Capture fishery production, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Capture fishery production, per capita was 0.0037 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Capture fishery production, per capita in Nigeria, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capture fishery production, per capita in Nigeria is 0.0037 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fishery production, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0046 metric tons per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 metric tons per person, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 137th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Capture fishery production, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | -8.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +16.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | +27.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | +11.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +11.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | +32.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0042 metric tons per person | +55.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.004 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | -20.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | +16.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | -22.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | +27.9% |
| 1996 | 0.003 metric tons per person | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.004 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0046 metric tons per person | +21.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0037 metric tons per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0063 metric tons per person, 58% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0037 metric tons per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0056 metric tons per person, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capture fishery production, per capita in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +55.0% | 0.0027 metric tons per person | 0.0042 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 0.0011 metric tons per person | 0.0022 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0038 metric tons per person | 0.0027 metric tons per person | 0.0042 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0031 metric tons per person | 0.0028 metric tons per person | 0.0035 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 metric tons per person | 0.0023 metric tons per person | 0.0039 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0036 metric tons per person | 0.0033 metric tons per person | 0.0038 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 metric tons per person | 0.0037 metric tons per person | 0.0046 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 metric tons per person | 0.0035 metric tons per person | 0.0037 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 134 Equatorial Guinea 0.0038 metric tons per person compare
- 135 Albania 0.0038 metric tons per person compare
- 136 Yemen 0.0038 metric tons per person compare
- 138 Egypt 0.0037 metric tons per person compare
- 139 Brazil 0.0034 metric tons per person compare
- 140 Malta 0.0032 metric tons per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.9222 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1938 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.5433 % 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 0.2993 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1218 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fishery production, per capita in Nigeria?
- Capture fishery production, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0037 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capture fishery production, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0046 metric tons per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest capture fishery production, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 metric tons per person in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for capture fishery production, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 137th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capture fishery production, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.