Mongolia: Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Mongolia's capture fisheries production (metric tons) rose 31 on 2023 (from 0 to 31).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −5.5 and a typical year strayed about 73.33 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 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 229 in 1978 and the biggest yearly fall was 191 in 1980. 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 downward, about 3.53 a year. A straight line explains 31% 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.

How it compares

In 2024, Mongolia had the 207th 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.

Closest to Mongolia in the 2024 ranking

• Guam — 204th of 215: 45.64
• Botswana — 205th of 215: 40
• Kyrgyz Republic — 206th of 215: 32
• Gibraltar — 208th of 215: 25.52
• Bhutan — 209th of 215: 5
• Monaco — 210th of 215: 1

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 64 values

Capture fisheries production (metric tons) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — 1,512 (2024)
• Australia — 227,277 (2024)
• Brunei Darussalam — 16,387 (2024)
• Cambodia — 606,654 (2024)
• China — 13.26 million (2024)
• Fiji — 34,963 (2024)
• French Polynesia — 13,468 (2024)
• Guam — 45.64 (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 92,253 (2024)
• Indonesia — 7.82 million (2024)

More environment data for Mongolia

• Population in largest city — 1.72 million (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 67.93% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 1.72 million (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 48.33% (2025)
• Rural population — 1.03 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 28.85% (2025)
• Urban population — 2.54 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 71.15% (2025)
• Rural population growth (annual %) — 0.59% (2025)
• Urban population growth (annual %)

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Questions people ask

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

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

How has it changed since 1961?

It is down 87.6% from 250 in 1961 (3.26% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 537 in 1979 and the lowest 0 in 2021.

How does Mongolia rank?

207th highest of 215 economies with data for 2024.

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

In 2024, Mongolia's capture fisheries production (metric tons) rose 31 on 2023 (from 0 to 31). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −5.5 and a typical year strayed about 73.33 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above 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.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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