Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 21 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
21 metric tons
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
171st
of 215 countries
All-time high
21 metric tons
in 2024
All-time low
0 metric tons
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Equatorial Guinea, 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 Equatorial Guinea is 21 metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 21 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 171st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Equatorial Guinea, 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 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1986 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1987 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1988 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1989 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1990 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1991 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1992 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1993 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1994 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1995 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1996 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1997 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1998 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1999 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2000 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2001 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2002 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2003 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2004 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2005 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2006 | 6 metric tons | — |
| 2007 | 6 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 metric tons | +150.0% |
| 2011 | 17 metric tons | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 15 metric tons | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 15 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16 metric tons | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 16 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18 metric tons | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 18 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20 metric tons | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 19 metric tons | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 19 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21 metric tons | +10.5% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 21 metric tons is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,803 metric tons, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 21 metric tons is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,824 metric tons, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 | 2.4 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 6 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9 metric tons | 15 metric tons | 18 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4 metric tons | 18 metric tons | 21 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 168 Grenada 26 metric tons compare
- 169 Eritrea 25.97 metric tons compare
- 170 Eswatini 25 metric tons compare
- 172 Antigua and Barbuda 20 metric tons compare
- 173 Guinea-Bissau 18 metric tons compare
- 174 American Samoa 15 metric tons compare
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0402 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Equatorial Guinea?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Equatorial Guinea was 21 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 21 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 171st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.