What is the highest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 0.014 metric tons per person in 1968.

What is the lowest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 metric tons per person in 2009.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita?

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Name: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita was 0.0067 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0067 metric tons per person

Change on year

down 0.2%

Rank

35th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.014 metric tons per person

in 1968

All-time low

0.0065 metric tons per person

in 2009

Years of data

1960–2024

Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 0.0067 metric tons per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.014 metric tons per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 metric tons per person, in 2009.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 47 groups 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1960 to 2024.
Year	metric tons per person	Change
1960	0.0086 metric tons per person	—
1961	0.0091 metric tons per person	+6.2%
1962	0.0095 metric tons per person	+4.4%
1963	0.0098 metric tons per person	+3.3%
1964	0.0111 metric tons per person	+12.8%
1965	0.0109 metric tons per person	-1.1%
1966	0.0113 metric tons per person	+3.0%
1967	0.0125 metric tons per person	+10.8%
1968	0.014 metric tons per person	+12.3%
1969	0.0136 metric tons per person	-2.9%
1970	0.0116 metric tons per person	-14.9%
1971	0.0114 metric tons per person	-1.3%
1972	0.0122 metric tons per person	+7.0%
1973	0.0124 metric tons per person	+1.4%
1974	0.012 metric tons per person	-3.0%
1975	0.0111 metric tons per person	-7.9%
1976	0.0099 metric tons per person	-10.5%
1977	0.0096 metric tons per person	-3.0%
1978	0.0092 metric tons per person	-3.7%
1979	0.0087 metric tons per person	-6.2%
1980	0.008 metric tons per person	-7.7%
1981	0.008 metric tons per person	-0.1%
1982	0.0078 metric tons per person	-3.0%
1983	0.0079 metric tons per person	+2.3%
1984	0.0075 metric tons per person	-6.1%
1985	0.0074 metric tons per person	-0.6%
1986	0.0076 metric tons per person	+3.0%
1987	0.0092 metric tons per person	+20.1%
1988	0.0088 metric tons per person	-4.3%
1989	0.0078 metric tons per person	-10.9%
1990	0.0078 metric tons per person	+0.1%
1991	0.007 metric tons per person	-10.1%
1992	0.0085 metric tons per person	+20.2%
1993	0.0082 metric tons per person	-3.4%
1994	0.0075 metric tons per person	-8.8%
1995	0.0076 metric tons per person	+2.4%
1996	0.0073 metric tons per person	-3.8%
1997	0.0075 metric tons per person	+2.2%
1998	0.0076 metric tons per person	+0.9%
1999	0.0077 metric tons per person	+1.6%
2000	0.0078 metric tons per person	+1.9%
2001	0.0077 metric tons per person	-1.3%
2002	0.0076 metric tons per person	-2.3%
2003	0.0077 metric tons per person	+2.4%
2004	0.0078 metric tons per person	+1.4%
2005	0.0076 metric tons per person	-2.6%
2006	0.007 metric tons per person	-8.9%
2007	0.0069 metric tons per person	-0.3%
2008	0.0067 metric tons per person	-2.7%
2009	0.0065 metric tons per person	-3.2%
2010	0.0068 metric tons per person	+3.7%
2011	0.0069 metric tons per person	+2.0%
2012	0.0073 metric tons per person	+5.4%
2013	0.007 metric tons per person	-3.7%
2014	0.0071 metric tons per person	+1.1%
2015	0.0069 metric tons per person	-2.5%
2016	0.0072 metric tons per person	+3.5%
2017	0.0077 metric tons per person	+7.7%
2018	0.0075 metric tons per person	-2.4%
2019	0.0072 metric tons per person	-4.1%
2020	0.0067 metric tons per person	-6.6%
2021	0.007 metric tons per person	+3.9%
2022	0.0067 metric tons per person	-4.4%
2023	0.0067 metric tons per person	+0.5%
2024	0.0067 metric tons per person	-0.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.011 metric tons per person	0.0086 metric tons per person	0.014 metric tons per person	10
1970s	0.0108 metric tons per person	0.0087 metric tons per person	0.0124 metric tons per person	10
1980s	0.008 metric tons per person	0.0074 metric tons per person	0.0092 metric tons per person	10
1990s	0.0077 metric tons per person	0.007 metric tons per person	0.0085 metric tons per person	10
2000s	0.0073 metric tons per person	0.0065 metric tons per person	0.0078 metric tons per person	10
2010s	0.0072 metric tons per person	0.0068 metric tons per person	0.0077 metric tons per person	10
2020s	0.0068 metric tons per person	0.0067 metric tons per person	0.007 metric tons per person	5

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

32 Isle of Man 0.0417 metric tons per person compare
33 Malaysia 0.0395 metric tons per person compare
34 Fiji 0.0376 metric tons per person compare
35 Morocco 0.0375 metric tons per person compare
36 Samoa 0.0371 metric tons per person compare
37 Brunei 0.0354 metric tons per person compare
38 Antigua and Barbuda 0.035 metric tons per person compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 30.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total fisheries production 9.57 million metric tons (2024)
Capture fisheries production 8.67 million metric tons (2024)
Aquaculture production 904,561 metric tons (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 13.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.95 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 237.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 242.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 10.75 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.0067 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.014 metric tons per person in 1968.
What is the lowest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 metric tons per person in 2009.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (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.

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.