Ghana - Fisheries production

Aquaculture production (metric tons)

The value for Aquaculture production (metric tons) in Ghana was 76,630.00 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 52 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 76,630.00 in 2018 and a minimum value of 4.00 in 1966.

Definition: Aquaculture is understood to mean the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Aquaculture production specifically refers to output from aquaculture activities, which are designated for final harvest for consumption.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization.

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Year Value
1966 4.00
1967 10.00
1968 20.00
1969 46.00
1970 94.00
1971 122.00
1972 142.00
1973 168.00
1974 181.00
1975 199.00
1976 219.00
1977 238.00
1978 256.00
1979 273.00
1980 289.00
1981 306.00
1982 329.00
1983 353.00
1984 450.00
1985 357.00
1986 359.00
1987 386.00
1988 427.00
1989 330.00
1990 360.00
1991 410.00
1992 430.00
1993 465.00
1994 500.00
1995 550.00
1996 550.00
1997 400.00
1998 1,800.00
1999 2,900.00
2000 5,000.00
2001 6,000.00
2002 6,000.00
2003 938.00
2004 950.00
2005 1,154.00
2006 2,270.00
2007 3,820.00
2008 5,594.00
2009 7,154.00
2010 10,200.00
2011 19,092.00
2012 27,450.00
2013 32,513.00
2014 38,545.00
2015 44,610.00
2016 52,480.00
2017 57,415.00
2018 76,630.00

Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

The value for Capture fisheries production (metric tons) in Ghana was 376,767 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 58 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 496,770 in 1999 and a minimum value of 33,800 in 1960.

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

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization.

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Year Value
1960 33,800
1961 36,500
1962 45,700
1963 59,800
1964 76,600
1965 76,500
1966 85,696
1967 98,990
1968 74,080
1969 130,954
1970 171,517
1971 232,662
1972 281,189
1973 221,664
1974 219,146
1975 261,391
1976 246,601
1977 271,933
1978 274,631
1979 236,979
1980 231,566
1981 240,510
1982 244,163
1983 251,503
1984 269,563
1985 276,216
1986 319,818
1987 381,814
1988 362,050
1989 361,675
1990 395,872
1991 362,538
1992 423,425
1993 372,619
1994 335,437
1995 352,844
1996 476,744
1997 447,127
1998 445,541
1999 496,770
2000 454,346
2001 450,353
2002 375,182
2003 393,547
2004 420,911
2005 373,985
2006 375,050
2007 316,564
2008 351,231
2009 324,585
2010 348,089
2011 344,575
2012 366,044
2013 300,718
2014 290,199
2015 347,621
2016 332,635
2017 381,091
2018 376,767

Total fisheries production (metric tons)

The value for Total fisheries production (metric tons) in Ghana was 453,397 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 58 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 499,670 in 1999 and a minimum value of 33,800 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 33,800
1961 36,500
1962 45,700
1963 59,800
1964 76,600
1965 76,500
1966 85,700
1967 99,000
1968 74,100
1969 131,000
1970 171,611
1971 232,784
1972 281,331
1973 221,832
1974 219,327
1975 261,590
1976 246,820
1977 272,171
1978 274,887
1979 237,252
1980 231,855
1981 240,816
1982 244,492
1983 251,856
1984 270,013
1985 276,573
1986 320,177
1987 382,200
1988 362,477
1989 362,005
1990 396,232
1991 362,948
1992 423,855
1993 373,084
1994 335,937
1995 353,394
1996 477,294
1997 447,527
1998 447,341
1999 499,670
2000 459,346
2001 456,353
2002 381,182
2003 394,485
2004 421,861
2005 375,139
2006 377,320
2007 320,384
2008 356,825
2009 331,739
2010 358,289
2011 363,667
2012 393,494
2013 333,231
2014 328,744
2015 392,231
2016 385,115
2017 438,506
2018 453,397

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Agricultural production