Capture fishery production, per capita in Morocco
Morocco: Capture fishery production, per capita was 0.0375 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Capture fishery production, per capita in Morocco, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capture fishery production, per capita in Morocco is 0.0375 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fishery production, per capita in Morocco peaked at 0.0421 metric tons per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0134 metric tons per person, in 1975.
That places Morocco 35th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Capture fishery production, per capita in Morocco, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0144 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0148 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 0.014 metric tons per person | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0144 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0162 metric tons per person | +12.7% |
| 1965 | 0.017 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0234 metric tons per person | +37.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0196 metric tons per person | -16.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0161 metric tons per person | -17.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0159 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0171 metric tons per person | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0151 metric tons per person | -11.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0173 metric tons per person | +14.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0245 metric tons per person | +41.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0173 metric tons per person | -29.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0134 metric tons per person | -22.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0164 metric tons per person | +22.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0147 metric tons per person | -10.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0161 metric tons per person | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0153 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0172 metric tons per person | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0198 metric tons per person | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 0.018 metric tons per person | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0218 metric tons per person | +21.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0219 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0216 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0266 metric tons per person | +22.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0217 metric tons per person | -18.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0237 metric tons per person | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 0.022 metric tons per person | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0236 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0243 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0222 metric tons per person | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0247 metric tons per person | +11.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0292 metric tons per person | +18.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0325 metric tons per person | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0242 metric tons per person | -25.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0291 metric tons per person | +20.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0259 metric tons per person | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0266 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0322 metric tons per person | +20.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0384 metric tons per person | +19.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0332 metric tons per person | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0314 metric tons per person | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0311 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0342 metric tons per person | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 0.029 metric tons per person | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0286 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0318 metric tons per person | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0367 metric tons per person | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0352 metric tons per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0296 metric tons per person | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0353 metric tons per person | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0378 metric tons per person | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0402 metric tons per person | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.04 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.042 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0394 metric tons per person | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0386 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0408 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0382 metric tons per person | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0387 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0421 metric tons per person | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.038 metric tons per person | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0375 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.0375 metric tons per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0063 metric tons per person, 5.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.0375 metric tons per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0029 metric tons per person, 12.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0166 metric tons per person | 0.014 metric tons per person | 0.0234 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0167 metric tons per person | 0.0134 metric tons per person | 0.0245 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0214 metric tons per person | 0.0172 metric tons per person | 0.0266 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0262 metric tons per person | 0.0222 metric tons per person | 0.0325 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0327 metric tons per person | 0.0286 metric tons per person | 0.0384 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0379 metric tons per person | 0.0296 metric tons per person | 0.042 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0389 metric tons per person | 0.0375 metric tons per person | 0.0421 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 32 Isle of Man 0.0417 metric tons per person compare
- 33 Malaysia 0.0395 metric tons per person compare
- 34 Fiji 0.0376 metric tons per person compare
- 36 Samoa 0.0371 metric tons per person compare
- 37 Brunei 0.0354 metric tons per person compare
- 38 Antigua and Barbuda 0.035 metric tons per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Morocco
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2253 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2425 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.789 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 500.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0275 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fishery production, per capita in Morocco?
- Capture fishery production, per capita in Morocco was 0.0375 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capture fishery production, per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0421 metric tons per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest capture fishery production, per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0134 metric tons per person in 1975.
- How does Morocco rank for capture fishery production, per capita?
- Morocco ranks 35th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capture fishery production, per capita rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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.