Total fisheries production in Nauru
Nauru: Total fisheries production was 87,348 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total fisheries production in Nauru, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
In 2024, total fisheries production in Nauru stood at 87,348 metric tons.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 32,215.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fisheries production in Nauru peaked at 123,413 metric tons in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Nauru ranks 94th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total fisheries production in Nauru, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1963 | 100 metric tons | — |
| 1964 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 120 metric tons | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 120 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 120 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 130 metric tons | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 130 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 140 metric tons | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 140 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 140 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 140 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 150 metric tons | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 170 metric tons | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 170 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 180 metric tons | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 180 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 190 metric tons | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 377 metric tons | +98.4% |
| 1993 | 500 metric tons | +32.6% |
| 1994 | 500 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 480 metric tons | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 460 metric tons | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 440 metric tons | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 420 metric tons | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 400 metric tons | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 380 metric tons | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 360.4 metric tons | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 342 metric tons | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 342 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 300 metric tons | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 330 metric tons | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 370.8 metric tons | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 420 metric tons | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 475 metric tons | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 530 metric tons | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 589 metric tons | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 255 metric tons | -56.7% |
| 2012 | 229 metric tons | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 263.1 metric tons | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 270.3 metric tons | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 270.3 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 270.3 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 270.3 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9,156 metric tons | +3287.2% |
| 2019 | 33,525 metric tons | +266.2% |
| 2020 | 97,712 metric tons | +191.5% |
| 2021 | 123,413 metric tons | +26.3% |
| 2022 | 108,055 metric tons | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 90,700 metric tons | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 87,348 metric tons | -3.7% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 87,348 metric tons is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,758 metric tons, 4.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 87,348 metric tons is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96,821 metric tons, 90% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total fisheries production in Nauru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +3287.2% | 270.3 metric tons | 9,156 metric tons |
| 2019 | +266.2% | 9,156 metric tons | 33,525 metric tons |
| 2020 | +191.5% | 33,525 metric tons | 97,712 metric tons |
| 1992 | +98.4% | 190 metric tons | 377 metric tons |
| 2011 | -56.7% | 589 metric tons | 255 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 100 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 112 metric tons | 100 metric tons | 130 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 153 metric tons | 140 metric tons | 180 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 394.7 metric tons | 180 metric tons | 500 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 385.02 metric tons | 300 metric tons | 530 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,510 metric tons | 229 metric tons | 33,525 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 101,446 metric tons | 87,348 metric tons | 123,413 metric tons | 5 |
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More environment data for Nauru
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1992)
- Standard Deviation 0.589 °C (1992)
- Temperature change -0.737 °C (1993)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fisheries production in Nauru?
- Total fisheries production in Nauru was 87,348 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest total fisheries production recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 123,413 metric tons in 2021.
- What is the lowest total fisheries production recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Nauru rank for total fisheries production?
- Nauru ranks 94th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fisheries production rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32,215.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Total fisheries production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fisheries production measures the volume of aquatic species caught by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes. The harvest from mariculture, aquaculture and other kinds of fish farming is also included.