Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Eritrea
Eritrea: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 25.97 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Eritrea, 1993–2024
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
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Eritrea is 25.97 metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.9% on the previous year and up 62.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Eritrea peaked at 25.97 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 169th 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 6 metric tons | — |
| 2001 | 14 metric tons | +133.3% |
| 2002 | 17 metric tons | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 22 metric tons | +29.4% |
| 2004 | 6 metric tons | -72.7% |
| 2005 | 0 metric tons | -100.0% |
| 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 | 10 metric tons | — |
| 2016 | 12 metric tons | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 12 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 metric tons | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 16 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.5 metric tons | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 19.5 metric tons | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 19.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20 metric tons | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 25.97 metric tons | +29.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 25.97 metric tons is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,165 metric tons, 2% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 25.97 metric tons is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,824 metric tons, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +133.3% | 6 metric tons | 14 metric tons |
| 2005 | -100.0% | 6 metric tons | 0 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 7 |
| 2000s | 6.5 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 22 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 16 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.29 metric tons | 16.5 metric tons | 25.97 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.26 % change on previous year (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 90.81 current US$ per person (2009)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6546 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Eritrea?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Eritrea was 25.97 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 25.97 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Eritrea ranks 169th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.