Wild fish catch by gear type in Guinea
Guinea: Wild fish catch by gear type was 85,438 tonnes in 2018. ▲ Rising
Wild fish catch by gear type in Guinea, 1950–2018
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 85,438 tonnes for wild fish catch by gear type in 2018. That is the highest value across all 69 years on record.
That represents a change of up 94.2% on the previous year and up 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wild fish catch by gear type in Guinea peaked at 85,438 tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 325.78 tonnes, in 1950.
Guinea ranks 38th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11,330 tonnes | 325.78 tonnes | 22,462 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 35,908 tonnes | 24,806 tonnes | 46,982 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 60,272 tonnes | 49,500 tonnes | 70,187 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 75,873 tonnes | 70,586 tonnes | 82,818 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 56,917 tonnes | 43,427 tonnes | 68,058 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,759 tonnes | 38,872 tonnes | 50,964 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,854 tonnes | 43,495 tonnes | 85,438 tonnes | 9 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 31.3% (2025)
- Rural population 9.28 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 61.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.8% (2016)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 31.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 31.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.99 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wild fish catch by gear type in Guinea?
- Wild fish catch by gear type in Guinea was 85,438 tonnes in 2018, 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?
- The highest recorded value was 85,438 tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest wild fish catch by gear type recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 325.78 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Guinea rank for wild fish catch by gear type?
- Guinea ranks 38th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is wild fish catch by gear type rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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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