Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Gambia
Gambia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 63 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Gambia, 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 Gambia is 63 metric tons, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Gambia peaked at 76 metric tons in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Gambia ranks 159th 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.
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 | 5.3 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 53 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.6 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 60 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.4 metric tons | 5 metric tons | 76 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.9 metric tons | 26 metric tons | 57 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.8 metric tons | 55 metric tons | 63 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Gambia?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Gambia was 63 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 76 metric tons in 2006.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Gambia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Gambia ranks 159th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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.