Total fisheries production in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Total fisheries production was 5,587 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total fisheries production in Cape Verde, 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, total fisheries production in Cape Verde stood at 5,587 metric tons.
The figure is down 37.1% on the previous year and down 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fisheries production in Cape Verde peaked at 41,240 metric tons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,500 metric tons, in 1962.
Cape Verde ranks 164th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,150 metric tons | 1,500 metric tons | 5,900 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,335 metric tons | 3,428 metric tons | 8,333 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,845 metric tons | 6,387 metric tons | 14,730 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,303 metric tons | 6,573 metric tons | 10,360 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,950 metric tons | 8,136 metric tons | 21,931 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,109 metric tons | 17,671 metric tons | 41,240 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,827 metric tons | 5,587 metric tons | 19,988 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 161 Equatorial Guinea 7,274 metric tons compare
- 162 Syria 6,000 metric tons compare
- 163 Sao Tome and Principe 5,730 metric tons compare
- 165 Tajikistan 5,483 metric tons compare
- 166 Austria 5,358 metric tons compare
- 167 New Caledonia 5,323 metric tons compare
More environment data for Cape Verde
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3964 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0695 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0818 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 5,547 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 40 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.6762 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.29 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1266 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2903 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fisheries production in Cape Verde?
- Total fisheries production in Cape Verde was 5,587 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 total fisheries production recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 41,240 metric tons in 2015.
- What is the lowest total fisheries production recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,500 metric tons in 1962.
- How does Cape Verde rank for total fisheries production?
- Cape Verde ranks 164th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fisheries production rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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 Total fisheries production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.