Capture fisheries production in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Capture fisheries production was 7,253 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7,253 metric tons
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
148th
of 216 countries
All-time high
7,834 metric tons
in 2012
All-time low
500 metric tons
in 1961
Years of data
65
1960–2024
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 216 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.
Capture fisheries production in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 900 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 500 metric tons | -44.4% |
| 1962 | 800 metric tons | +60.0% |
| 1963 | 1,000 metric tons | +25.0% |
| 1964 | 1,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 600 metric tons | -40.0% |
| 1966 | 1,200 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 1967 | 1,100 metric tons | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 3,700 metric tons | +236.4% |
| 1969 | 3,500 metric tons | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 4,000 metric tons | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 4,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2,500 metric tons | -37.5% |
| 1981 | 2,500 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2,019 metric tons | -19.2% |
| 1983 | 2,341 metric tons | +15.9% |
| 1984 | 4,000 metric tons | +70.9% |
| 1985 | 3,600 metric tons | -10.0% |
| 1986 | 4,400 metric tons | +22.2% |
| 1987 | 4,000 metric tons | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 4,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3,700 metric tons | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 3,500 metric tons | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 3,600 metric tons | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 3,507 metric tons | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 5,069 metric tons | +44.5% |
| 1995 | 2,306 metric tons | -54.5% |
| 1996 | 5,040 metric tons | +118.6% |
| 1997 | 6,090 metric tons | +20.8% |
| 1998 | 6,005 metric tons | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 7,001 metric tons | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 3,634 metric tons | -48.1% |
| 2001 | 3,600 metric tons | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 3,550 metric tons | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 3,550 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3,500 metric tons | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 3,750 metric tons | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 4,000 metric tons | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 4,533 metric tons | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 5,400 metric tons | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 7,669 metric tons | +42.0% |
| 2010 | 7,376 metric tons | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 7,115 metric tons | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 7,834 metric tons | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 6,926 metric tons | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 6,068 metric tons | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 6,423 metric tons | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 6,455 metric tons | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 6,377 metric tons | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 6,408 metric tons | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6,418 metric tons | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 5,958 metric tons | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 6,307 metric tons | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 6,610 metric tons | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 7,208 metric tons | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 7,253 metric tons | +0.6% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 7,253 metric tons is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34,939 metric tons, 21% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 7,253 metric tons is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91,683 metric tons, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capture fisheries production in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +236.4% | 1,100 metric tons | 3,700 metric tons |
| 1996 | +118.6% | 2,306 metric tons | 5,040 metric tons |
| 1966 | +100.0% | 600 metric tons | 1,200 metric tons |
| 1984 | +70.9% | 2,341 metric tons | 4,000 metric tons |
| 1962 | +60.0% | 500 metric tons | 800 metric tons |
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 |
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More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (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 216 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.