Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Uganda
Uganda: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 103,420 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 103,420 metric tons, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.4% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Uganda peaked at 138,558 metric tons in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Uganda 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Uganda, 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 | 31 metric tons | — |
| 1985 | 33 metric tons | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 35 metric tons | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 38 metric tons | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 34 metric tons | -10.5% |
| 1989 | 42 metric tons | +23.5% |
| 1990 | 52 metric tons | +23.8% |
| 1991 | 63 metric tons | +21.2% |
| 1992 | 77 metric tons | +22.2% |
| 1993 | 87 metric tons | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 179 metric tons | +105.7% |
| 1995 | 194 metric tons | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 210 metric tons | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 360 metric tons | +71.4% |
| 1998 | 320 metric tons | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 475 metric tons | +48.4% |
| 2000 | 820 metric tons | +72.6% |
| 2001 | 2,360 metric tons | +187.8% |
| 2002 | 4,915 metric tons | +108.3% |
| 2003 | 5,500 metric tons | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 5,539 metric tons | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 10,817 metric tons | +95.3% |
| 2006 | 32,392 metric tons | +199.5% |
| 2007 | 51,110 metric tons | +57.8% |
| 2008 | 52,250 metric tons | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 76,654 metric tons | +46.7% |
| 2010 | 95,000 metric tons | +23.9% |
| 2011 | 85,713 metric tons | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 95,906 metric tons | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 98,063 metric tons | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 111,023 metric tons | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 117,590 metric tons | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 118,051 metric tons | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 112,344 metric tons | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 103,737 metric tons | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 102,943 metric tons | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 123,897 metric tons | +20.4% |
| 2021 | 138,558 metric tons | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 101,422 metric tons | -26.8% |
| 2023 | 129,980 metric tons | +28.2% |
| 2024 | 103,420 metric tons | -20.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 103,420 metric tons is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,165 metric tons, 88.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 103,420 metric tons is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,824 metric tons, 56.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +199.5% | 10,817 metric tons | 32,392 metric tons |
| 2001 | +187.8% | 820 metric tons | 2,360 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 | 21.3 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 42 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 201.7 metric tons | 52 metric tons | 475 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,236 metric tons | 820 metric tons | 76,654 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,037 metric tons | 85,713 metric tons | 118,051 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 119,455 metric tons | 101,422 metric tons | 138,558 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Uganda?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Uganda was 103,420 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 138,558 metric tons in 2021.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Uganda rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Uganda ranks 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.