Total fisheries production in Senegal
Senegal: Total fisheries production was 502,151 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total 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
The most recent figure for total fisheries production in Senegal is 502,151 metric tons, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fisheries production in Senegal peaked at 535,950 metric tons in 2017 and was at its lowest, 76,200 metric tons, in 1960.
Senegal ranks 44th 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 | 192,723 metric tons | 121,065 metric tons | 226,578 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 251,527 metric tons | 227,216 metric tons | 290,350 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 392,322 metric tons | 315,161 metric tons | 483,542 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 422,494 metric tons | 368,435 metric tons | 469,382 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 466,747 metric tons | 409,795 metric tons | 535,950 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 503,234 metric tons | 459,473 metric tons | 531,731 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 41 Ghana 617,969 metric tons compare
- 42 South Africa 530,377 metric tons compare
- 43 Mozambique 502,895 metric tons compare
- 45 Denmark 496,186 metric tons compare
- 46 New Zealand 423,325 metric tons compare
- 47 Sri Lanka 412,020 metric tons compare
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)
- Capture fisheries production 500,077 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 total fisheries production in Senegal?
- Total fisheries production in Senegal was 502,151 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 535,950 metric tons in 2017.
- What is the lowest total fisheries production recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,200 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Senegal rank for total fisheries production?
- Senegal ranks 44th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fisheries production rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 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.