Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Gabon
Gabon: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 103 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Gabon, 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
Gabon recorded 103 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 128.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Gabon peaked at 558 metric tons in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Gabon 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Gabon, 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 | 2 metric tons | — |
| 1985 | 2 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3 metric tons | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 3 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2 metric tons | -33.3% |
| 1989 | 2 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3 metric tons | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 5 metric tons | +66.7% |
| 1993 | 8 metric tons | +60.0% |
| 1994 | 28 metric tons | +250.0% |
| 1995 | 39 metric tons | +39.3% |
| 1996 | 62 metric tons | +59.0% |
| 1997 | 57 metric tons | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 158 metric tons | +177.2% |
| 1999 | 558 metric tons | +253.2% |
| 2000 | 558 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 102 metric tons | -81.7% |
| 2002 | 83 metric tons | -18.6% |
| 2003 | 80 metric tons | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 80 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 78 metric tons | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 126 metric tons | +61.5% |
| 2007 | 124 metric tons | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 124 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 126 metric tons | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 130 metric tons | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 130 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 48 metric tons | -63.1% |
| 2013 | 46 metric tons | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 45 metric tons | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 45 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50 metric tons | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 50 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 62 metric tons | +24.0% |
| 2019 | 62 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 72 metric tons | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 72 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 87 metric tons | +20.8% |
| 2023 | 90 metric tons | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 103 metric tons | +14.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 103 metric tons is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,803 metric tons, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 103 metric tons is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,824 metric tons, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +253.2% | 158 metric tons | 558 metric tons |
| 1994 | +250.0% | 8 metric tons | 28 metric tons |
| 1998 | +177.2% | 57 metric tons | 158 metric tons |
| 2001 | -81.7% | 558 metric tons | 102 metric tons |
| 1992 | +66.7% | 3 metric tons | 5 metric tons |
| 2012 | -63.1% | 130 metric tons | 48 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 | 1.4 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 3 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 92 metric tons | 2 metric tons | 558 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 148.1 metric tons | 78 metric tons | 558 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.8 metric tons | 45 metric tons | 130 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8 metric tons | 72 metric tons | 103 metric tons | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Gabon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0675 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 557.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0791 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Gabon?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Gabon was 103 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 558 metric tons in 1999.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Gabon rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Gabon ranks 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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.