Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 1,293 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Burkina Faso, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Burkina Faso is 1,293 metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 447.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Burkina Faso peaked at 1,293 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Burkina Faso 128th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1983 | 114 metric tons | — |
| 1984 | 74 metric tons | -35.1% |
| 1985 | 33 metric tons | -55.4% |
| 1986 | 30 metric tons | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 26 metric tons | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 7 metric tons | -73.1% |
| 1989 | 6 metric tons | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 6 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5 metric tons | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0 metric tons | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1995 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1996 | 30 metric tons | — |
| 1997 | 45 metric tons | +50.0% |
| 1998 | 40 metric tons | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 25 metric tons | -37.5% |
| 2000 | 5 metric tons | -80.0% |
| 2001 | 5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 65 metric tons | +1200.0% |
| 2006 | 250 metric tons | +284.6% |
| 2007 | 348 metric tons | +39.2% |
| 2008 | 475 metric tons | +36.5% |
| 2009 | 275 metric tons | -42.1% |
| 2010 | 280 metric tons | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 300 metric tons | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 302 metric tons | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 240 metric tons | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 236 metric tons | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 236 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 336 metric tons | +42.4% |
| 2017 | 417 metric tons | +24.1% |
| 2018 | 453 metric tons | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 600 metric tons | +32.5% |
| 2020 | 701 metric tons | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 878 metric tons | +25.2% |
| 2022 | 894 metric tons | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,187 metric tons | +32.8% |
| 2024 | 1,293 metric tons | +8.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1,293 metric tons is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,165 metric tons, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1,293 metric tons is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,824 metric tons, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +1200.0% | 5 metric tons | 65 metric tons |
| 2006 | +284.6% | 65 metric tons | 250 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 29 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 114 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.6 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 45 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 143.8 metric tons | 5 metric tons | 475 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 340 metric tons | 236 metric tons | 600 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 990.6 metric tons | 701 metric tons | 1,293 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 125 Montenegro 1,555 metric tons compare
- 126 Liberia 1,350 metric tons compare
- 127 Brunei 1,310 metric tons compare
- 129 New Caledonia 1,285 metric tons compare
- 130 East Timor 1,255 metric tons compare
- 131 French Polynesia 1,247 metric tons compare
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Burkina Faso?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Burkina Faso was 1,293 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1,293 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Burkina Faso ranks 128th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 447.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.