Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Togo
Togo: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 3,176 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Togo, 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 Togo is 3,176 metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 102.6% on the previous year and up 12,604.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Togo peaked at 3,176 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Togo 109th 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.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Togo, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1984 | 40 metric tons | — |
| 1985 | 30 metric tons | -25.0% |
| 1986 | 14 metric tons | -53.3% |
| 1987 | 14 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 14 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 14 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 22 metric tons | +57.1% |
| 1991 | 22 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 150 metric tons | +581.8% |
| 1993 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 150 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 20 metric tons | -86.7% |
| 1996 | 21 metric tons | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 20 metric tons | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 25 metric tons | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 20 metric tons | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 20 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 20 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30 metric tons | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 35 metric tons | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 50 metric tons | +42.9% |
| 2006 | 50 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 107 metric tons | +114.0% |
| 2009 | 107 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 metric tons | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 20 metric tons | -80.0% |
| 2012 | 20 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23 metric tons | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 25 metric tons | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 58 metric tons | +132.0% |
| 2016 | 98 metric tons | +69.0% |
| 2017 | 132 metric tons | +34.7% |
| 2018 | 290 metric tons | +119.7% |
| 2019 | 1,000 metric tons | +244.8% |
| 2020 | 730 metric tons | -27.0% |
| 2021 | 882 metric tons | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 1,151 metric tons | +30.5% |
| 2023 | 1,568 metric tons | +36.2% |
| 2024 | 3,176 metric tons | +102.6% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 3,176 metric tons is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 33% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 3,176 metric tons is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,824 metric tons, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +581.8% | 22 metric tons | 150 metric tons |
| 2019 | +244.8% | 290 metric tons | 1,000 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.6 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 40 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 60 metric tons | 20 metric tons | 150 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.9 metric tons | 20 metric tons | 107 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 176.6 metric tons | 20 metric tons | 1,000 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,501 metric tons | 730 metric tons | 3,176 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 106 Dominican Republic 4,200 metric tons compare
- 107 Singapore 3,742 metric tons compare
- 108 Azerbaijan 3,294 metric tons compare
- 110 Tajikistan 2,863 metric tons compare
- 111 Jordan 2,684 metric tons compare
- 112 Hong Kong 2,579 metric tons compare
More reference data data for Togo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9469 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8422 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Togo?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Togo was 3,176 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 3,176 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Togo rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Togo ranks 109th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12,604.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo 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.