Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in India
India: Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in India, 2011–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in India is 0.2%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.1% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in India peaked at 0.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.
India ranks 59th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.2% | — |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -23.1% |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in India?
- Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in India was 0.2% in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- How does India rank for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product?
- India ranks 59th out of 124 countries with data for 2019.
- Is sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP.