Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 9,636 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cote d'Ivoire, 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 Cote d'Ivoire stood at 9,636 metric tons. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 157.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 9,636 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 86th 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 Cote d'Ivoire, 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 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1984 | 21 metric tons | — |
| 1985 | 60 metric tons | +185.7% |
| 1986 | 213 metric tons | +255.0% |
| 1987 | 229 metric tons | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 170 metric tons | -25.8% |
| 1989 | 168 metric tons | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 100 metric tons | -40.5% |
| 1991 | 253 metric tons | +153.0% |
| 1992 | 306 metric tons | +20.9% |
| 1993 | 351 metric tons | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 117 metric tons | -66.7% |
| 1995 | 386 metric tons | +229.9% |
| 1996 | 1,128 metric tons | +192.2% |
| 1997 | 450 metric tons | -60.1% |
| 1998 | 862 metric tons | +91.6% |
| 1999 | 1,000 metric tons | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 1,197 metric tons | +19.7% |
| 2001 | 1,025 metric tons | -14.4% |
| 2002 | 806 metric tons | -21.4% |
| 2003 | 866 metric tons | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 866 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 866 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 866 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,290 metric tons | +49.0% |
| 2008 | 1,290 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,340 metric tons | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1,700 metric tons | +26.9% |
| 2011 | 3,394 metric tons | +99.6% |
| 2012 | 3,720 metric tons | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 3,720 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,750 metric tons | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4,000 metric tons | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 4,392 metric tons | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 4,420 metric tons | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 4,550 metric tons | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 4,580 metric tons | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 5,650 metric tons | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 7,170 metric tons | +26.9% |
| 2022 | 7,957 metric tons | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 8,806 metric tons | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 9,636 metric tons | +9.4% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 9,636 metric tons is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 9,636 metric tons is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,824 metric tons, 5.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cote d'Ivoire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +255.0% | 60 metric tons | 213 metric tons |
| 1995 | +229.9% | 117 metric tons | 386 metric tons |
| 1996 | +192.2% | 386 metric tons | 1,128 metric tons |
| 1985 | +185.7% | 21 metric tons | 60 metric tons |
| 1991 | +153.0% | 100 metric tons | 253 metric tons |
| 2011 | +99.6% | 1,700 metric tons | 3,394 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 | 86.1 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 229 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 495.3 metric tons | 100 metric tons | 1,128 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,041 metric tons | 806 metric tons | 1,340 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,823 metric tons | 1,700 metric tons | 4,580 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,844 metric tons | 5,650 metric tons | 9,636 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More reference data data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1744 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8419 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9495 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cote d'Ivoire was 9,636 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 9,636 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 86th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.