Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Senegal
Senegal: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 2,074 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Senegal, 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
Senegal recorded 2,074 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
The figure is down 45.4% on the previous year and up 105.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Senegal peaked at 3,801 metric tons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Senegal 121st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 120.6 metric tons | 66 metric tons | 200 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.6 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 149 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.8 metric tons | 7 metric tons | 155 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.7 metric tons | 45 metric tons | 109 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 895.24 metric tons | 79.6 metric tons | 2,079 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,989 metric tons | 1,110 metric tons | 3,801 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Senegal?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Senegal was 2,074 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 3,801 metric tons in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Senegal rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Senegal ranks 121st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.