Total fisheries production in Small states
Small states: Total fisheries production was 2.72 million metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total fisheries production in Small states, 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 Small states stood at 2.72 million metric tons.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fisheries production in Small states peaked at 3.35 million metric tons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 692,623 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Small states 42nd out of 48 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 957,946 metric tons | 692,623 metric tons | 1.36 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.24 million metric tons | 833,873 metric tons | 1.87 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.78 million metric tons | 1.03 million metric tons | 2.17 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.29 million metric tons | 1.49 million metric tons | 2.92 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.81 million metric tons | 2.44 million metric tons | 3.17 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.54 million metric tons | 2.32 million metric tons | 2.78 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.92 million metric tons | 2.61 million metric tons | 3.35 million metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 39 Mauritania 640,322 metric tons compare
- 40 Angola 631,824 metric tons compare
- 41 Ghana 617,969 metric tons compare
- 42 South Africa 530,377 metric tons compare
- 43 Mozambique 502,895 metric tons compare
- 44 Senegal 502,151 metric tons compare
- 45 Denmark 496,186 metric tons compare
More environment data for Small states
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 121.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.22 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9516 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 6.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0299 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 24.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0641 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0889 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 9.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fisheries production in Small states?
- Total fisheries production in Small states was 2.72 million 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 3.35 million metric tons in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fisheries production recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 692,623 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Small states rank for total fisheries production?
- Small states ranks 42nd out of 48 groups with data for 2024.
- Is total fisheries production rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.