Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in South Sudan
South Sudan: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 34 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in South Sudan, 2012–2024
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
South Sudan recorded 34 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in South Sudan peaked at 37 metric tons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20 metric tons, in 2012.
South Sudan ranks 165th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.5 metric tons | 20 metric tons | 35 metric tons | 8 |
| 2020s | 35.2 metric tons | 34 metric tons | 37 metric tons | 5 |
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More reference data data for South Sudan
- Summer temperature anomalies 2.51 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -2.16 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2213 °C (2026)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 690.12 millimeters (2025)
- Consumer price index 41,281 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Precipitation anomalies -323.89 millimeters (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in South Sudan?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in South Sudan was 34 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 37 metric tons in 2022.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 metric tons in 2012.
- How does South Sudan rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- South Sudan ranks 165th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.