Total fisheries production in Mexico
Mexico: Total fisheries production was 2.19 million metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total fisheries production in Mexico, 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 Mexico is 2.19 million metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fisheries production in Mexico peaked at 2.19 million metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 196,513 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Mexico 16th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 276,663 metric tons | 196,513 metric tons | 366,800 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 567,014 metric tons | 385,068 metric tons | 1.03 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.36 million metric tons | 1.08 million metric tons | 1.64 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 million metric tons | 1.19 million metric tons | 1.57 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 million metric tons | 1.39 million metric tons | 1.78 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 million metric tons | 1.65 million metric tons | 1.95 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 million metric tons | 1.92 million metric tons | 2.19 million metric tons | 5 |
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More environment data for Mexico
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 127.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 31.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 58.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 44.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1.92 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 273,739 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 475.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.64 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 155.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3537 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fisheries production in Mexico?
- Total fisheries production in Mexico was 2.19 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 million metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest total fisheries production recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 196,513 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Mexico rank for total fisheries production?
- Mexico ranks 16th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fisheries production rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.