Guyana vs Senegal: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Guyana
1,809 metric tons
in 2024
Senegal
2,074 metric tons
in 2024
Guyana rank
123rd
Senegal rank
121st
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Guyana
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 2,074 metric tons against 1,809 metric tons in Guyana, a difference of 265 metric tons.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.
Guyana ranks 123rd and Senegal ranks 121st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 120.6 metric tons | 120.6 metric tons | Senegal |
| 1980s | 27.1 metric tons | 60.6 metric tons | 33.5 metric tons | Senegal |
| 1990s | 220.6 metric tons | 48.8 metric tons | 171.8 metric tons | Guyana |
| 2000s | 576.8 metric tons | 73.7 metric tons | 503.1 metric tons | Guyana |
| 2010s | 360.04 metric tons | 895.24 metric tons | 535.2 metric tons | Senegal |
| 2020s | 904.95 metric tons | 1,989 metric tons | 1,084 metric tons | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Guyana or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 2,074 metric tons against 1,809 metric tons in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Guyana and Senegal?
- 265 metric tons, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Senegal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Senegal rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Guyana ranks 123rd and Senegal ranks 121st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Aquaculture means raising fish and other seafood — including molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants — in farms. Capture fishery production is how much wild fish is caught, whether for commercial, industrial, recreational, or subsistence use.