Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 457 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
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 Ethiopia is 457 metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 434.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Ethiopia peaked at 457 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14 metric tons, in 1998.
That places Ethiopia 142nd 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.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 28 metric tons | — |
| 1994 | 33 metric tons | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 55 metric tons | +66.7% |
| 1996 | 38 metric tons | -30.9% |
| 1997 | 24 metric tons | -36.8% |
| 1998 | 14 metric tons | -41.7% |
| 1999 | 15 metric tons | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 15 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25 metric tons | +66.7% |
| 2005 | 25 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38 metric tons | +52.0% |
| 2013 | 45.3 metric tons | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 85.5 metric tons | +88.7% |
| 2015 | 90.5 metric tons | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 95 metric tons | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 126 metric tons | +32.6% |
| 2018 | 165 metric tons | +31.0% |
| 2019 | 430 metric tons | +160.6% |
| 2020 | 346 metric tons | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 408 metric tons | +17.9% |
| 2022 | 427 metric tons | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 427 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 457 metric tons | +7.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 457 metric tons is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,165 metric tons, 39% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 457 metric tons is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,824 metric tons, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +160.6% | 165 metric tons | 430 metric tons |
| 2014 | +88.7% | 45.3 metric tons | 85.5 metric tons |
| 1995 | +66.7% | 33 metric tons | 55 metric tons |
| 2004 | +66.7% | 15 metric tons | 25 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.57 metric tons | 14 metric tons | 55 metric tons | 7 |
| 2000s | 21 metric tons | 15 metric tons | 25 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 112.53 metric tons | 25 metric tons | 430 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 413 metric tons | 346 metric tons | 457 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Ethiopia?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Ethiopia was 457 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 457 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 metric tons in 1998.
- How does Ethiopia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Ethiopia ranks 142nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 434.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.