Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in Western Africa
Western Africa: Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP was 0.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
8th
of 27 groups
All-time high
0.5%
in 2019
All-time low
0.2%
in 2013
Years of data
7
2011–2023
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in Western Africa, 2011–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 0.5% for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 104.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gdp in Western Africa peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.
Western Africa ranks 8th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.2% | — |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +44.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 5 Kiribati 5.4% compare
- 6 Sao Tome and Principe 4.6% compare
- 7 Guinea 4.5% compare
- 8 Gambia 4.3% compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 3.9% compare
- 10 Madagascar 3.1% compare
- 11 Iceland 2.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Western Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 2.53 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 535,797 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita -25.09 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 1,174 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1,939 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 884,444 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ -23.38 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.28 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ -31.89 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 17.61 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gdp in Western Africa?
- Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gdp in Western Africa was 0.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gdp recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gdp recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does Western Africa rank for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gdp?
- Western Africa ranks 8th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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