Total fisheries production in Tanzania
Tanzania: Total fisheries production was 669,540 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 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 | 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
- Heating Degree Days 32.33 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 3,254 (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 530,933 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 138,607 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.6753 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1221 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0029 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 1.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0733 Mt CO2e (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 215 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.