Fish catch by fishing sector in Maldives
Maldives: Fish catch by fishing sector was 1,571 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Fish catch by fishing sector in Maldives, 1950–2018
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, fish catch by fishing sector in Maldives stood at 1,571. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.1% on the previous year and down 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fish catch by fishing sector in Maldives peaked at 73,914 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1,571, in 2018.
Maldives ranks 135th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fish catch by fishing sector in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,326 | — |
| 1951 | 2,326 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 2,326 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 2,939 | +26.3% |
| 1954 | 2,939 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 2,977 | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 2,977 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 1,976 | -33.6% |
| 1958 | 1,976 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 1,976 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 1,826 | -7.6% |
| 1961 | 2,326 | +27.4% |
| 1962 | 2,326 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,326 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,326 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3,822 | +64.3% |
| 1966 | 4,608 | +20.5% |
| 1967 | 4,810 | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 4,705 | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 4,878 | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 4,506 | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 4,325 | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 3,742 | -13.5% |
| 1973 | 6,477 | +73.1% |
| 1974 | 6,132 | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 4,228 | -31.1% |
| 1976 | 3,938 | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 3,820 | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 2,947 | -22.8% |
| 1979 | 23,689 | +703.8% |
| 1980 | 30,259 | +27.7% |
| 1981 | 31,308 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 28,160 | -10.1% |
| 1983 | 36,685 | +30.3% |
| 1984 | 50,891 | +38.7% |
| 1985 | 58,682 | +15.3% |
| 1986 | 59,091 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 57,986 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 73,358 | +26.5% |
| 1989 | 73,914 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 8,061 | -89.1% |
| 1991 | 7,505 | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 8,791 | +17.1% |
| 1993 | 11,623 | +32.2% |
| 1994 | 11,020 | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 10,782 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 12,901 | +19.7% |
| 1997 | 8,934 | -30.8% |
| 1998 | 11,180 | +25.1% |
| 1999 | 11,050 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 10,366 | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 11,066 | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 13,573 | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 12,744 | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 12,206 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 14,701 | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 13,734 | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 11,321 | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 11,009 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 10,618 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 7,881 | -25.8% |
| 2011 | 8,089 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 6,337 | -21.7% |
| 2013 | 6,461 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 6,424 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 4,218 | -34.3% |
| 2016 | 5,103 | +21.0% |
| 2017 | 2,759 | -45.9% |
| 2018 | 1,571 | -43.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1,571 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26,613, 6% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fish catch by fishing sector in Maldives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +703.8% | 2,947 | 23,689 |
| 1990 | -89.1% | 73,914 | 8,061 |
| 1973 | +73.1% | 3,742 | 6,477 |
| 1965 | +64.3% | 2,326 | 3,822 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,474 | 1,976 | 2,977 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,395 | 1,826 | 4,878 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6,381 | 2,947 | 23,689 | 10 |
| 1980s | 50,033 | 28,160 | 73,914 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,185 | 7,505 | 12,901 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,134 | 10,366 | 14,701 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,427 | 1,571 | 8,089 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More agriculture & rural data for Maldives
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 670.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5233 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5749 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fish catch by fishing sector in Maldives?
- Fish catch by fishing sector in Maldives was 1,571 in 2018, according to Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fish catch by fishing sector recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 73,914 in 1989.
- What is the lowest fish catch by fishing sector recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,571 in 2018.
- How does Maldives rank for fish catch by fishing sector?
- Maldives ranks 135th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
- Is fish catch by fishing sector rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fish catch by fishing sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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