SDG Indicator 14.7.1 | Sustainable developments Goals

SDG Indicator 14.7.1: Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries

1. Key features and metadata

Definition: This indicator expresses the value added of sustainable marine capture fisheries as a proportion of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Sub-indicator	Disaggregated by
EN_SCP_FSHGDP Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP (%)	No current data disaggregation available.

Sub-indicator

Disaggregated by

EN_SCP_FSHGDP

Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP (%)

No current data disaggregation available.

Sources of information: Data from national governmental agencies reporting to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Related SDG Indicators: 14.4.1 (Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels).

2. Data availability by region, SDG Global Database, as of 02 July 2025

Figure 3.29 Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries

3. Proposed disaggregation, links to policymaking and its impact

Proposed disaggregation	Link to policymaking	Impact
Sustainable fisheries by types of marine activities (%)(UN 2008a): Fishing on a commercial basis in ocean and coastal waters Taking of marine crustaceans and molluscs Whale catching Taking of marine aquatic animals: turtles, sea squirts, tunicates, sea urchins etc. Activities of vessels engaged both in fishing and in the processing and preserving of fish Gathering of other marine organisms and materials: natural pearls, sponges, coral and algae Applies to: EN_SCP_FSHGDP	The disaggregation of the added value generated by sustainable fisheries by types of marine fishery activities highlights their distribution across the various economic interventions. It gives useful indications on the most developed activities, their evolution over time, and the potential or the barriers to their further development. It also provides the basic information needed by decision-makers to re-allocate, if applicable, funding, investment and capacity towards firmly anchored or emerging activities, depending on the national context and government priorities(FAO 2022a). The disaggregation should be computed in accordance with the International Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (Class 0311 of the ISIC nomenclature)(UN 2008a).	This disaggregation gives useful information for gauging optimum levels of fishing and securing long-term sustainable access to marine resources. Overexploitation of fish stocks not only generates adverse impacts for marine ecosystems and population well-being, especially in the most vulnerable communities of developing countries and SIDS. It also affects long-term fishery catchesand leads to sub-optimal economic returns(FAO 2023d). Therefore,supporting fishing activities within biologically sustainable limits means that fish stocks are better monitored and managed by countries, and Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing is better controlled.

Proposed disaggregation

Link to policymaking

Impact

Sustainable fisheries by types of marine activities (%)(UN 2008a):

Fishing on a commercial basis in ocean and coastal waters
Taking of marine crustaceans and molluscs
Whale catching
Taking of marine aquatic animals: turtles, sea squirts, tunicates, sea urchins etc.
Activities of vessels engaged both in fishing and in the processing and preserving of fish
Gathering of other marine organisms and materials: natural pearls, sponges, coral and algae

Applies to:

EN_SCP_FSHGDP

The disaggregation of the added value generated by sustainable fisheries by types of marine fishery activities highlights their distribution across the various economic interventions. It gives useful indications on the most developed activities, their evolution over time, and the potential or the barriers to their further development. It also provides the basic information needed by decision-makers to re-allocate, if applicable, funding, investment and capacity towards firmly anchored or emerging activities, depending on the national context and government priorities(FAO 2022a).

The disaggregation should be computed in accordance with the International Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (Class 0311 of the ISIC nomenclature)(UN 2008a).

This disaggregation gives useful information for gauging optimum levels of fishing and securing long-term sustainable access to marine resources. Overexploitation of fish stocks not only generates adverse impacts for marine ecosystems and population well-being, especially in the most vulnerable communities of developing countries and SIDS. It also affects long-term fishery catchesand leads to sub-optimal economic returns(FAO 2023d). Therefore,supporting fishing activities within biologically sustainable limits means that fish stocks are better monitored and managed by countries, and Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing is better controlled.