Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Mali
Mali: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 9,090 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Mali, 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
Mali recorded 9,090 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 365.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Mali peaked at 9,090 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Mali 87th 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 Mali, 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 | 3 metric tons | — |
| 1985 | 6 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 1986 | 10 metric tons | +66.7% |
| 1987 | 12 metric tons | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 17 metric tons | +41.7% |
| 1989 | 13 metric tons | -23.5% |
| 1990 | 13 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 31 metric tons | +138.5% |
| 1992 | 40 metric tons | +29.0% |
| 1993 | 52 metric tons | +30.0% |
| 1994 | 100 metric tons | +92.3% |
| 1995 | 100 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 60 metric tons | -40.0% |
| 1997 | 60 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 60 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 80 metric tons | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 30 metric tons | -62.5% |
| 2001 | 500 metric tons | +1566.7% |
| 2002 | 1,008 metric tons | +101.6% |
| 2003 | 1,008 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,008 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,008 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,000 metric tons | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 640 metric tons | -36.0% |
| 2008 | 821 metric tons | +28.3% |
| 2009 | 1,355 metric tons | +65.0% |
| 2010 | 2,083 metric tons | +53.7% |
| 2011 | 2,083 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 987 metric tons | -52.6% |
| 2013 | 2,205 metric tons | +123.4% |
| 2014 | 1,953 metric tons | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 2,400 metric tons | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 4,214 metric tons | +75.6% |
| 2017 | 3,934 metric tons | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 5,347 metric tons | +35.9% |
| 2019 | 7,005 metric tons | +31.0% |
| 2020 | 7,706 metric tons | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 8,504 metric tons | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 8,850 metric tons | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 9,029 metric tons | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 9,090 metric tons | +0.7% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 9,090 metric tons is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,165 metric tons, 7.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 9,090 metric tons is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,824 metric tons, 5.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Mali 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 | +1566.7% | 30 metric tons | 500 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 | 6.1 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 17 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.6 metric tons | 13 metric tons | 100 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 837.8 metric tons | 30 metric tons | 1,355 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,221 metric tons | 987 metric tons | 7,005 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,636 metric tons | 7,706 metric tons | 9,090 metric tons | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mali
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3663 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4046 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0015 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.74 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 394.01 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Mali?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Mali was 9,090 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 9,090 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Mali rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Mali ranks 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 365.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali 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.