Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Sudan

Sudan: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 4,450 metric tons in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
4,450 metric tons
Change on year
down 14.4%
World rank
104th
of 215 countries
All-time high
7,500 metric tons
in 2012
All-time low
4,450 metric tons
in 2024
Years of data
13
2012–2024

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Sudan, 2012–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2012201820242012: 7.5k metric tons2013: 6.5k metric tons2014: 6.0k metric tons2015: 7.0k metric tons2016: 6.0k metric tons2017: 6.5k metric tons2018: 6.5k metric tons2019: 6.5k metric tons2020: 6.5k metric tons2021: 6.5k metric tons2022: 6.5k metric tons2023: 5.2k metric tons2024: 4.5k metric tons

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 Sudan stood at 4,450 metric tons. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.4% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Sudan peaked at 7,500 metric tons in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4,450 metric tons, in 2024.

That places Sudan 104th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6,562 metric tons 6,000 metric tons 7,500 metric tons 8
2020s 5,830 metric tons 4,450 metric tons 6,500 metric tons 5

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 101 Austria 5,008 metric tons compare
  2. 102 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,932 metric tons compare
  3. 103 Malawi 4,800 metric tons compare
  4. 105 Lithuania 4,440 metric tons compare
  5. 106 Dominican Republic 4,200 metric tons compare
  6. 107 Singapore 3,742 metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Sudan?
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Sudan was 4,450 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 Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 7,500 metric tons in 2012.
What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 4,450 metric tons in 2024.
How does Sudan rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Sudan ranks 104th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this 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

Indicator
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,849 data points, 1960–2024
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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.