Total fisheries production in Seychelles
Seychelles: Total fisheries production was 135,763 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total fisheries production in Seychelles, 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 total fisheries production in Seychelles is 135,763 metric tons, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fisheries production in Seychelles peaked at 149,301 metric tons in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,800 metric tons, in 1960.
Seychelles ranks 79th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total fisheries production in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,800 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 2,000 metric tons | +11.1% |
| 1962 | 2,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,500 metric tons | +25.0% |
| 1967 | 2,500 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,500 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,500 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3,000 metric tons | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 3,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3,500 metric tons | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 3,950 metric tons | +12.9% |
| 1976 | 4,010 metric tons | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 4,600 metric tons | +14.7% |
| 1978 | 5,400 metric tons | +17.4% |
| 1979 | 4,957 metric tons | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 4,676 metric tons | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 5,221 metric tons | +11.7% |
| 1982 | 4,045 metric tons | -22.5% |
| 1983 | 3,938 metric tons | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 3,734 metric tons | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 4,118 metric tons | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 4,542 metric tons | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 3,900 metric tons | -14.1% |
| 1988 | 4,343 metric tons | +11.4% |
| 1989 | 4,419 metric tons | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 5,452 metric tons | +23.4% |
| 1991 | 8,162 metric tons | +49.7% |
| 1992 | 6,713 metric tons | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 5,278 metric tons | -21.4% |
| 1994 | 4,633 metric tons | -12.2% |
| 1995 | 4,203 metric tons | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 4,985 metric tons | +18.6% |
| 1997 | 14,627 metric tons | +193.4% |
| 1998 | 24,535 metric tons | +67.7% |
| 1999 | 34,450 metric tons | +40.4% |
| 2000 | 33,203 metric tons | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 53,873 metric tons | +62.3% |
| 2002 | 63,617 metric tons | +18.1% |
| 2003 | 87,104 metric tons | +36.9% |
| 2004 | 101,846 metric tons | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 109,452 metric tons | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 93,443 metric tons | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 65,882 metric tons | -29.5% |
| 2008 | 69,488 metric tons | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 81,114 metric tons | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 87,111 metric tons | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 75,481 metric tons | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 68,687 metric tons | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 73,910 metric tons | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 75,504 metric tons | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 105,970 metric tons | +40.4% |
| 2016 | 130,400 metric tons | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 145,661 metric tons | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 149,301 metric tons | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 145,044 metric tons | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 142,376 metric tons | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 146,291 metric tons | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 137,842 metric tons | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 139,248 metric tons | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 135,763 metric tons | -2.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 135,763 metric tons is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,758 metric tons, 6.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 135,763 metric tons is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96,501 metric tons, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total fisheries production in Seychelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +193.4% | 4,985 metric tons | 14,627 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,180 metric tons | 1,800 metric tons | 2,500 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,842 metric tons | 3,000 metric tons | 5,400 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,294 metric tons | 3,734 metric tons | 5,221 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,304 metric tons | 4,203 metric tons | 34,450 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 75,902 metric tons | 33,203 metric tons | 109,452 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 105,707 metric tons | 68,687 metric tons | 149,301 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 140,304 metric tons | 135,763 metric tons | 146,291 metric tons | 5 |
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More environment data for Seychelles
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.41 % 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 4.55 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fisheries production in Seychelles?
- Total fisheries production in Seychelles was 135,763 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 149,301 metric tons in 2018.
- What is the lowest total fisheries production recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,800 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Seychelles rank for total fisheries production?
- Seychelles ranks 79th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fisheries production rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.