Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nigeria
Nigeria: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 258,230 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria is 258,230 metric tons, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nigeria peaked at 316,727 metric tons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,005 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Nigeria 24th 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 | 2,812 metric tons | 2,005 metric tons | 3,613 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,764 metric tons | 3,809 metric tons | 5,782 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,805 metric tons | 5,456 metric tons | 25,840 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,452 metric tons | 7,347 metric tons | 24,297 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 67,743 metric tons | 24,398 metric tons | 152,796 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 276,805 metric tons | 200,535 metric tons | 316,727 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 262,704 metric tons | 258,230 metric tons | 275,645 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More reference data data for Nigeria
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3216 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3105 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.8 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4187 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.76 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 860.32 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nigeria?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Nigeria was 258,230 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 316,727 metric tons in 2015.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,005 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Nigeria rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Nigeria ranks 24th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.