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
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 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
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 1.57 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.09 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2814 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9627 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 38,797 2010 = 100 (2022)
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- 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 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
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.