Capture fishery production, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Capture fishery production, per capita was 0.0014 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Capture fishery production, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capture fishery production, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands is 0.0014 metric tons per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.4% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fishery production, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 0.02 metric tons per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 metric tons per person, in 2024.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 165th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capture fishery production, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0114 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0167 metric tons per person | +45.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0162 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0156 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0151 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0195 metric tons per person | +28.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0188 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0186 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0191 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.02 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0147 metric tons per person | -26.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0133 metric tons per person | -9.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0119 metric tons per person | -10.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0108 metric tons per person | -9.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0102 metric tons per person | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.01 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0097 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0095 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0093 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0088 metric tons per person | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0081 metric tons per person | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0044 metric tons per person | -39.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0098 metric tons per person | +124.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0125 metric tons per person | +27.3% |
| 1985 | 0.008 metric tons per person | -36.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0094 metric tons per person | +18.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0061 metric tons per person | -35.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0059 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0062 metric tons per person | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.004 metric tons per person | -35.4% |
| 1991 | 0.003 metric tons per person | -25.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | +19.1% |
| 1995 | 0.004 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | +20.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0047 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0042 metric tons per person | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | -29.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | +68.8% |
| 2001 | 0.006 metric tons per person | +21.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0044 metric tons per person | -25.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | -40.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | +29.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | -20.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | -30.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | -23.4% |
| 2012 | 0.002 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 0.003 metric tons per person | +49.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.002 metric tons per person | -26.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | +37.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | +104.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 0.002 metric tons per person | -42.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -31.4% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 0.0014 metric tons per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0095 metric tons per person, 15% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Northern Mariana Islands's 0.0014 metric tons per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0319 metric tons per person, 4% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capture fishery production, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +124.1% | 0.0044 metric tons per person | 0.0098 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0171 metric tons per person | 0.0114 metric tons per person | 0.02 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0108 metric tons per person | 0.0088 metric tons per person | 0.0147 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0078 metric tons per person | 0.0044 metric tons per person | 0.0125 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0038 metric tons per person | 0.0029 metric tons per person | 0.0048 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0038 metric tons per person | 0.0026 metric tons per person | 0.006 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 metric tons per person | 0.0018 metric tons per person | 0.003 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 metric tons per person | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 0.0043 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 162 Aruba 0.0016 metric tons per person compare
- 163 Belgium 0.0014 metric tons per person compare
- 164 Haiti 0.0014 metric tons per person compare
- 166 Montenegro 0.0014 metric tons per person compare
- 167 Burkina Faso 0.0013 metric tons per person compare
- 168 Burundi 0.0013 metric tons per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Rural population, per capita 0.0782 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Rural population 7.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -3.0% (2025)
- Rural population 3,406 (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Capture fishery production, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre 1 sq. km per square kilometre (2024)
- Surface area (sq. km), per unit of GDP 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita 0.0103 sq. km per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fishery production, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Capture fishery production, per capita in Northern Mariana Islands was 0.0014 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capture fishery production, per capita recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 metric tons per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest capture fishery production, per capita recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for capture fishery production, per capita?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 165th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capture fishery production, per capita rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands 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.