Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita was 0.0035 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Ghana, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Ghana is 0.0035 metric tons per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 157.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0035 metric tons per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per person, in 1960.
That places Ghana 45th 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, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons per person | +144.0% |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons per person | +95.2% |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons per person | +124.3% |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons per person | +99.0% |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons per person | +26.2% |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons per person | +13.2% |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons per person | +14.9% |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons per person | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons per person | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons per person | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons per person | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons per person | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 0 metric tons per person | +24.2% |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons per person | -22.4% |
| 1986 | 0 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0 metric tons per person | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 0 metric tons per person | -24.6% |
| 1990 | 0 metric tons per person | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 0 metric tons per person | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 0 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0 metric tons per person | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0 metric tons per person | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 0 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0 metric tons per person | -29.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | +339.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +57.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +68.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0 metric tons per person | -84.8% |
| 2004 | 0 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | +91.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +64.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +42.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +39.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | +82.7% |
| 2012 | 0.001 metric tons per person | +40.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | +30.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | -33.0% |
| 2020 | 0.002 metric tons per person | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | +36.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | +23.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 0.0003 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 0.0004 metric tons per person | 0.0025 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 metric tons per person | 0.002 metric tons per person | 0.0035 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 42 Panama 0.004 metric tons per person compare
- 43 Colombia 0.004 metric tons per person compare
- 44 Canada 0.0039 metric tons per person compare
- 46 Nepal 0.0035 metric tons per person compare
- 47 Peru 0.0034 metric tons per person compare
- 48 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0033 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Ghana?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Ghana was 0.0035 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 metric tons per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per person in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 45th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.