Wild fish catch by gear type in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Wild fish catch by gear type was 6.62 in 1996. ▲ Rising
Wild fish catch by gear type in Guinea-Bissau, 1983–1996
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 6.62 for wild fish catch by gear type in 1996. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wild fish catch by gear type in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 6.62 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2.18, in 1991.
That places Guinea-Bissau 112th out of 123 countries with data for 1996, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.25 | 2.59 | 4.41 | 6 |
| 1990s | 4.43 | 2.18 | 6.62 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 110 Comoros 7 compare
- 111 Kiribati 6.84 compare
- 113 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.61 compare
- 114 Solomon Islands 3 compare
- 115 Bulgaria 2.95 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea-Bissau
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.20 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 53.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 31.5% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 40.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 40.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 242,659 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wild fish catch by gear type in Guinea-Bissau?
- Wild fish catch by gear type in Guinea-Bissau was 6.62 in 1996, according to Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wild fish catch by gear type recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 6.62 in 1996.
- What is the lowest wild fish catch by gear type recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.18 in 1991.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for wild fish catch by gear type?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 112th out of 123 countries with data for 1996.
- Is wild fish catch by gear type rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Wild fish catch by gear type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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