Capture fisheries production in Senegal
Senegal: Capture fisheries production was 500,077 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Capture fisheries production in Senegal, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
In 2024, capture fisheries production in Senegal stood at 500,077 metric tons.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fisheries production in Senegal peaked at 534,940 metric tons in 2017 and was at its lowest, 76,200 metric tons, in 1960.
Senegal ranks 37th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100,013 metric tons | 76,200 metric tons | 118,981 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 192,602 metric tons | 120,965 metric tons | 226,512 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 251,466 metric tons | 227,080 metric tons | 290,339 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 392,273 metric tons | 315,154 metric tons | 483,468 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 422,420 metric tons | 368,390 metric tons | 469,284 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 465,852 metric tons | 409,715 metric tons | 534,940 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 501,245 metric tons | 458,363 metric tons | 527,930 metric tons | 5 |
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More environment data for Senegal
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 5.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6541 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.181 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.581 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 502,151 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2,074 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 14.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.7676 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 3.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.5058 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fisheries production in Senegal?
- Capture fisheries production in Senegal was 500,077 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest capture fisheries production recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 534,940 metric tons in 2017.
- What is the lowest capture fisheries production recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,200 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Senegal rank for capture fisheries production?
- Senegal ranks 37th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capture fisheries production rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Capture fisheries production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Capture fisheries production measures the volume of fish catches landed by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.