Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cameroon
Cameroon: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 14,100 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cameroon, 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 Cameroon is 14,100 metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 15.3% on the previous year and up 795.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cameroon peaked at 14,100 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Cameroon ranks 76th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 Cameroon, 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 | 5 metric tons | — |
| 1978 | 11 metric tons | +120.0% |
| 1979 | 22 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 1980 | 40 metric tons | +81.8% |
| 1981 | 57 metric tons | +42.5% |
| 1982 | 89 metric tons | +56.1% |
| 1983 | 120 metric tons | +34.8% |
| 1984 | 282 metric tons | +135.0% |
| 1985 | 130 metric tons | -53.9% |
| 1986 | 124 metric tons | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 137 metric tons | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 167 metric tons | +21.9% |
| 1989 | 138 metric tons | -17.4% |
| 1990 | 106 metric tons | -23.2% |
| 1991 | 74 metric tons | -30.2% |
| 1992 | 57 metric tons | -23.0% |
| 1993 | 50 metric tons | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 50 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 57 metric tons | +14.0% |
| 1996 | 58 metric tons | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 67 metric tons | +15.5% |
| 1998 | 67 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 67 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 50 metric tons | -25.4% |
| 2001 | 150 metric tons | +200.0% |
| 2002 | 330 metric tons | +120.0% |
| 2003 | 385 metric tons | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 395 metric tons | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 402 metric tons | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 435 metric tons | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 546 metric tons | +25.5% |
| 2008 | 546 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 546 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 570 metric tons | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 571 metric tons | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 840 metric tons | +47.1% |
| 2013 | 1,195 metric tons | +42.3% |
| 2014 | 1,575 metric tons | +31.8% |
| 2015 | 1,955 metric tons | +24.1% |
| 2016 | 4,395 metric tons | +124.8% |
| 2017 | 5,000 metric tons | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 5,214 metric tons | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 9,078 metric tons | +74.1% |
| 2020 | 6,817 metric tons | -24.9% |
| 2021 | 8,192 metric tons | +20.2% |
| 2022 | 10,234 metric tons | +24.9% |
| 2023 | 12,230 metric tons | +19.5% |
| 2024 | 14,100 metric tons | +15.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 14,100 metric tons is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 14,100 metric tons is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,824 metric tons, 7.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +200.0% | 50 metric tons | 150 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.8 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 22 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 128.4 metric tons | 40 metric tons | 282 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.3 metric tons | 50 metric tons | 106 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 378.5 metric tons | 50 metric tons | 546 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,039 metric tons | 570 metric tons | 9,078 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,315 metric tons | 6,817 metric tons | 14,100 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cameroon?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cameroon was 14,100 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 14,100 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Cameroon ranks 76th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 795.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.