Total fisheries production in Eswatini
Eswatini: Total fisheries production was 90 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total fisheries production in Eswatini, 1968–2024
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 total fisheries production in Eswatini is 90 metric tons, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fisheries production in Eswatini peaked at 143 metric tons in 1996 and was at its lowest, 44 metric tons, in 1978.
That places Eswatini 207th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Total fisheries production in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 50 metric tons | — |
| 1969 | 50 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 50 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 50 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 50 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 50 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 50 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 50 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 50 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 53 metric tons | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 44 metric tons | -17.0% |
| 1979 | 60 metric tons | +36.4% |
| 1980 | 70 metric tons | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 70 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 80 metric tons | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 80 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 90 metric tons | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 90 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100 metric tons | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 110 metric tons | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 110 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 110 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 105 metric tons | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 100 metric tons | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 110 metric tons | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 120 metric tons | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 138 metric tons | +15.0% |
| 1996 | 143 metric tons | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 116 metric tons | -18.9% |
| 1998 | 131 metric tons | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 111 metric tons | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 119 metric tons | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 122 metric tons | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 85 metric tons | -30.3% |
| 2003 | 85 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 105 metric tons | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 105 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 110 metric tons | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 110 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 110 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 110 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 metric tons | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95 metric tons | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 95 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90 metric tons | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 90 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80 metric tons | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 85 metric tons | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 90 metric tons | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 90 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90 metric tons | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 90 metric tons is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123,403 metric tons, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 90 metric tons is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96,501 metric tons, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total fisheries production in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +36.4% | 44 metric tons | 60 metric tons |
| 2002 | -30.3% | 122 metric tons | 85 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50 metric tons | 50 metric tons | 50 metric tons | 2 |
| 1970s | 50.7 metric tons | 44 metric tons | 60 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 90 metric tons | 70 metric tons | 110 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 118.4 metric tons | 100 metric tons | 143 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 106.1 metric tons | 85 metric tons | 122 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 96 metric tons | 90 metric tons | 100 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 87 metric tons | 80 metric tons | 90 metric tons | 5 |
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More environment data for Eswatini
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2772 % 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 -2.19 % 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 total fisheries production in Eswatini?
- Total fisheries production in Eswatini was 90 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 total fisheries production recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 143 metric tons in 1996.
- What is the lowest total fisheries production recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 44 metric tons in 1978.
- How does Eswatini rank for total fisheries production?
- Eswatini ranks 207th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fisheries production rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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 Total fisheries production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fisheries production measures the volume of aquatic species caught by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes. The harvest from mariculture, aquaculture and other kinds of fish farming is also included.