Ghana: Total fisheries production (metric tons)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Ghana's total fisheries production (metric tons) rose 23.3% on 2023 (from 501,035 to 617,969).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1.6% and a typical year strayed about 11.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 76.8% in 1969 and the biggest yearly fall was 25.2% in 1968. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 22,346 a year. A straight line explains 73% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

How it compares

In 2024, Ghana had the 42nd 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 Ghana in the 2024 ranking

• Uganda — 38th of 215: 641,580
• Mauritania — 39th of 215: 640,322
• Angola — 40th of 215: 631,824
• South Africa — 42nd of 215: 530,377
• Mozambique — 43rd of 215: 502,895
• Senegal — 44th of 215: 502,151

What this measures

Total fisheries production measures the volume of aquatic species caught by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes. The harvest from mariculture, aquaculture and other kinds of fish farming is also included.

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

All 65 values

Total fisheries production (metric tons) in nearby economies

• Angola — 631,824 (2024)
• Benin — 64,021 (2024)
• Botswana — 196 (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 33,065 (2024)
• Burundi — 19,500 (2024)
• Cabo Verde — 5,587 (2024)
• Cameroon — 250,200 (2024)
• Central African Republic — 29,410 (2024)
• Chad — 109,115 (2024)
• Comoros — 17,728 (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep.

More environment data for Ghana

• Population in largest city — 4.04 million (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 19.54% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 6.82 million (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 19.46% (2025)
• Rural population — 14.4 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 41.08% (2025)
• Urban population — 20.66 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 58.92% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 121,810 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

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Questions people ask

What is Ghana's total fisheries production (metric tons)?

617,969 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 1,728% from 33,800 in 1960 (4.65% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 617,969 in 2024 and the lowest 33,800 in 1960.

How does Ghana rank?

42nd highest of 215 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in total fisheries production (metric tons) unusual for Ghana?

In 2024, Ghana's total fisheries production (metric tons) rose 23.3% on 2023 (from 501,035 to 617,969). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1.6% and a typical year strayed about 11.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ER.FSH.PROD.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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