Capture fisheries production in India
India: Capture fisheries production was 6.36 million metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Capture fisheries production in India, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
In 2024, capture fisheries production in India stood at 6.36 million metric tons. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fisheries production in India peaked at 6.36 million metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 911,641 metric tons, in 1961.
India ranks 3rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.20 million metric tons | 911,641 metric tons | 1.50 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.88 million metric tons | 1.49 million metric tons | 2.06 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.21 million metric tons | 1.92 million metric tons | 2.71 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.27 million metric tons | 2.86 million metric tons | 3.62 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.82 million metric tons | 3.43 million metric tons | 4.13 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.00 million metric tons | 4.34 million metric tons | 5.55 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.55 million metric tons | 4.66 million metric tons | 6.36 million metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More environment data for India
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 344.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 210.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 112 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 689.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 18.45 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 12.09 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3,154 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.17 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1,507 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.9184 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fisheries production in India?
- Capture fisheries production in India was 6.36 million metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest capture fisheries production recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 6.36 million metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest capture fisheries production recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 911,641 metric tons in 1961.
- How does India rank for capture fisheries production?
- India ranks 3rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capture fisheries production rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Capture fisheries production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Capture fisheries production measures the volume of fish catches landed by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.