Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Ghana
Ghana: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 26.0%
World rank
37th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 26.0% on the previous year and up 257.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Ghana peaked at 0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 37th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 square in Ghana, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | +130.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | +104.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.002 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.002 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0079 metric tons per square kilometre | +350.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0127 metric tons per square kilometre | +61.1% |
| 2000 | 0.022 metric tons per square kilometre | +72.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0264 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0264 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 metric tons per square kilometre | -84.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2006 | 0.01 metric tons per square kilometre | +96.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0168 metric tons per square kilometre | +68.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0246 metric tons per square kilometre | +46.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0314 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0448 metric tons per square kilometre | +42.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0839 metric tons per square kilometre | +87.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1206 metric tons per square kilometre | +43.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1429 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1694 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1961 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2306 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2523 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3368 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2301 metric tons per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2813 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3928 metric tons per square kilometre | +39.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4049 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre, 7.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0078 metric tons per square kilometre, 65.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +350.0% | 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0079 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1967 | +150.0% | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1969 | +130.0% | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2003 | -84.4% | 0.0264 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0041 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0008 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0012 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.002 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0037 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0127 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0171 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0041 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0314 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1808 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0448 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3368 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3973 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2813 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 34 Laos 0.6396 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 35 El Salvador 0.6186 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 36 Cyprus 0.6169 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 38 Ireland 0.5098 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 39 Iceland 0.4919 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 40 Spain 0.4865 metric tons per square kilometre 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 square in Ghana?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Ghana was 0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Ghana ranks 37th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 257.1%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.