Capture fishery production, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Capture fishery production, per capita was 0.2035 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Capture fishery production, per capita in Maldives, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.2035 metric tons per person for capture fishery production, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 33.4% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fishery production, per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.6079 metric tons per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1192 metric tons per person, in 1964.
Maldives ranks 12th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Capture fishery production, per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1426 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1284 metric tons per person | -9.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1253 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1222 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1192 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1883 metric tons per person | +57.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2064 metric tons per person | +9.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2231 metric tons per person | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2042 metric tons per person | -8.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2701 metric tons per person | +32.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3025 metric tons per person | +12.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2769 metric tons per person | -8.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2464 metric tons per person | -11.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2646 metric tons per person | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2681 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1979 metric tons per person | -26.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2348 metric tons per person | +18.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1951 metric tons per person | -16.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2034 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1944 metric tons per person | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2343 metric tons per person | +20.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2413 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.217 metric tons per person | -10.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2462 metric tons per person | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3045 metric tons per person | +23.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3264 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3045 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2869 metric tons per person | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3442 metric tons per person | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 0.331 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3569 metric tons per person | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3517 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3454 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3682 metric tons per person | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4156 metric tons per person | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4082 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4035 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4046 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4337 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4478 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4233 metric tons per person | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4451 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5616 metric tons per person | +26.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5266 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5259 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6079 metric tons per person | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 0.592 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4454 metric tons per person | -24.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3981 metric tons per person | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3361 metric tons per person | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3404 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3234 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3102 metric tons per person | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3256 metric tons per person | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.311 metric tons per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2973 metric tons per person | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2919 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3106 metric tons per person | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3192 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2769 metric tons per person | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2959 metric tons per person | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2809 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2961 metric tons per person | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3055 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2035 metric tons per person | -33.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.2035 metric tons per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0092 metric tons per person, 22.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.2035 metric tons per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0081 metric tons per person, 25.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capture fishery production, per capita in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +57.9% | 0.1192 metric tons per person | 0.1883 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.173 metric tons per person | 0.1192 metric tons per person | 0.2701 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2384 metric tons per person | 0.1944 metric tons per person | 0.3025 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2836 metric tons per person | 0.217 metric tons per person | 0.3442 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3935 metric tons per person | 0.3454 metric tons per person | 0.4478 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4862 metric tons per person | 0.3361 metric tons per person | 0.6079 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3107 metric tons per person | 0.2769 metric tons per person | 0.3404 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2764 metric tons per person | 0.2035 metric tons per person | 0.3055 metric tons per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Maldives
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 670.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5233 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5749 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.59 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.59 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fishery production, per capita in Maldives?
- Capture fishery production, per capita in Maldives was 0.2035 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capture fishery production, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6079 metric tons per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest capture fishery production, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1192 metric tons per person in 1964.
- How does Maldives rank for capture fishery production, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 12th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capture fishery production, per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capture fishery production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capture fishery production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capture fishery production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Capture fishery production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Capture fishery production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.