India's total fisheries production (metric tons) was 18.45 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 86.68% from 9.88 million in 2014 (6.44% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 18.45 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 13.41 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 9.88 million | 2014 |
| Highest | 18.45 million | 2024 |
| Lowest | 961,000 | 1961 |
| Average since 2015 | 13.83 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 1.16 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, India's total fisheries production (metric tons) rose 5.4% on 2023 (from 17.5 million to 18.45 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +4.7% and a typical year strayed about 4.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 26.4% in 1964 and the biggest yearly fall was 17.3% in 1961. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 884,199 a year. A straight line explains 96% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 20.03 million for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 1.72 million, against 2.81 million for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2024, India had the 4th highest value of the 215 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| India | 18.45 million | 2024 |
| World | 235.81 million | 2024 |
| South Asia | 24.11 million | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | 39.45 million | 2024 |
Closest to India in the 2024 ranking
- China — 1st of 215: 95.21 million
- Indonesia — 2nd of 215: 23.57 million
- Viet Nam — 4th of 215: 9.08 million
- Peru — 5th of 215: 5.88 million
- Russian Federation — 6th of 215: 5.36 million
What this measures
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.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 65 values
| Year | Total fisheries production (metric tons) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 18,450,687 |
| 2023 | 17,499,108 |
| 2022 | 15,774,325 |
| 2021 | 14,433,205 |
| 2020 | 13,299,483 |
| 2019 | 13,410,100 |
| 2018 | 12,584,085 |
| 2017 | 11,763,822 |
| 2016 | 10,898,848 |
| 2015 | 10,206,041 |
| 2014 |
Total fisheries production (metric tons) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — 5.02 million (2024)
- Bhutan — 63 (2024)
- Maldives — 107,423 (2024)
- Nepal — 123,403 (2024)
- Sri Lanka — 412,020 (2024)
More environment data for India
- Population in largest city — 34.67 million (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 6.64% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 248.3 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 16.96% (2025)
- Rural population — 941.42 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 64.31% (2025)
- Urban population — 522.44 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 35.69% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 12.09 million (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is India's total fisheries production (metric tons)?
- 18.45 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 1,489% from 1.16 million in 1960 (4.42% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 18.45 million in 2024 and the lowest 961,000 in 1961.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ER.FSH.PROD.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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