Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Namibia
Namibia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 340 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Namibia, 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
In 2024, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Namibia stood at 340 metric tons.
That represents a change of down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Namibia peaked at 695.64 metric tons in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Namibia 144th 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 Namibia, 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 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1984 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1986 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1987 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1988 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1989 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1990 | 20 metric tons | — |
| 1991 | 20 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 22 metric tons | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 57 metric tons | +159.1% |
| 1994 | 66 metric tons | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 67 metric tons | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 67 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 62 metric tons | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 62 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 65 metric tons | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 70 metric tons | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 70 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 88 metric tons | +25.7% |
| 2003 | 142 metric tons | +61.4% |
| 2004 | 192 metric tons | +35.2% |
| 2005 | 192 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 273.5 metric tons | +42.4% |
| 2007 | 360.5 metric tons | +31.8% |
| 2008 | 605.6 metric tons | +68.0% |
| 2009 | 665.6 metric tons | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 695.64 metric tons | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 532.13 metric tons | -23.5% |
| 2012 | 679.35 metric tons | +27.7% |
| 2013 | 671.56 metric tons | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 647.34 metric tons | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 625.73 metric tons | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 525.2 metric tons | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 506.93 metric tons | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 342.48 metric tons | -32.4% |
| 2019 | 388.96 metric tons | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 320.71 metric tons | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 321 metric tons | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 340 metric tons | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 340 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 340 metric tons | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 340 metric tons is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 340 metric tons is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,824 metric tons, 19% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +159.1% | 22 metric tons | 57 metric tons |
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 | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.8 metric tons | 20 metric tons | 67 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 265.92 metric tons | 70 metric tons | 665.6 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 561.53 metric tons | 342.48 metric tons | 695.64 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 332.34 metric tons | 320.71 metric tons | 340 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Namibia?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Namibia was 340 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 695.64 metric tons in 2010.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Namibia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Namibia ranks 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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.