Total fisheries production in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Total fisheries production was 16.02 million metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total fisheries production in Least developed countries: UN classification, 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 Least developed countries: UN classification stood at 16.02 million metric tons. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fisheries production in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 16.02 million metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.69 million metric tons, in 1960.
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 | 2.11 million metric tons | 1.69 million metric tons | 2.65 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.93 million metric tons | 2.74 million metric tons | 3.23 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.27 million metric tons | 2.81 million metric tons | 3.81 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.46 million metric tons | 3.91 million metric tons | 5.54 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.03 million metric tons | 5.97 million metric tons | 10.04 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.50 million metric tons | 10.34 million metric tons | 14.60 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.20 million metric tons | 14.41 million metric tons | 16.02 million metric tons | 5 |
More environment data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 140.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 39.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 10.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 68.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 10.76 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 5.26 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 445.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.3791 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 124.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3477 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fisheries production in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Total fisheries production in Least developed countries: UN classification was 16.02 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 total fisheries production recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 16.02 million metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest total fisheries production recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 million metric tons in 1960.
- Is total fisheries production rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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.