Capture fishery production, per square kilometre in India
India: Capture fishery production, per square kilometre was 2.14 metric tons per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.14 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
68th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.14 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
0.3066 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Capture fishery production, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 2.14 metric tons per square kilometre for capture fishery production, per square kilometre in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fishery production, per square kilometre in India peaked at 2.14 metric tons per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3066 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places India 68th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Capture fishery production, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3066 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3093 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3316 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4223 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1965 | 0.4232 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4327 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4411 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.48 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5031 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5505 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5773 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4995 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6012 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6944 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6906 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6522 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6894 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6777 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6778 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6996 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6867 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6446 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.674 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7744 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1985 | 0.742 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7807 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.742 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7761 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9127 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9628 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9778 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9852 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.06 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 1.13 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 1.13 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.19 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 1.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.17 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.19 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.25 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.28 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.27 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.26 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.15 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 1.25 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 1.3 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.39 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 1.38 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 1.46 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 1.65 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 1.57 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.68 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 1.64 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.75 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 1.87 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 1.79 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 1.84 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.57 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 1.69 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 1.86 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 2.08 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 2.14 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 2.14 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4995 metric tons per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 2.14 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 3.95 metric tons per square kilometre, 54% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4055 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3066 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5031 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6311 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4995 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6944 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7433 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6446 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9127 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9628 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.22 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.15 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.39 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.46 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.87 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.87 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.57 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.14 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 65 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.43 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 66 Oman 2.35 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 67 Ghana 2.18 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 69 Malawi 2.02 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 70 Guinea-Bissau 1.92 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 71 Fiji 1.91 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.124 % 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 0.1139 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0953 % 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 0.121 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fishery production, per square kilometre in India?
- Capture fishery production, per square kilometre in India was 2.14 metric tons per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capture fishery production, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 metric tons per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest capture fishery production, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3066 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for capture fishery production, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 68th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capture fishery production, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capture fishery production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capture fishery production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capture fishery production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capture fishery production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.