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.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Ghana, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 4 metric tons | — |
| 1967 | 10 metric tons | +150.0% |
| 1968 | 20 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 1969 | 46 metric tons | +130.0% |
| 1970 | 94 metric tons | +104.3% |
| 1971 | 122 metric tons | +29.8% |
| 1972 | 142 metric tons | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 168 metric tons | +18.3% |
| 1974 | 181 metric tons | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 199 metric tons | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 219 metric tons | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 238 metric tons | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 256 metric tons | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 273 metric tons | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 289 metric tons | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 306 metric tons | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 329 metric tons | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 353 metric tons | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 450 metric tons | +27.5% |
| 1985 | 357 metric tons | -20.7% |
| 1986 | 359 metric tons | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 386 metric tons | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 427 metric tons | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 330 metric tons | -22.7% |
| 1990 | 360 metric tons | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 410 metric tons | +13.9% |
| 1992 | 430 metric tons | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 465 metric tons | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 500 metric tons | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 550 metric tons | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 550 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 400 metric tons | -27.3% |
| 1998 | 1,800 metric tons | +350.0% |
| 1999 | 2,900 metric tons | +61.1% |
| 2000 | 5,000 metric tons | +72.4% |
| 2001 | 6,000 metric tons | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 6,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 938 metric tons | -84.4% |
| 2004 | 950 metric tons | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1,154 metric tons | +21.5% |
| 2006 | 2,270 metric tons | +96.7% |
| 2007 | 3,820 metric tons | +68.3% |
| 2008 | 5,594 metric tons | +46.4% |
| 2009 | 7,154 metric tons | +27.9% |
| 2010 | 10,200 metric tons | +42.6% |
| 2011 | 19,092 metric tons | +87.2% |
| 2012 | 27,450 metric tons | +43.8% |
| 2013 | 32,513 metric tons | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 38,545 metric tons | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 44,610 metric tons | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 52,480 metric tons | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 57,415 metric tons | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 76,630 metric tons | +33.5% |
| 2019 | 52,360 metric tons | -31.7% |
| 2020 | 64,010 metric tons | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 89,380 metric tons | +39.6% |
| 2022 | 92,135 metric tons | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 116,110 metric tons | +26.0% |
| 2024 | 121,810 metric tons | +4.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 121,810 metric tons is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 12.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 121,810 metric tons is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,824 metric tons, 66.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +350.0% | 400 metric tons | 1,800 metric tons |
| 1967 | +150.0% | 4 metric tons | 10 metric tons |
| 1969 | +130.0% | 20 metric tons | 46 metric tons |
| 2003 | -84.4% | 6,000 metric tons | 938 metric tons |
| 1970 | +104.3% | 46 metric tons | 94 metric tons |
| 1968 | +100.0% | 10 metric tons | 20 metric tons |
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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More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
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.