Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Eswatini
Eswatini: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 25 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Eswatini, 1968–2024
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
Eswatini recorded 25 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Eswatini peaked at 93 metric tons in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1968.
Eswatini ranks 170th 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8 metric tons | — |
| 1985 | 12 metric tons | +50.0% |
| 1986 | 18 metric tons | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 19 metric tons | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 20 metric tons | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 40 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 1990 | 45 metric tons | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 45 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 40 metric tons | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 42 metric tons | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 60 metric tons | +42.9% |
| 1995 | 88 metric tons | +46.7% |
| 1996 | 93 metric tons | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 66 metric tons | -29.0% |
| 1998 | 81 metric tons | +22.7% |
| 1999 | 61 metric tons | -24.7% |
| 2000 | 69 metric tons | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 72 metric tons | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 25 metric tons | -65.3% |
| 2003 | 25 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 45 metric tons | +80.0% |
| 2005 | 45 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50 metric tons | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 50 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40 metric tons | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 40 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30 metric tons | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25 metric tons | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 25 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20 metric tons | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 20 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25 metric tons | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 25 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25 metric tons | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 25 metric tons is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 25 metric tons is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,824 metric tons, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +100.0% | 20 metric tons | 40 metric tons |
| 2004 | +80.0% | 25 metric tons | 45 metric tons |
| 2002 | -65.3% | 72 metric tons | 25 metric tons |
| 1985 | +50.0% | 8 metric tons | 12 metric tons |
| 1986 | +50.0% | 12 metric tons | 18 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.7 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 40 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.1 metric tons | 40 metric tons | 93 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.1 metric tons | 25 metric tons | 72 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 33 metric tons | 25 metric tons | 40 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 23 metric tons | 20 metric tons | 25 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 167 Greenland 30 metric tons compare
- 168 Grenada 26 metric tons compare
- 169 Eritrea 25.97 metric tons compare
- 171 Equatorial Guinea 21 metric tons compare
- 172 Antigua and Barbuda 20 metric tons compare
- 173 Guinea-Bissau 18 metric tons compare
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Eswatini?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Eswatini was 25 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 93 metric tons in 1996.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1968.
- How does Eswatini rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Eswatini ranks 170th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.