Capture fishery production in Zambia
Zambia: Capture fishery production was 122,963 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
122,963
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
75th
of 215 countries
All-time high
204,349
in 2016
All-time low
19,500
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Capture fishery production in Zambia, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 122,963 for capture fishery production in 2024.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fishery production in Zambia peaked at 204,349 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19,500, in 1960.
Zambia ranks 75th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Capture fishery production in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19,500 | — |
| 1961 | 20,400 | +4.6% |
| 1962 | 22,200 | +8.8% |
| 1963 | 40,100 | +80.6% |
| 1964 | 42,300 | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 40,100 | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 40,100 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 38,500 | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 41,300 | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 44,000 | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 52,100 | +18.4% |
| 1971 | 46,800 | -10.2% |
| 1972 | 49,900 | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 50,400 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 46,929 | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 57,464 | +22.4% |
| 1976 | 54,267 | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 53,734 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 47,569 | -11.5% |
| 1979 | 49,511 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 50,988 | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 39,553 | -22.4% |
| 1982 | 55,809 | +41.1% |
| 1983 | 54,175 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 65,555 | +21.0% |
| 1985 | 68,000 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 56,229 | -17.3% |
| 1987 | 67,243 | +19.6% |
| 1988 | 66,430 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 73,126 | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 68,268 | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 67,115 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 71,210 | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 74,413 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 76,116 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 82,190 | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 68,747 | -16.4% |
| 1997 | 78,151 | +13.7% |
| 1998 | 79,188 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 87,029 | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 86,411 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 83,900 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 85,259 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 94,351 | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 94,078 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 94,238 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 100,041 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 110,847 | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 107,601 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 128,371 | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 100,113 | -22.0% |
| 2011 | 113,016 | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 102,969 | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 133,155 | +29.3% |
| 2014 | 131,459 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 133,990 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 204,349 | +52.5% |
| 2017 | 132,889 | -35.0% |
| 2018 | 107,451 | -19.1% |
| 2019 | 124,982 | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 129,603 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 118,240 | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 117,694 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 118,426 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 122,963 | +3.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 122,963 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85,494, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 122,963 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91,683, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capture fishery production in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +80.6% | 22,200 | 40,100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34,850 | 19,500 | 44,000 | 10 |
| 1970s | 50,867 | 46,800 | 57,464 | 10 |
| 1980s | 59,711 | 39,553 | 73,126 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75,243 | 67,115 | 87,029 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98,510 | 83,900 | 128,371 | 10 |
| 2010s | 128,437 | 100,113 | 204,349 | 10 |
| 2020s | 121,385 | 117,694 | 129,603 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1752 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.09 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fishery production in Zambia?
- Capture fishery production in Zambia was 122,963 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest capture fishery production recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 204,349 in 2016.
- What is the lowest capture fishery production recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,500 in 1960.
- How does Zambia rank for capture fishery production?
- Zambia ranks 75th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capture fishery production rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Capture fishery production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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