Mozambique: Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Mozambique's capture fisheries production (metric tons) rose 4.3% on 2023 (from 475,480 to 495,725).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +11.8% and a typical year strayed about 21.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 104.4% in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 15.9% in 1998. 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 17,903 a year. A straight line explains 75% 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.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 565,800 for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 29,430, against 62,158 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2024, Mozambique had the 39th 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 Mozambique in the 2024 ranking

• South Africa — 36th of 215: 521,938
• Senegal — 37th of 215: 500,077
• Ghana — 38th of 215: 496,159
• Colombia — 40th of 215: 493,550
• France — 41st of 215: 480,653
• Denmark — 42nd of 215: 467,775

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 65 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 Mozambique

• Population in largest city — 1.98 million (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 14.97% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 3.21 million (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 9.02% (2025)
• Rural population — 22.37 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 62.79% (2025)
• Urban population — 13.26 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 37.21% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 7,170 (2024)

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Questions people ask

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

495,725 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 3,599% from 13,400 in 1960 (5.8% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 495,725 in 2024 and the lowest 12,800 in 1961.

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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