Capture fisheries production in Upper middle income

Upper middle income: Capture fisheries production was 43.31 million metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
43.31 million metric tons
Change on year
up 6.3%
All-time high
45.53 million metric tons
in 2018
All-time low
9.41 million metric tons
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Capture fisheries production in Upper middle income, 1960–2024

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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

Upper middle income recorded 43.31 million metric tons for capture fisheries production in 2024.

That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capture fisheries production in Upper middle income peaked at 45.53 million metric tons in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.41 million metric tons, in 1960.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.96 million metric tons 9.41 million metric tons 20.98 million metric tons 10
1970s 17.46 million metric tons 14.46 million metric tons 22.61 million metric tons 10
1980s 21.61 million metric tons 16.90 million metric tons 27.54 million metric tons 10
1990s 36.65 million metric tons 27.41 million metric tons 42.64 million metric tons 10
2000s 43.40 million metric tons 40.91 million metric tons 45.08 million metric tons 10
2010s 43.06 million metric tons 40.60 million metric tons 45.53 million metric tons 10
2020s 42.26 million metric tons 40.77 million metric tons 43.31 million metric tons 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is capture fisheries production in Upper middle income?
Capture fisheries production in Upper middle income was 43.31 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 Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 45.53 million metric tons in 2018.
What is the lowest capture fisheries production recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 9.41 million metric tons in 1960.
Is capture fisheries production rising or falling in Upper middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Upper middle income 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

Indicator
Capture fisheries production (metric tons)
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 15,967 data points, 1960–2024
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Capture fisheries production measures the volume of fish catches landed by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.