Wild fish catch by gear type in Comoros
Comoros: Wild fish catch by gear type was 7 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
7
Change on year
down 61.1%
World rank
110th
of 123 countries
All-time high
23,005
in 2013
All-time low
7
in 2018
Years of data
5
2011–2018
Wild fish catch by gear type in Comoros, 2011–2018
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wild fish catch by gear type in Comoros is 7, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 61.1% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
That places Comoros 110th out of 123 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Wild fish catch by gear type in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16,539 | — |
| 2012 | 14,903 | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 23,005 | +54.4% |
| 2015 | 18 | -99.9% |
| 2018 | 7 | -61.1% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 7 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 827.75, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 7 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 354.28, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 107 Grenada 16.11 compare
- 108 Somalia 15.53
- 109 Mayotte 10.38 compare
- 111 Kiribati 6.84 compare
- 112 Guinea-Bissau 6.62
- 113 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.61 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Comoros
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3658 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 751.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6606 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 36.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 36.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wild fish catch by gear type in Comoros?
- Wild fish catch by gear type in Comoros was 7 in 2018, according to Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wild fish catch by gear type recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 23,005 in 2013.
- What is the lowest wild fish catch by gear type recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2018.
- How does Comoros rank for wild fish catch by gear type?
- Comoros ranks 110th out of 123 countries with data for 2018.
- Is wild fish catch by gear type rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Wild fish catch by gear type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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