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14.7.1 Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP — Value by country

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Countries reporting
119
Highest
12.3 %
Faroe Islands
Lowest
0 %
Romania
Median
0.2 %
Years covered
13
2011–2023
Data points
988

What the numbers show

14.7.1 Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP — Value is currently reported for 119 countries. The highest value is 12.3 % in Faroe Islands; the lowest is 0 % in Romania.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.2 %, and the mean is 0.8553 %.

Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in Côte d'Ivoire (up 466.7%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 100.0%).

14.7.1 Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP — Value: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Faroe Islands 12.3 % 2023 up 22.4% rising
1 Micronesia 6.62 % 2023 down 10.7% falling
2 Greenland 10.9 % 2019 up 19.6% rising
2 Polynesia 1.21 % 2023 down 35.3% falling
2 Cabo Verde 0.77 % 2023 up 35.1% rising
3 Comoros 6.51 % 2023 up 44.7% rising
4 Kiribati 5.38 % 2023 down 9.7% falling
5 Sao Tome and Principe 4.61 % 2019 up 63.5% rising
5 Viet Nam 0.52 % 2023 down 48.5% falling
6 Guinea 4.53 % 2023 up 141.0% rising
7 Gambia 4.26 % 2023 up 75.3% rising
7 Melanesia 0.36 % 2023 down 36.8% falling
8 Sierra Leone 3.92 % 2021 up 26.0% rising
8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.2 % 2023 up 33.3% rising
9 Madagascar 3.15 % 2023 down 15.3% falling
10 Iceland 2.58 % 2021 down 43.4% falling
10 Côte d'Ivoire 0.17 % 2023 up 466.7% rising
11 Maldives 2.53 % 2023 down 2.3% falling
12 Namibia 1.63 % 2023 down 9.4% falling
13 Tonga 1.62 % 2023 down 30.2% falling
14 Samoa 1.55 % 2019 down 1.3% rising
15 Myanmar 1.52 % 2023 down 40.9% falling
16 Mauritania 1.42 % 2023 down 26.0% flat
17 Suriname 1.4 % 2019 down 13.0% flat
18 Angola 1.2 % 2023 up 110.5% rising
19 French Polynesia 1.18 % 2019 down 14.5% falling
20 Yemen 1.12 % 2019 up 5.7% rising
21 Palau 1.02 % 2021 down 47.2% falling
22 Indonesia 0.83 % 2023 down 16.2% falling
23 Norway 0.74 % 2023 up 124.2% rising
24 Seychelles 0.71 % 2023 down 19.3% flat
25 Antigua and Barbuda 0.67 % 2023 up 67.5% rising
26 Oman 0.66 % 2023 up 106.2% rising
27 Grenada 0.63 % 2023 down 14.9% falling
28 Mozambique 0.62 % 2023 up 1.6% falling
29 Cameroon 0.6 % 2023 down 1.6% rising
30 Cambodia 0.54 % 2019 down 41.3% falling
30 Morocco 0.54 % 2019 up 17.4% rising
32 Sri Lanka 0.53 % 2023 down 54.3% falling
33 New Zealand 0.52 % 2021 up 4.0% flat
33 Anguilla 0.52 % 2023 down 42.9% falling
35 Senegal 0.43 % 2023 down 34.8% falling
36 Malaysia 0.39 % 2023 down 48.7% falling
37 Philippines 0.37 % 2023 down 63.7% falling
37 Vanuatu 0.37 % 2021 down 26.0% falling
39 Panama 0.33 % 2021 down 34.0% falling
40 Fiji 0.32 % 2023 down 72.6% volatile
40 Cook Islands 0.32 % 2021 down 41.8% falling
42 Dominica 0.3 % 2023 up 87.5% rising
42 Togo 0.3 % 2019 down 30.2% falling
42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.3 % 2023 up 50.0% rising
45 Guyana 0.28 % 2023 down 63.2% falling
46 Bangladesh 0.25 % 2023 down 44.4% falling
46 Thailand 0.25 % 2021 down 44.4% falling
48 Ghana 0.23 % 2023 down 52.1% falling
48 Tunisia 0.23 % 2023 up 35.3% rising
48 Brunei Darussalam 0.23 % 2023 up 43.8% rising
51 Jamaica 0.22 % 2019 up 22.2% rising
51 Peru 0.22 % 2023 down 38.9% falling
53 Ecuador 0.2 % 2023 down 56.5% falling
53 India 0.2 % 2019 down 20.0% falling
53 Nigeria 0.2 % 2023 up 122.2% rising
56 Congo 0.19 % 2021 down 9.5% flat
57 Nicaragua 0.17 % 2023 down 48.5% falling
57 Montserrat 0.17 % 2023 down 29.2% falling
59 Equatorial Guinea 0.15 % 2023 up 114.3% rising
59 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.15 % 2021 down 54.5% falling
59 Russian Federation 0.15 % 2019 up 25.0% rising
62 Benin 0.14 % 2023 down 44.0% rising
62 Liberia 0.14 % 2023 up 27.3% rising
62 Latvia 0.14 % 2023 up 133.3% rising
65 Argentina 0.13 % 2023 up 18.2% rising
65 Belize 0.13 % 2023 down 84.0% volatile
65 Chile 0.13 % 2023 down 13.3% falling
65 El Salvador 0.13 % 2021 down 45.8% falling
69 Saint Lucia 0.11 % 2023 down 52.2% falling
70 Portugal 0.1 % 2023 down 16.7% falling
70 South Africa 0.1 % 2021 up 42.9% rising
72 Algeria 0.09 % 2023 unchanged flat
72 Kenya 0.09 % 2023 up 350.0% volatile
72 Pakistan 0.09 % 2023 unchanged rising
75 Estonia 0.08 % 2023 down 33.3% falling
76 Canada 0.07 % 2021 up 40.0% rising
76 British Virgin Islands 0.07 % 2023 up 16.7% falling
78 Bahrain 0.05 % 2021 down 28.6% falling
78 Barbados 0.05 % 2023 down 58.3% falling
78 Denmark 0.05 % 2023 down 37.5% falling
78 Spain 0.05 % 2023 down 28.6% falling
78 Lithuania 0.05 % 2023 up 66.7% falling
78 Uruguay 0.05 % 2023 up 25.0% flat
84 Georgia 0.04 % 2023 up 100.0% rising
84 Croatia 0.04 % 2023 down 50.0% falling
84 Libya 0.04 % 2019 down 20.0% falling
87 Colombia 0.03 % 2023 unchanged rising
87 Finland 0.03 % 2023 down 25.0% falling
87 Greece 0.03 % 2023 down 40.0% falling
87 Ireland 0.03 % 2023 down 50.0% falling
87 Mexico 0.03 % 2023 unchanged flat
92 Costa Rica 0.02 % 2023 unchanged falling
92 Cayman Islands 0.02 % 2023 up 100.0% rising
92 France 0.02 % 2023 unchanged falling
92 Guatemala 0.02 % 2023 down 66.7% falling
92 Iraq 0.02 % 2023 up 100.0% volatile
92 Sudan 0.02 % 2023 down 33.3% volatile
92 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.02 % 2023 unchanged falling
92 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.02 % 2023 unchanged falling
100 Belgium 0.01 % 2023 unchanged flat
100 Bermuda 0.01 % 2023 down 85.7% falling
100 Cyprus 0.01 % 2021 unchanged flat
100 Honduras 0.01 % 2023 down 66.7% falling
100 Italy 0.01 % 2023 unchanged falling
100 Kuwait 0.01 % 2023 unchanged flat
100 Malta 0.01 % 2023 down 50.0% volatile
100 Poland 0.01 % 2023 unchanged flat
100 Sweden 0.01 % 2023 down 50.0% falling
100 Trinidad and Tobago 0.01 % 2023 unchanged falling
110 Bulgaria 0 % 2023 down 100.0% volatile
110 Germany 0 % 2023 down 100.0% volatile
110 Romania 0 % 2023 — volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
14.7.1 Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
148 places, 988 data points, 2011–2023
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