Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 40 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cape Verde, 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
Cape Verde recorded 40 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 700.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cape Verde peaked at 40 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Cape Verde 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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 | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 5 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 32 metric tons | 22 metric tons | 40 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cape Verde?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cape Verde was 40 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 40 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Cape Verde rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Cape Verde ranks 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.