Total fisheries production in Ghana
Ghana: Total fisheries production was 617,969 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total fisheries production in Ghana, 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
Ghana recorded 617,969 metric tons for total fisheries production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.3% on the previous year and up 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fisheries production in Ghana peaked at 617,969 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33,800 metric tons, in 1960.
Ghana ranks 41st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71,870 metric tons | 33,800 metric tons | 131,000 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 241,960 metric tons | 171,611 metric tons | 281,331 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 294,246 metric tons | 231,855 metric tons | 382,200 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 411,728 metric tons | 335,937 metric tons | 499,670 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 387,131 metric tons | 311,738 metric tons | 459,346 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 379,585 metric tons | 322,398 metric tons | 436,637 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 511,995 metric tons | 421,286 metric tons | 617,969 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 38 Uganda 641,580 metric tons compare
- 39 Mauritania 640,322 metric tons compare
- 40 Angola 631,824 metric tons compare
- 43 Mozambique 502,895 metric tons compare
- 44 Senegal 502,151 metric tons compare
More environment data for Ghana
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.01 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 223 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,100 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 22.79 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 41.14 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 5,186 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 21.48 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,708 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 37.37 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,710 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fisheries production in Ghana?
- Total fisheries production in Ghana was 617,969 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 617,969 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest total fisheries production recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,800 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for total fisheries production?
- Ghana ranks 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fisheries production rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.