Total fisheries production in Kiribati
Kiribati: Total fisheries production was 278,517 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total fisheries production in Kiribati, 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
The most recent figure for total fisheries production in Kiribati is 278,517 metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 124.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fisheries production in Kiribati peaked at 278,517 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,000 metric tons, in 1960.
Kiribati ranks 57th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 6,400 metric tons | 5,000 metric tons | 7,500 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 9,645 metric tons | 8,800 metric tons | 10,838 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,086 metric tons | 12,929 metric tons | 38,226 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 39,558 metric tons | 30,568 metric tons | 66,050 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,774 metric tons | 28,393 metric tons | 46,634 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 133,184 metric tons | 47,872 metric tons | 238,760 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 230,066 metric tons | 199,353 metric tons | 278,517 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More environment data for Kiribati
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0406 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0108 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0097 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 278,509 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 8 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0797 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.5925 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0183 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2886 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fisheries production in Kiribati?
- Total fisheries production in Kiribati was 278,517 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 278,517 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest total fisheries production recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Kiribati rank for total fisheries production?
- Kiribati ranks 57th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fisheries production rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.