Capture fisheries production in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Capture fisheries production was 7,253 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Capture fisheries production in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capture fisheries production in Equatorial Guinea is 7,253 metric tons, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fisheries production in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 7,834 metric tons in 2012 and was at its lowest, 500 metric tons, in 1961.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 148th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,430 metric tons | 500 metric tons | 3,700 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,000 metric tons | 4,000 metric tons | 4,000 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,336 metric tons | 2,019 metric tons | 4,400 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,582 metric tons | 2,306 metric tons | 7,001 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,319 metric tons | 3,500 metric tons | 7,669 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,740 metric tons | 6,068 metric tons | 7,834 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,667 metric tons | 5,958 metric tons | 7,253 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0154 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0335 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.349 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fisheries production in Equatorial Guinea?
- Capture fisheries production in Equatorial Guinea was 7,253 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest capture fisheries production recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7,834 metric tons in 2012.
- What is the lowest capture fisheries production recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 metric tons in 1961.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for capture fisheries production?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 148th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capture fisheries production rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Capture fisheries production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Capture fisheries production measures the volume of fish catches landed by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.