Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tanzania
Tanzania: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 138,607 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tanzania, 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
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tanzania is 138,607 metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.5% on the previous year and up 1,243.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tanzania peaked at 138,607 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Tanzania ranks 34th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Tanzania, 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 | 13 metric tons | — |
| 1983 | 8 metric tons | -38.5% |
| 1984 | 15 metric tons | +87.5% |
| 1985 | 21 metric tons | +40.0% |
| 1986 | 32 metric tons | +52.4% |
| 1987 | 35 metric tons | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 37 metric tons | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 1,375 metric tons | +3616.2% |
| 1990 | 1,375 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,400 metric tons | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 1,350 metric tons | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 1,200 metric tons | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 1,150 metric tons | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 1,200 metric tons | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 1,200 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,200 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,200 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,700 metric tons | +41.7% |
| 2000 | 1,210 metric tons | -28.8% |
| 2001 | 1,300 metric tons | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 2,630 metric tons | +102.3% |
| 2003 | 2,002 metric tons | -23.9% |
| 2004 | 3,013 metric tons | +50.5% |
| 2005 | 3,012 metric tons | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 3,272 metric tons | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 4,045 metric tons | +23.6% |
| 2008 | 5,217 metric tons | +29.0% |
| 2009 | 5,722 metric tons | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 7,338 metric tons | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 7,249 metric tons | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 9,917 metric tons | +36.8% |
| 2013 | 10,166 metric tons | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 10,317 metric tons | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 10,742 metric tons | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 12,547 metric tons | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 19,602 metric tons | +56.2% |
| 2018 | 16,852 metric tons | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 18,013 metric tons | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 18,886 metric tons | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 64,904 metric tons | +243.7% |
| 2022 | 75,896 metric tons | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 122,096 metric tons | +60.9% |
| 2024 | 138,607 metric tons | +13.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 138,607 metric tons is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 14.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 138,607 metric tons is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,824 metric tons, 76.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +3616.2% | 37 metric tons | 1,375 metric tons |
| 2021 | +243.7% | 18,886 metric tons | 64,904 metric tons |
| 2002 | +102.3% | 1,300 metric tons | 2,630 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 | 153.6 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 1,375 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,298 metric tons | 1,150 metric tons | 1,700 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,142 metric tons | 1,210 metric tons | 5,722 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,275 metric tons | 7,249 metric tons | 19,602 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 84,078 metric tons | 18,886 metric tons | 138,607 metric tons | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6695 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2257 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.266 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5659 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2291 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 292.74 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tanzania?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Tanzania was 138,607 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 138,607 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Tanzania rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Tanzania ranks 34th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,243.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.