Fish catch by fishing sector in Mexico
Mexico: Fish catch by fishing sector was 1.21 million in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
1.21 million
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
15th
of 170 countries
All-time high
1.47 million
in 2009
All-time low
33,178
in 1950
Years of data
69
1950–2018
Fish catch by fishing sector in Mexico, 1950–2018
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fish catch by fishing sector in Mexico is 1.21 million, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fish catch by fishing sector in Mexico peaked at 1.47 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 33,178, in 1950.
Mexico ranks 15th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
Fish catch by fishing sector in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 33,178 | — |
| 1951 | 33,543 | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 173,613 | +417.6% |
| 1953 | 254,575 | +46.6% |
| 1954 | 284,973 | +11.9% |
| 1955 | 373,647 | +31.1% |
| 1956 | 430,158 | +15.1% |
| 1957 | 432,813 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 512,168 | +18.3% |
| 1959 | 624,852 | +22.0% |
| 1960 | 702,462 | +12.4% |
| 1961 | 775,839 | +10.4% |
| 1962 | 766,610 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 783,525 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 597,880 | -23.7% |
| 1965 | 514,857 | -13.9% |
| 1966 | 589,401 | +14.5% |
| 1967 | 642,888 | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 518,760 | -19.3% |
| 1969 | 485,335 | -6.4% |
| 1970 | 614,266 | +26.6% |
| 1971 | 642,705 | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 667,445 | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 681,945 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 751,014 | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 776,440 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 638,217 | -17.8% |
| 1977 | 703,877 | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 941,208 | +33.7% |
| 1979 | 1.11 million | +17.9% |
| 1980 | 1.34 million | +21.1% |
| 1981 | 1.36 million | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.46 million | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 1.15 million | -21.3% |
| 1984 | 1.09 million | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 1.20 million | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 1.29 million | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 1.40 million | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 1.24 million | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 1.33 million | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 877,473 | -34.0% |
| 1991 | 937,783 | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 841,706 | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 888,593 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 887,207 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.03 million | +16.4% |
| 1996 | 1.08 million | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 1.07 million | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 843,657 | -21.2% |
| 1999 | 944,749 | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 1.06 million | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 1.18 million | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 1.20 million | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.29 million | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 1.04 million | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 1.14 million | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 1.15 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.31 million | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 1.43 million | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 1.47 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.33 million | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 1.45 million | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 1.38 million | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.37 million | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.16 million | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 1.20 million | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.23 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.26 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.21 million | -4.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.21 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26,613, 45.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.21 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24,077, 50.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fish catch by fishing sector in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | +417.6% | 33,543 | 173,613 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 315,352 | 33,178 | 624,852 | 10 |
| 1960s | 637,756 | 485,335 | 783,525 | 10 |
| 1970s | 752,719 | 614,266 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.29 million | 1.09 million | 1.46 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 940,367 | 841,706 | 1.08 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 million | 1.04 million | 1.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 million | 1.16 million | 1.45 million | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4963 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 539.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5998 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1996 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fish catch by fishing sector in Mexico?
- Fish catch by fishing sector in Mexico was 1.21 million 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest fish catch by fishing sector recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,178 in 1950.
- How does Mexico rank for fish catch by fishing sector?
- Mexico ranks 15th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
- Is fish catch by fishing sector rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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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