Total fisheries production in Tanzania
Tanzania: Total fisheries production was 669,540 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
669,540 metric tons
Change on year
up 10.9%
World rank
37th
of 216 countries
All-time high
669,540 metric tons
in 2024
All-time low
70,800 metric tons
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Total fisheries production in Tanzania, 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
In 2024, total fisheries production in Tanzania stood at 669,540 metric tons. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 89.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fisheries production in Tanzania peaked at 669,540 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70,800 metric tons, in 1960.
Tanzania ranks 37th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Total fisheries production in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70,800 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 73,100 metric tons | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 73,300 metric tons | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 79,000 metric tons | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 103,000 metric tons | +30.4% |
| 1965 | 104,700 metric tons | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 104,200 metric tons | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 131,000 metric tons | +25.7% |
| 1968 | 155,600 metric tons | +18.8% |
| 1969 | 154,200 metric tons | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 191,220 metric tons | +24.0% |
| 1971 | 183,601 metric tons | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 158,026 metric tons | -13.9% |
| 1973 | 164,192 metric tons | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 174,826 metric tons | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 212,076 metric tons | +21.3% |
| 1976 | 233,744 metric tons | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 272,541 metric tons | +16.6% |
| 1978 | 213,484 metric tons | -21.7% |
| 1979 | 182,832 metric tons | -14.4% |
| 1980 | 231,192 metric tons | +26.5% |
| 1981 | 233,897 metric tons | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 230,886 metric tons | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 242,774 metric tons | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 280,909 metric tons | +15.7% |
| 1985 | 304,787 metric tons | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 314,000 metric tons | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 348,498 metric tons | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 399,365 metric tons | +14.6% |
| 1989 | 384,058 metric tons | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 420,393 metric tons | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 331,762 metric tons | -21.1% |
| 1992 | 335,592 metric tons | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 336,394 metric tons | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 293,513 metric tons | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 365,470 metric tons | +24.5% |
| 1996 | 329,901 metric tons | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 362,583 metric tons | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 354,132 metric tons | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 317,277 metric tons | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 329,776 metric tons | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 344,927 metric tons | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 333,070 metric tons | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 358,194 metric tons | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 368,830 metric tons | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 380,281 metric tons | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 340,736 metric tons | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 432,267 metric tons | +26.9% |
| 2008 | 333,287 metric tons | -22.9% |
| 2009 | 341,466 metric tons | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 359,330 metric tons | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 357,904 metric tons | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 390,608 metric tons | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 391,388 metric tons | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 353,198 metric tons | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 386,908 metric tons | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 384,462 metric tons | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 409,739 metric tons | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 396,137 metric tons | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 487,779 metric tons | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 493,080 metric tons | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 544,025 metric tons | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 548,822 metric tons | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 603,473 metric tons | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 669,540 metric tons | +10.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 669,540 metric tons is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123,403 metric tons, 5.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 669,540 metric tons is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96,501 metric tons, 6.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 104,890 metric tons | 70,800 metric tons | 155,600 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 198,654 metric tons | 158,026 metric tons | 272,541 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 297,037 metric tons | 230,886 metric tons | 399,365 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 344,702 metric tons | 293,513 metric tons | 420,393 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 356,283 metric tons | 329,776 metric tons | 432,267 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 391,745 metric tons | 353,198 metric tons | 487,779 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 571,788 metric tons | 493,080 metric tons | 669,540 metric tons | 5 |
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More environment data for Tanzania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % 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 5.16 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fisheries production in Tanzania?
- Total fisheries production in Tanzania was 669,540 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 669,540 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest total fisheries production recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,800 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Tanzania rank for total fisheries production?
- Tanzania ranks 37th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fisheries production rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.