Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Kiribati
Kiribati: Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product was 5.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Kiribati, 2011–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Kiribati stood at 5.4%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Kiribati peaked at 9.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2021.
That places Kiribati 6th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7.2% | — |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -17.0% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -40.4% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.0% | 9.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 3 Micronesia, Federated States of 9.6% compare
- 4 Marshall Islands 7.9% compare
- 5 Comoros 6.5% compare
- 7 Sao Tome and Principe 4.6% compare
- 8 Guinea 4.5% compare
- 9 Gambia 4.3% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kiribati
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2317 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 590.95 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Kiribati?
- Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Kiribati was 5.4% in 2023, 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2021.
- How does Kiribati rank for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product?
- Kiribati ranks 6th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.