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How fisheries and aquaculture output shifted in West Africa

Nigeria recorded about 1.11 million tonnes of fisheries production in 2024. Ghana reached about 618,000 tonnes and Senegal 502,000. The series combines catches and farmed production.

Sources checked

West Africa Dispatch Editorial Team

2024Fisheries production by country
  • Nigeria1,113,540 tonnes
  • Ghana617,969 tonnes
  • Senegal502,151 tonnes
  • Côte d’Ivoire95,130 tonnes
  • Benin64,021 tonnes

The chart counts reported capture and aquaculture output together.

Source 1

Fisheries production, 1990 to 2024

Shared scale from zero to 1,300,000.00 tonnes. A gap marks a year without an observation.

Benin

Benin · tonnes1990: 38,234.00 · 1991: 35,083.00 · 1992: 32,488.00 · 1993: 39,221.00 · 1994: 39,923.00 · 1995: 44,379.00 · 1996: 42,175.00 · 1997: 43,785.00 · 1998: 42,139.00 · 1999: 40,437.00 · 2000: 32,324.00 · 2001: 38,415.00 · 2002: 40,670.00 · 2003: 41,655.00 · 2004: 39,995.00 · 2005: 31,847.00 · 2006: 41,922.00 · 2007: 36,684.00 · 2008: 37,828.00 · 2009: 39,356.00 · 2010: 40,275.00 · 2011: 39,368.00 · 2012: 40,984.00 · 2013: 43,203.00 · 2014: 49,128.00 · 2015: 41,057.00 · 2016: 54,133.00 · 2017: 64,068.00 · 2018: 62,893.00 · 2019: 75,640.00 · 2020: 69,997.00 · 2021: 72,205.00 · 2022: 66,002.00 · 2023: 54,578.00 · 2024: 64,021.00

19902024

64,021.00 tonnes · 2024

Côte d’Ivoire

Côte d’Ivoire · tonnes1990: 95,100.00 · 1991: 83,108.00 · 1992: 87,345.00 · 1993: 70,174.00 · 1994: 74,095.00 · 1995: 70,575.00 · 1996: 73,839.00 · 1997: 67,617.00 · 1998: 73,390.00 · 1999: 79,273.00 · 2000: 81,520.00 · 2001: 77,030.00 · 2002: 70,676.00 · 2003: 69,769.00 · 2004: 55,267.00 · 2005: 43,531.00 · 2006: 55,696.00 · 2007: 48,590.00 · 2008: 45,089.00 · 2009: 44,233.00 · 2010: 49,738.00 · 2011: 55,862.00 · 2012: 56,233.00 · 2013: 65,066.00 · 2014: 78,557.00 · 2015: 102,528.00 · 2016: 108,929.00 · 2017: 99,669.00 · 2018: 113,637.00 · 2019: 110,695.00 · 2020: 74,359.00 · 2021: 73,745.00 · 2022: 79,603.00 · 2023: 85,096.00 · 2024: 95,130.00

19902024

95,130.00 tonnes · 2024

Ghana

Ghana · tonnes1990: 396,232.00 · 1991: 362,948.00 · 1992: 423,855.00 · 1993: 373,084.00 · 1994: 335,937.00 · 1995: 353,394.00 · 1996: 477,294.00 · 1997: 447,527.00 · 1998: 447,341.00 · 1999: 499,670.00 · 2000: 459,346.00 · 2001: 456,353.00 · 2002: 381,182.00 · 2003: 394,485.00 · 2004: 421,393.00 · 2005: 382,792.00 · 2006: 380,913.00 · 2007: 334,995.00 · 2008: 348,112.00 · 2009: 311,738.00 · 2010: 361,659.00 · 2011: 368,852.00 · 2012: 383,797.00 · 2013: 322,398.00 · 2014: 362,130.00 · 2015: 388,936.00 · 2016: 375,344.00 · 2017: 425,594.00 · 2018: 436,637.00 · 2019: 370,504.00 · 2020: 421,286.00 · 2021: 482,707.00 · 2022: 536,977.00 · 2023: 501,035.00 · 2024: 617,969.00

19902024

617,969.00 tonnes · 2024

Nigeria

Nigeria · tonnes1990: 316,328.00 · 1991: 267,705.00 · 1992: 318,415.00 · 1993: 255,499.00 · 1994: 281,232.00 · 1995: 366,101.00 · 1996: 357,484.00 · 1997: 412,220.00 · 1998: 483,482.00 · 1999: 477,365.00 · 2000: 467,095.00 · 2001: 476,544.00 · 2002: 511,719.00 · 2003: 505,839.00 · 2004: 509,201.00 · 2005: 579,537.00 · 2006: 636,901.00 · 2007: 615,507.00 · 2008: 744,575.00 · 2009: 751,006.00 · 2010: 817,516.00 · 2011: 856,614.00 · 2012: 922,652.00 · 2013: 1,000,061.00 · 2014: 1,073,059.00 · 2015: 1,027,058.00 · 2016: 1,041,498.00 · 2017: 1,212,475.00 · 2018: 1,169,478.00 · 2019: 1,114,556.00 · 2020: 1,044,812.00 · 2021: 1,080,855.00 · 2022: 1,043,230.00 · 2023: 1,058,465.00 · 2024: 1,113,540.00

19902024

1,113,540.00 tonnes · 2024

Senegal

Senegal · tonnes1990: 315,161.00 · 1991: 328,743.00 · 1992: 373,391.00 · 1993: 386,158.00 · 1994: 359,929.00 · 1995: 366,372.00 · 1996: 439,287.00 · 1997: 483,542.00 · 1998: 429,554.00 · 1999: 441,081.00 · 2000: 436,109.00 · 2001: 431,357.00 · 2002: 398,149.00 · 2003: 469,382.00 · 2004: 434,577.00 · 2005: 399,902.00 · 2006: 368,435.00 · 2007: 412,405.00 · 2008: 428,353.00 · 2009: 446,271.00 · 2010: 409,795.00 · 2011: 427,469.00 · 2012: 461,476.00 · 2013: 470,302.00 · 2014: 459,542.00 · 2015: 425,109.00 · 2016: 474,909.00 · 2017: 535,950.00 · 2018: 485,763.00 · 2019: 517,151.00 · 2020: 459,473.00 · 2021: 515,178.00 · 2022: 507,635.00 · 2023: 531,731.00 · 2024: 502,151.00

19902024

502,151.00 tonnes · 2024

FAO fisheries production via World Bank WDI

Nigeria passed one million tonnes in 2015

The country recorded about 316,000 tonnes in 1990 and 1.03 million in 2015. Output reached about 1.17 million in 2018 and was about 55,900 tonnes below that level in 2024. Source 1

Ghana and Senegal traded places

Senegal reported about 518,000 tonnes in 2019 and Ghana about 371,000. In 2024 Ghana’s figure was about 116,000 tonnes higher than Senegal’s. Their production series reached this reversal at different rates. Source 1

The total includes wild catch and farmed output

Aquaculture harvests and capture fisheries contribute to the same figure. A national increase can come from either or both. Sector planning needs those components separately and a species breakdown when comparing similar markets. Source 2

Production volume and local supply answer different questions

Fish caught or farmed in a country can be exported or processed before sale. Imports and stock changes can add to the amount available for households. The production total gives the harvested volume and can be paired with those separate records. Source 2

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