Total fisheries production in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total fisheries production was 250,200 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total fisheries production in Cameroon, 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 total fisheries production in Cameroon is 250,200 metric tons, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fisheries production in Cameroon peaked at 307,047 metric tons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 51,700 metric tons, in 1960.
Cameroon ranks 61st of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60,580 metric tons | 51,700 metric tons | 68,100 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 66,420 metric tons | 55,736 metric tons | 81,236 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 75,489 metric tons | 69,967 metric tons | 83,101 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 86,842 metric tons | 65,307 metric tons | 110,067 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 135,935 metric tons | 112,159 metric tons | 172,546 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 230,000 metric tons | 181,570 metric tons | 307,047 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 234,150 metric tons | 220,196 metric tons | 250,200 metric tons | 5 |
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More environment data for Cameroon
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 3.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7574 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2892 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 236,100 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 14,100 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.3534 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2387 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fisheries production in Cameroon?
- Total fisheries production in Cameroon was 250,200 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 total fisheries production recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 307,047 metric tons in 2019.
- What is the lowest total fisheries production recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,700 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for total fisheries production?
- Cameroon ranks 61st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fisheries production rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon 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 Total fisheries production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.