Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Ghana
Ghana: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 121,810 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Ghana, 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 Ghana is 121,810 metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 216.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Ghana peaked at 121,810 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Ghana 36th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 8 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 46 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 189.2 metric tons | 94 metric tons | 273 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 358.6 metric tons | 289 metric tons | 450 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 836.5 metric tons | 360 metric tons | 2,900 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,888 metric tons | 938 metric tons | 7,154 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,130 metric tons | 10,200 metric tons | 76,630 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 96,689 metric tons | 64,010 metric tons | 121,810 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Ghana?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Ghana was 121,810 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 121,810 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Ghana ranks 36th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 216.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.