Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Guinea
Guinea: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 8,214 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Guinea, 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
Guinea recorded 8,214 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 2,240.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Guinea peaked at 8,214 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Guinea ranks 93rd 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 | 1.2 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 3 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 187.5 metric tons | 1 metric tons | 1,500 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 167.3 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 1,000 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 429.1 metric tons | 185 metric tons | 806.2 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,753 metric tons | 1,754 metric tons | 8,214 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Guinea?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Guinea was 8,214 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8,214 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Guinea rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Guinea ranks 93rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,240.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea 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.