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
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.
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
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6151 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4849 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.9926 °C (2026)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7773 °C (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Democracy 3 (2025)
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.