Small states: Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Small states' capture fisheries production (metric tons) fell 13.7% on 2023 (from 3.01 million to 2.6 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1.3% and a typical year strayed about 8.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 69.6% in 1984 and the biggest yearly fall was 38.9% in 1982. 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 48,064 a year. A straight line explains 32% 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

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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 Small states

• Rural population — 9.75 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 47.9% (2025)
• Urban population — 10.6 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 52.1% (2025)
• Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) — 74.68% (2024)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 122,601 (2024)
• Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 2.72 million (2024)
• Rural population growth (annual %) — 0.39% (2025)
• Urban population growth (annual %) — 1.1% (2025)
• Arable land (hectares per person)

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Questions people ask

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

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

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 275.66% from 692,623 in 1960 (2.09% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3.25 million in 2022 and the lowest 692,623 in 1960.

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

In 2024, Small states' capture fisheries production (metric tons) fell 13.7% on 2023 (from 3.01 million to 2.6 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1.3% and a typical year strayed about 8.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

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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