Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 40 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cape Verde, 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
In 2024, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cape Verde stood at 40 metric tons. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 700.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cape Verde peaked at 40 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Cape Verde ranks 164th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cape Verde, 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 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2001 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2002 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2003 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2004 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2005 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2006 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2007 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2008 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2009 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2010 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2011 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2012 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2013 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2014 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2015 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2016 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2017 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2018 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2019 | 5 metric tons | — |
| 2020 | 22 metric tons | +340.0% |
| 2021 | 28 metric tons | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 35 metric tons | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 35 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 40 metric tons | +14.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 40 metric tons is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,803 metric tons, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 40 metric tons is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,824 metric tons, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 5 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 32 metric tons | 22 metric tons | 40 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 153.97 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.0% (2025)
- Rural population 117,962 (2025)
- Rural population growth -3.3% (2025)
- Rural population 22.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 291.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cape Verde?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cape Verde was 40 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 40 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Cape Verde rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Cape Verde ranks 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.