Iraq's total fisheries production (metric tons) was 56,635 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 33.86% from 85,625 in 2014 (4.05% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 56,635 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 62,378 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 85,625 | 2014 |
| Highest | 85,625 | 2014 |
| Lowest | 9,000 | 1960 |
| Average since 2015 | 61,108 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 9,000 | 1960 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Iraq's total fisheries production (metric tons) fell 6.4% on 2023 (from 60,479 to 56,635).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +6.4% and a typical year strayed about 27.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below 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 111.6% in 1979 and the biggest yearly fall was 50.8% in 1981. 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
In 2024, Iraq had the 105th 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 56,635 | 2024 |
| World | 235.81 million | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | 154.7 million | 2024 |
Closest to Iraq in the 2024 ranking
- Benin — 102nd of 215: 64,021
- United Arab Emirates — 103rd of 215: 60,641
- Latvia — 104th of 215: 57,110
- Congo, Rep. — 106th of 215: 55,452
- Gambia, The — 107th of 215: 55,138
- South Sudan — 108th of 215: 55,034
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 | 56,635 |
| 2023 | 60,479 |
| 2022 | 65,585 |
| 2021 | 66,414 |
| 2020 | 57,514 |
| 2019 | 62,378 |
| 2018 | 62,718 |
| 2017 | 67,079 |
| 2016 | 60,180 |
| 2015 | 52,099 |
| 2014 |
Total fisheries production (metric tons) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 14,170 (2024)
- Algeria — 97,945 (2024)
- Bahrain — 15,163 (2024)
- Djibouti — 3,387 (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 2.03 million (2024)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 1.5 million (2024)
- Israel — 16,915 (2024)
- Jordan — 3,379 (2024)
- Kuwait — 2,912 (2024)
- Lebanon — 3,693 (2024)
- Libya
More environment data for Iraq
- Population in largest city — 8.14 million (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 24.76% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 11.57 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 24.61% (2025)
- Rural population — 14.13 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 30.06% (2025)
- Urban population — 32.89 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 69.94% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 15,535 (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Iraq's total fisheries production (metric tons)?
- 56,635 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 529.28% from 9,000 in 1960 (2.92% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 85,625 in 2014 and the lowest 9,000 in 1960.
- How does Iraq rank?
- 105th highest of 215 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in total fisheries production (metric tons) unusual for Iraq?
- In 2024, Iraq's total fisheries production (metric tons) fell 6.4% on 2023 (from 60,479 to 56,635). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +6.4% and a typical year strayed about 27.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
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.
Want to ask your own questions of data like this? Try AnalyzeIt: upload a file or ask about public data in plain words, and every figure comes with its working.
Legal entity
Devansh Yadav
Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Governing law: Courts at Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Phone: +91 8433475698
Legal: legal@analyzeit.in