Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Maldives

Maldives: Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita was 0.2035 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2035 metric tons per person
Change on year
down 33.4%
World rank
12th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.6079 metric tons per person
in 2005
All-time low
0.1192 metric tons per person
in 1964
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Maldives, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

Maldives recorded 0.2035 metric tons per person for total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in 2024.

That represents a change of down 33.4% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.6079 metric tons per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1192 metric tons per person, in 1964.

That places Maldives 12th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Maldives, 1960 to 2024.
Year metric tons per person Change
1960 0.1426 metric tons per person
1961 0.1284 metric tons per person -9.9%
1962 0.1253 metric tons per person -2.5%
1963 0.1222 metric tons per person -2.5%
1964 0.1192 metric tons per person -2.4%
1965 0.1883 metric tons per person +57.9%
1966 0.2064 metric tons per person +9.6%
1967 0.2231 metric tons per person +8.0%
1968 0.2042 metric tons per person -8.5%
1969 0.2701 metric tons per person +32.3%
1970 0.3025 metric tons per person +12.0%
1971 0.2769 metric tons per person -8.5%
1972 0.2464 metric tons per person -11.0%
1973 0.2646 metric tons per person +7.4%
1974 0.2681 metric tons per person +1.3%
1975 0.1979 metric tons per person -26.2%
1976 0.2348 metric tons per person +18.7%
1977 0.1951 metric tons per person -16.9%
1978 0.2034 metric tons per person +4.3%
1979 0.1944 metric tons per person -4.4%
1980 0.2343 metric tons per person +20.5%
1981 0.2413 metric tons per person +3.0%
1982 0.217 metric tons per person -10.1%
1983 0.2462 metric tons per person +13.5%
1984 0.3045 metric tons per person +23.6%
1985 0.3264 metric tons per person +7.2%
1986 0.3045 metric tons per person -6.7%
1987 0.2869 metric tons per person -5.8%
1988 0.3442 metric tons per person +20.0%
1989 0.331 metric tons per person -3.8%
1990 0.3569 metric tons per person +7.8%
1991 0.3517 metric tons per person -1.5%
1992 0.3454 metric tons per person -1.8%
1993 0.3682 metric tons per person +6.6%
1994 0.4156 metric tons per person +12.9%
1995 0.4082 metric tons per person -1.8%
1996 0.4035 metric tons per person -1.2%
1997 0.4046 metric tons per person +0.3%
1998 0.4337 metric tons per person +7.2%
1999 0.4478 metric tons per person +3.2%
2000 0.4233 metric tons per person -5.5%
2001 0.4451 metric tons per person +5.2%
2002 0.5616 metric tons per person +26.2%
2003 0.5266 metric tons per person -6.2%
2004 0.5259 metric tons per person -0.1%
2005 0.6079 metric tons per person +15.6%
2006 0.592 metric tons per person -2.6%
2007 0.4454 metric tons per person -24.8%
2008 0.3981 metric tons per person -10.6%
2009 0.3361 metric tons per person -15.6%
2010 0.3404 metric tons per person +1.3%
2011 0.3234 metric tons per person -5.0%
2012 0.3102 metric tons per person -4.1%
2013 0.3256 metric tons per person +4.9%
2014 0.3111 metric tons per person -4.5%
2015 0.2974 metric tons per person -4.4%
2016 0.292 metric tons per person -1.8%
2017 0.3106 metric tons per person +6.4%
2018 0.3192 metric tons per person +2.7%
2019 0.2769 metric tons per person -13.2%
2020 0.2959 metric tons per person +6.8%
2021 0.2809 metric tons per person -5.1%
2022 0.2962 metric tons per person +5.4%
2023 0.3055 metric tons per person +3.2%
2024 0.2035 metric tons per person -33.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Maldives 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.

YearChange FromTo
1965 +57.9% 0.1192 metric tons per person 0.1883 metric tons per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.173 metric tons per person 0.1192 metric tons per person 0.2701 metric tons per person 10
1970s 0.2384 metric tons per person 0.1944 metric tons per person 0.3025 metric tons per person 10
1980s 0.2836 metric tons per person 0.217 metric tons per person 0.3442 metric tons per person 10
1990s 0.3935 metric tons per person 0.3454 metric tons per person 0.4478 metric tons per person 10
2000s 0.4862 metric tons per person 0.3361 metric tons per person 0.6079 metric tons per person 10
2010s 0.3107 metric tons per person 0.2769 metric tons per person 0.3404 metric tons per person 10
2020s 0.2764 metric tons per person 0.2035 metric tons per person 0.3055 metric tons per person 5

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 9 Seychelles 1.12 metric tons per person compare
  2. 10 Norway 0.7172 metric tons per person compare
  3. 11 Belize 0.5016 metric tons per person compare
  4. 13 Chile 0.1998 metric tons per person compare
  5. 14 Peru 0.1719 metric tons per person compare
  6. 15 Oman 0.1387 metric tons per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Maldives?
Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita in Maldives was 0.2035 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 0.6079 metric tons per person in 2005.
What is the lowest total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1192 metric tons per person in 1964.
How does Maldives rank for total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita?
Maldives ranks 12th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total 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.

Total fisheries production (metric tons) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Total 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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Total 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.