 metric tons per person	+7.6%
1985	0.0237 metric tons per person	+1.4%
1986	0.0243 metric tons per person	+2.7%
1987	0.0276 metric tons per person	+13.4%
1988	0.0279 metric tons per person	+1.0%
1989	0.0266 metric tons per person	-4.4%
1990	0.0271 metric tons per person	+1.9%
1991	0.0247 metric tons per person	-9.1%
1992	0.0241 metric tons per person	-2.2%
1993	0.0243 metric tons per person	+0.6%
1994	0.0238 metric tons per person	-1.8%
1995	0.0215 metric tons per person	-9.7%
1996	0.0216 metric tons per person	+0.4%
1997	0.022 metric tons per person	+1.8%
1998	0.0208 metric tons per person	-5.7%
1999	0.0209 metric tons per person	+0.9%
2000	0.0197 metric tons per person	-6.0%
2001	0.0207 metric tons per person	+5.2%
2002	0.0211 metric tons per person	+1.7%
2003	0.021 metric tons per person	-0.3%
2004	0.0213 metric tons per person	+1.1%
2005	0.0206 metric tons per person	-3.0%
2006	0.0203 metric tons per person	-1.3%
2007	0.0193 metric tons per person	-5.0%
2008	0.0172 metric tons per person	-11.2%
2009	0.0164 metric tons per person	-4.6%
2010	0.0169 metric tons per person	+3.3%
2011	0.0186 metric tons per person	+9.7%
2012	0.0181 metric tons per person	-2.7%
2013	0.0185 metric tons per person	+2.6%
2014	0.018 metric tons per person	-3.2%
2015	0.0177 metric tons per person	-1.4%
2016	0.0176 metric tons per person	-0.5%
2017	0.0177 metric tons per person	+0.8%
2018	0.0172 metric tons per person	-2.9%
2019	0.0168 metric tons per person	-2.4%
2020	0.0148 metric tons per person	-12.1%
2021	0.0149 metric tons per person	+0.6%
2022	0.0146 metric tons per person	-1.8%
2023	0.0143 metric tons per person	-2.3%
2024	0.0128 metric tons per person	-10.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0191 metric tons per person	0.0175 metric tons per person	0.0209 metric tons per person	10
1970s	0.0185 metric tons per person	0.0169 metric tons per person	0.0209 metric tons per person	10
1980s	0.0239 metric tons per person	0.0209 metric tons per person	0.0279 metric tons per person	10
1990s	0.0231 metric tons per person	0.0208 metric tons per person	0.0271 metric tons per person	10
2000s	0.0198 metric tons per person	0.0164 metric tons per person	0.0213 metric tons per person	10
2010s	0.0177 metric tons per person	0.0168 metric tons per person	0.0186 metric tons per person	10
2020s	0.0143 metric tons per person	0.0128 metric tons per person	0.0149 metric tons per person	5

Countries ranked near North America

15 Vanuatu 0.1355 metric tons per person compare
16 Chile 0.1279 metric tons per person compare
17 Namibia 0.1258 metric tons per person compare
18 Mauritania 0.1239 metric tons per person compare
19 Solomon Islands 0.0848 metric tons per person compare
20 Denmark 0.0783 metric tons per person compare
21 New Zealand 0.0613 metric tons per person compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More environment data for North America

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 256.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total fisheries production 5.52 million metric tons (2024)
Capture fisheries production 4.90 million metric tons (2024)
Aquaculture production 628,135 metric tons (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 11.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 22.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 5.8 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1,845 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 6.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4222 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for North America →

Frequently asked questions

What is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in North America?: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in North America was 0.0128 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita recorded in North America?: The highest recorded value was 0.0279 metric tons per person in 1988.
What is the lowest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita recorded in North America?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0128 metric tons per person in 2024.
How does North America rank for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita?: North America ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in North America?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this North America 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.