IBRD only: Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, IBRD only's capture fisheries production (metric tons) rose 4% on 2023 (from 57.75 million to 60.04 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.5% and a typical year strayed about 5.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 23.9% in 1992 and the biggest yearly fall was 21.9% in 1972. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 3% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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What this measures

Capture fisheries production measures the volume of fish catches landed by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 65 values

Capture fisheries production (metric tons) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 2,000 (2024)
• Algeria — 91,272 (2024)
• Bahrain — 15,100 (2024)
• Djibouti — 3,387 (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 425,501 (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 789,229 (2024)
• Iraq — 41,100 (2024)
• Israel — 2,065 (2024)
• Jordan — 695 (2024)
• Kuwait — 2,451 (2024)

More environment data for IBRD only

• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 12.53% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 25.59% (2025)
• Rural population — 2.07 billion (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 41.35% (2025)
• Urban population — 2.94 billion (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 58.65% (2025)
• Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) — 83.73% (2024)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 127.05 million (2024)
• Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 187.09 million (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is IBRD only's capture fisheries production (metric tons)?

60.04 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 415.92% from 11.64 million in 1960 (2.6% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 61 million in 2018 and the lowest 11.64 million in 1960.

Is the latest change in capture fisheries production (metric tons) unusual for IBRD only?

In 2024, IBRD only's capture fisheries production (metric tons) rose 4% on 2023 (from 57.75 million to 60.04 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.5% and a typical year strayed about 5.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ER.FSH.CAPT.MT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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