Capture fisheries production in Nigeria
Capture fisheries in Nigeria landed 855,310 tonnes in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2018.
Nigeria, 2024
855,310
Change from 2023
+7.0%
World, 2024
94,403,126 tonnes
Position in 2024
21st of 215
Capture fisheries production in Nigeria over time
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Metric tonnes. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 855,310 tonnes | 94,403,126 tonnes |
| 2023 | 799,635 tonnes | 92,981,262 tonnes |
| 2022 | 784,124 tonnes | 93,221,970 tonnes |
| 2021 | 805,210 tonnes | 93,590,253 tonnes |
| 2020 | 783,102 tonnes | 91,609,572 tonnes |
| 2019 | 825,013 tonnes | 94,910,375 tonnes |
| 2018 | 878,155 tonnes | 98,740,431 tonnes |
| 2017 | 916,284 tonnes | 95,664,397 tonnes |
| 2016 | 734,731 tonnes | 92,195,579 tonnes |
| 2015 | 710,331 tonnes | 94,357,557 tonnes |
| 2014 | 759,828 tonnes | 93,466,633 tonnes |
| 2013 | 721,355 tonnes | 93,116,007 tonnes |
| 2012 | 668,754 tonnes | 91,395,933 tonnes |
| 2011 | 635,486 tonnes | 94,143,395 tonnes |
| 2010 | 616,981 tonnes | 89,688,933 tonnes |
| 2009 | 598,210 tonnes | 91,445,934 tonnes |
| 2008 | 601,368 tonnes | 92,325,811 tonnes |
| 2007 | 530,420 tonnes | 93,503,695 tonnes |
| 2006 | 552,323 tonnes | 93,672,351 tonnes |
| 2005 | 523,182 tonnes | 95,594,652 tonnes |
| 2004 | 465,251 tonnes | 95,878,960 tonnes |
| 2003 | 475,162 tonnes | 91,084,188 tonnes |
| 2002 | 481,056 tonnes | 93,786,009 tonnes |
| 2001 | 452,146 tonnes | 93,409,856 tonnes |
| 2000 | 441,377 tonnes | 96,170,993 tonnes |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +7.0% from 799,635 tonnes in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 759,828 tonnes, the figure has changed by +12.6%.
- Among the 215 countries with data for 2024, Nigeria has the 21st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 94,403,126 tonnes.
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