South Africa | Aquaculture production (metric tons)
Aquaculture is understood to mean the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Aquaculture production specifically refers to output from aquaculture activities, which are designated for final harvest for consumption. Development relevance: Aquaculture is understood to mean the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Farming implies some form of intervention in the rearing process to enhance production, such as regular stocking, feeding, protection from predators, etc. Farming also implies individual or corporate ownership of the stock being cultivated. For statistical purposes, aquatic organisms which are harvested by an individual of corporate body which has owned them throughout their rearing period contribute to aquaculture while aquatic organisms which are exploitable by public as a common property resource, with or without appropriate licences, are the harvest of fisheries. Statistical concept and methodology: Aquaculture production specifically refers to output from aquaculture activities, which are designated for final harvest for consumption. At this time, harvest for ornamental purposes is not included.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of South Africa
Records
63
Source
South Africa | Aquaculture production (metric tons)
0 1960
0 1961
0 1962
0 1963
0 1964
0 1965
0 1966
0 1967
0 1968
0 1969
0 1970
0 1971
0 1972
0 1973
9 1974
9 1975
9 1976
12 1977
14 1978
14 1979
13 1980
11 1981
10 1982
6 1983
366 1984
615 1985
789 1986
1096 1987
1376 1988
2037 1989
3613 1990
4882 1991
4288 1992
4021 1993
4429 1994
3530 1995
3013 1996
4196 1997
5088 1998
4148 1999
2819 2000
2830 2001
4105 2002
6602 2003
5954 2004
5895 2005
6037 2006
5669 2007
5421 2008
4982 2009
5147.6 2010
5343.28 2011
5926.53 2012
6613 2013
7222 2014
6730.4 2015
8094.27 2016
6338.32 2017
7991.55 2018
9224.32 2019
9753.01 2020
10525.32 2021
2022
South Africa | Aquaculture production (metric tons)
Aquaculture is understood to mean the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Aquaculture production specifically refers to output from aquaculture activities, which are designated for final harvest for consumption. Development relevance: Aquaculture is understood to mean the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Farming implies some form of intervention in the rearing process to enhance production, such as regular stocking, feeding, protection from predators, etc. Farming also implies individual or corporate ownership of the stock being cultivated. For statistical purposes, aquatic organisms which are harvested by an individual of corporate body which has owned them throughout their rearing period contribute to aquaculture while aquatic organisms which are exploitable by public as a common property resource, with or without appropriate licences, are the harvest of fisheries. Statistical concept and methodology: Aquaculture production specifically refers to output from aquaculture activities, which are designated for final harvest for consumption. At this time, harvest for ornamental purposes is not included.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of South Africa
Records
63
Source