Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in South Sudan
South Sudan: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 34 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in South Sudan, 2012–2024
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 South Sudan stood at 34 metric tons.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in South Sudan peaked at 37 metric tons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20 metric tons, in 2012.
South Sudan ranks 165th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 20 metric tons | — |
| 2013 | 20 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24 metric tons | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 27 metric tons | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 30 metric tons | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 35 metric tons | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 35 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37 metric tons | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 35 metric tons | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 34 metric tons | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.5 metric tons | 20 metric tons | 35 metric tons | 8 |
| 2020s | 35.2 metric tons | 34 metric tons | 37 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More agriculture & rural data for South Sudan
- Rural population, per capita 0.7832 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.13 % change on previous year (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1036 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 111.85 current US$ per person (2015)
- Rural population 9.55 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.4% (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.24 billion current US$ (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in South Sudan?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in South Sudan was 34 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 37 metric tons in 2022.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 metric tons in 2012.
- How does South Sudan rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- South Sudan ranks 165th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.