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.
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 |
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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.