Capture fisheries production in Tanzania
Tanzania: Capture fisheries production was 530,933 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Capture fisheries production in Tanzania, 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
The most recent figure for capture fisheries production in Tanzania is 530,933 metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fisheries production in Tanzania peaked at 530,933 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70,800 metric tons, in 1960.
Tanzania ranks 35th 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 | 104,890 metric tons | 70,800 metric tons | 155,600 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 198,654 metric tons | 158,026 metric tons | 272,541 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 296,883 metric tons | 230,873 metric tons | 399,328 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 343,404 metric tons | 292,363 metric tons | 419,018 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 353,141 metric tons | 328,070 metric tons | 428,222 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 379,471 metric tons | 342,880 metric tons | 469,765 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 487,710 metric tons | 472,926 metric tons | 530,933 metric tons | 5 |
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More environment data for Tanzania
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 10.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9175 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0262 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 669,540 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 138,607 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.3112 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 3.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2865 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fisheries production in Tanzania?
- Capture fisheries production in Tanzania was 530,933 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 530,933 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest capture fisheries production recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,800 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Tanzania rank for capture fisheries production?
- Tanzania ranks 35th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capture fisheries production rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.