Least developed countries: UN classification: Total fisheries production (metric tons)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Least developed countries: UN classification's total fisheries production (metric tons) rose 2.4% on 2023 (from 15.65 million to 16.02 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +4.5% and a typical year strayed about 3.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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 14.8% in 1972 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.4% in 1975. 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 336,437 a year. A straight line explains 92% 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 17.21 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 528,120, against 679,708 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

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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

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)
• Iraq — 56,635 (2024)
• Israel — 16,915 (2024)
• Jordan — 3,379 (2024)
• Kuwait — 2,912 (2024)
• Lebanon

More environment data for Least developed countries: UN classification

• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 32.86% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 13.73% (2025)
• Rural population — 769.36 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 63.36% (2025)
• Urban population — 444.81 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 36.64% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 5.26 million (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

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Questions people ask

What is Least developed countries: UN classification's total fisheries production (metric tons)?

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

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 848.05% from 1.69 million in 1960 (3.58% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 16.02 million in 2024 and the lowest 1.69 million in 1960.

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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