Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Congo
Congo: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 1,760 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Congo, 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
In 2024, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Congo stood at 1,760 metric tons. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 238.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Congo peaked at 1,760 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Congo 124th 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.
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 | 78.8 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 243 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 170.3 metric tons | 99 metric tons | 243 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.3 metric tons | 21 metric tons | 243 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 529.5 metric tons | 285 metric tons | 731 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,241 metric tons | 900 metric tons | 1,760 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Congo?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Congo was 1,760 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1,760 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Congo rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Congo ranks 124th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 238.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo 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.