Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 8,224 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe is 8,224 metric tons, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 15.0% on the previous year and down 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Zimbabwe peaked at 21,501 metric tons in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Zimbabwe 92nd 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 Zimbabwe, 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 | 2 metric tons | — |
| 1973 | 12 metric tons | +500.0% |
| 1974 | 22 metric tons | +83.3% |
| 1975 | 31 metric tons | +40.9% |
| 1976 | 40 metric tons | +29.0% |
| 1977 | 40 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 40 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 75 metric tons | +87.5% |
| 1980 | 75 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 76 metric tons | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 74 metric tons | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 131 metric tons | +77.0% |
| 1984 | 138 metric tons | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 140 metric tons | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 150 metric tons | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 156 metric tons | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 165 metric tons | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 160 metric tons | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 157 metric tons | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 134 metric tons | -14.6% |
| 1992 | 132 metric tons | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 130 metric tons | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 130 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 150 metric tons | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 170 metric tons | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 170 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 170 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,203 metric tons | +607.6% |
| 2000 | 2,151 metric tons | +78.8% |
| 2001 | 2,285 metric tons | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 2,263 metric tons | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 2,650 metric tons | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 3,005 metric tons | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 2,502 metric tons | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 2,500 metric tons | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,550 metric tons | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 5,252 metric tons | +106.0% |
| 2009 | 5,352 metric tons | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 5,482 metric tons | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 15,282 metric tons | +178.8% |
| 2012 | 16,091 metric tons | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 20,092 metric tons | +24.9% |
| 2014 | 21,394 metric tons | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 21,178 metric tons | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 21,501 metric tons | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 17,909 metric tons | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 18,759 metric tons | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 20,356 metric tons | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 21,276 metric tons | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 5,058 metric tons | -76.2% |
| 2022 | 6,807 metric tons | +34.6% |
| 2023 | 7,154 metric tons | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 8,224 metric tons | +15.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 8,224 metric tons is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 8,224 metric tons is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,824 metric tons, 4.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +607.6% | 170 metric tons | 1,203 metric tons |
| 1973 | +500.0% | 2 metric tons | 12 metric tons |
| 2011 | +178.8% | 5,482 metric tons | 15,282 metric tons |
| 2008 | +106.0% | 2,550 metric tons | 5,252 metric tons |
| 1979 | +87.5% | 40 metric tons | 75 metric tons |
| 2021 | -76.2% | 21,276 metric tons | 5,058 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.2 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 75 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 126.5 metric tons | 74 metric tons | 165 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 254.6 metric tons | 130 metric tons | 1,203 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,051 metric tons | 2,151 metric tons | 5,352 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,804 metric tons | 5,482 metric tons | 21,501 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,704 metric tons | 5,058 metric tons | 21,276 metric tons | 5 |
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More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 122.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Consumer price index 11,077 2010 = 100 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Zimbabwe?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Zimbabwe was 8,224 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 21,501 metric tons in 2016.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Zimbabwe ranks 92nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.