Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Angola
Angola: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 21,788 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Angola, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Angola recorded 21,788 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 111.3% on the previous year and up 7,043.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Angola peaked at 21,788 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Angola ranks 62nd of 215 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.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Angola, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1984 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1986 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1987 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1988 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1989 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1990 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1991 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1992 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1993 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1994 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1995 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1996 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1997 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1998 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1999 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2000 | 5 metric tons | — |
| 2001 | 11 metric tons | +120.0% |
| 2002 | 51 metric tons | +363.6% |
| 2003 | 72 metric tons | +41.2% |
| 2004 | 92 metric tons | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 126 metric tons | +37.0% |
| 2006 | 156 metric tons | +23.8% |
| 2007 | 190 metric tons | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 190 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 260 metric tons | +36.8% |
| 2010 | 310 metric tons | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 310 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 310 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 57 metric tons | -81.6% |
| 2014 | 305 metric tons | +435.1% |
| 2015 | 872 metric tons | +185.9% |
| 2016 | 655 metric tons | -24.9% |
| 2017 | 1,339 metric tons | +104.4% |
| 2018 | 1,792 metric tons | +33.8% |
| 2019 | 1,934 metric tons | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 2,062 metric tons | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 2,808 metric tons | +36.2% |
| 2022 | 2,336 metric tons | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 10,313 metric tons | +341.5% |
| 2024 | 21,788 metric tons | +111.3% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 21,788 metric tons is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 21,788 metric tons is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,824 metric tons, 11.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Angola 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +435.1% | 57 metric tons | 305 metric tons |
| 2002 | +363.6% | 11 metric tons | 51 metric tons |
| 2023 | +341.5% | 2,336 metric tons | 10,313 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 115.3 metric tons | 5 metric tons | 260 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 788.4 metric tons | 57 metric tons | 1,934 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,861 metric tons | 2,062 metric tons | 21,788 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More agriculture & rural data for Angola
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0737 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1461 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.18 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 38.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2524 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 789.91 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2141 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Angola?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Angola was 21,788 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 21,788 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Angola rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Angola ranks 62nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7,043.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.