Capture fishery production, per capita in Vietnam
Vietnam: Capture fishery production, per capita was 0.034 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Capture fishery production, per capita in Vietnam, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, capture fishery production, per capita in Vietnam stood at 0.034 metric tons per person.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fishery production, per capita in Vietnam peaked at 0.0361 metric tons per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0088 metric tons per person, in 1980.
Vietnam ranks 41st of 215 countries on this measure, 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 Vietnam, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0134 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.013 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0146 metric tons per person | +12.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0166 metric tons per person | +13.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0166 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0168 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0165 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0169 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0164 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0173 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0133 metric tons per person | -23.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0146 metric tons per person | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0163 metric tons per person | +11.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0167 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | -34.5% |
| 1975 | 0.01 metric tons per person | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0111 metric tons per person | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0102 metric tons per person | -7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0098 metric tons per person | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0099 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0088 metric tons per person | -11.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0092 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0101 metric tons per person | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0114 metric tons per person | +13.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0114 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0115 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0116 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0118 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0116 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0123 metric tons per person | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0119 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0124 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0127 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0134 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0145 metric tons per person | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0151 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0167 metric tons per person | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0172 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0172 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0194 metric tons per person | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0211 metric tons per person | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0221 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0229 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0233 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0242 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0246 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0249 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.025 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0244 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0253 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0258 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0272 metric tons per person | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0282 metric tons per person | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0291 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0301 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.031 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0329 metric tons per person | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.035 metric tons per person | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0352 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0355 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0361 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0359 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0347 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0342 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.034 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.034 metric tons per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0092 metric tons per person, 3.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.034 metric tons per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0319 metric tons per person, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capture fishery production, per capita in Vietnam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -34.5% | 0.0167 metric tons per person | 0.0109 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0158 metric tons per person | 0.013 metric tons per person | 0.0173 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0123 metric tons per person | 0.0098 metric tons per person | 0.0167 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.011 metric tons per person | 0.0088 metric tons per person | 0.0123 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0151 metric tons per person | 0.0119 metric tons per person | 0.0194 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0238 metric tons per person | 0.0211 metric tons per person | 0.0253 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.031 metric tons per person | 0.0258 metric tons per person | 0.0355 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.035 metric tons per person | 0.034 metric tons per person | 0.0361 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 38 Antigua and Barbuda 0.035 metric tons per person compare
- 39 Russia 0.0349 metric tons per person compare
- 40 Cambodia 0.0344 metric tons per person compare
- 42 Papua New Guinea 0.0324 metric tons per person compare
- 43 American Samoa 0.0323 metric tons per person compare
- 44 Myanmar 0.0319 metric tons per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Vietnam
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2721 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1164 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.258 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1228 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 589.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0489 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fishery production, per capita in Vietnam?
- Capture fishery production, per capita in Vietnam was 0.034 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capture fishery production, per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0361 metric tons per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest capture fishery production, per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0088 metric tons per person in 1980.
- How does Vietnam rank for capture fishery production, per capita?
- Vietnam ranks 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capture fishery production, per capita rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.