Eswatini: Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Eswatini's capture fisheries production (metric tons) did not change 0% on 2023 (from 65 to 65).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0% and a typical year strayed about 5.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 36.4% in 1979 and the biggest yearly fall was 22.2% in 1989. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Eswatini had the 202nd highest value of the 215 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Eswatini in the 2024 ranking

• North Macedonia — 199th of 215: 138.37
• Cayman Islands — 200th of 215: 125
• Lesotho — 201st of 215: 74
• Northern Mariana Islands — 203rd of 215: 61.62
• Guam — 204th of 215: 45.64
• Botswana — 205th of 215: 40

What this measures

Capture fisheries production measures the volume of fish catches landed by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 57 values

Capture fisheries production (metric tons) in nearby economies

• Angola — 610,036 (2024)
• Benin — 61,561 (2024)
• Botswana — 40 (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 31,772 (2024)
• Burundi — 18,855 (2024)
• Cabo Verde — 5,547 (2024)
• Cameroon — 236,100 (2024)
• Central African Republic — 29,000 (2024)
• Chad — 109,000 (2024)
• Comoros — 17,728 (2024)

More environment data for Eswatini

• Rural population — 920,507 (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 73.28% (2025)
• Urban population — 335,667 (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 26.72% (2025)
• Rural population growth (annual %) — 0.43% (2025)
• Urban population growth (annual %) — 2.85% (2025)
• Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land) — 74.56 (2024)
• Agricultural land (sq. km) — 11,974 (2024)
• Agricultural land (% of land area) — 69.62% (2024)
• Arable land (hectares) — 177,000 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Eswatini's capture fisheries production (metric tons)?

65 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1968?

It is up 30% from 50 in 1968 (0.47% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 90 in 1988 and the lowest 44 in 1978.

How does Eswatini rank?

202nd highest of 215 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in capture fisheries production (metric tons) unusual for Eswatini?

In 2024, Eswatini's capture fisheries production (metric tons) did not change 0% on 2023 (from 65 to 65). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0% and a typical year strayed about 5.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ER.FSH.CAPT.MT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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