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)
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 0
1974 9
1975 9
1976 9
1977 12
1978 14
1979 14
1980 13
1981 11
1982 10
1983 6
1984 366
1985 615
1986 789
1987 1096
1988 1376
1989 2037
1990 3613
1991 4882
1992 4288
1993 4021
1994 4429
1995 3530
1996 3013
1997 4196
1998 5088
1999 4148
2000 2819
2001 2830
2002 4105
2003 6602
2004 5954
2005 5895
2006 6037
2007 5669
2008 5421
2009 4982
2010 5147.6
2011 5343.28
2012 5926.53
2013 6613
2014 7222
2015 6730.4
2016 8094.27
2017 6338.32
2018 7991.55
2019 9224.32
2020 9753.01
2021 10525.32
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