Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita was 0.0024 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.0024 metric tons per person.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0072 metric tons per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.002 metric tons per person, in 2022.
Saudi Arabia ranks 150th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0064 metric tons per person | +56.2% |
| 1962 | 0.007 metric tons per person | +8.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0063 metric tons per person | -13.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0064 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 0.007 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0064 metric tons per person | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0064 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0061 metric tons per person | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.006 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0061 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0064 metric tons per person | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0055 metric tons per person | -15.1% |
| 1975 | 0.005 metric tons per person | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0045 metric tons per person | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0046 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | -7.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0044 metric tons per person | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0047 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.005 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0054 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0053 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0052 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0047 metric tons per person | -9.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0047 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | -18.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | -19.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.003 metric tons per person | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.003 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.003 metric tons per person | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.003 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.003 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.002 metric tons per person | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.002 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +56.2% | 0.0041 metric tons per person | 0.0064 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0064 metric tons per person | 0.0041 metric tons per person | 0.0072 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0053 metric tons per person | 0.0043 metric tons per person | 0.0064 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0048 metric tons per person | 0.0041 metric tons per person | 0.0054 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0036 metric tons per person | 0.003 metric tons per person | 0.0043 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 metric tons per person | 0.0028 metric tons per person | 0.0032 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 metric tons per person | 0.0021 metric tons per person | 0.0027 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 metric tons per person | 0.002 metric tons per person | 0.0024 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 147 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0024 metric tons per person compare
- 148 Rwanda 0.0024 metric tons per person compare
- 149 Togo 0.0024 metric tons per person compare
- 151 Italy 0.0023 metric tons per person compare
- 152 Germany 0.0022 metric tons per person compare
- 153 Kazakhstan 0.0022 metric tons per person compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.75 % 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 2.72 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0024 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0072 metric tons per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 metric tons per person in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 150th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.