Ghana vs Tanzania: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Ghana
121,810 metric tons
in 2024
Tanzania
138,607 metric tons
in 2024
Ghana rank
36th
Tanzania rank
34th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Ghana
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 138,607 metric tons against 121,810 metric tons in Ghana, a difference of 16,797 metric tons.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.
Ghana ranks 36th and Tanzania ranks 34th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 8 metric tons | Ghana |
| 1970s | 189.2 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 189.2 metric tons | Ghana |
| 1980s | 358.6 metric tons | 153.6 metric tons | 205 metric tons | Ghana |
| 1990s | 836.5 metric tons | 1,298 metric tons | 461 metric tons | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 3,888 metric tons | 3,142 metric tons | 745.7 metric tons | Ghana |
| 2010s | 41,130 metric tons | 12,275 metric tons | 28,855 metric tons | Ghana |
| 2020s | 96,689 metric tons | 84,078 metric tons | 12,611 metric tons | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Ghana or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 138,607 metric tons against 121,810 metric tons in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Ghana and Tanzania?
- 16,797 metric tons, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Tanzania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Tanzania rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Ghana ranks 36th and Tanzania ranks 34th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Capture fishery production is the volume of wild fish catches landed for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.