FAO Capture Production of Lates niloticus (t)     n = 10
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All Years  |   1950 - 1959  |   1960 - 1969  |   1970 - 1979  |   1980 - 1989  |   1990 - 1999  |   2000 - 2011  |        Back to Menu
Country Fishing Area Unit 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Lates niloticus
Egypt 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 2,495 2,730 2,551 3,255 2,572
Lates niloticus
Ethiopia 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 908 270 230 191 75
Lates niloticus
Ghana 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lates niloticus
Kenya 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 71,930 57,262 77,599 100,037 104,102 102,546 97,145 73,555 76,663 103,014
Lates niloticus
Mali 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 4,232 4,125 4,108 3,858 3,771 7,980 5,712 4,978 5,024 5,052
Lates niloticus
Niger 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lates niloticus
Nigeria 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 2,066 5,809 7,939 9,062 6,118 4,993 3,746 4,224 5,250 6,366
Lates niloticus
Senegal 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lates niloticus
Tanzania, United Rep. of 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 179,262 98,770 100,000 156,401 123,557 155,860 121,161 152,000 150,000 100,000
Lates niloticus
Uganda 		1 - Africa-Inland Waters (t) 120,334 103,500 130,000 95,005 101,208 92,722 81,253 91,706 98,800 89,203
Total: 377,824 269,466 319,646 364,363 338,756 367,504 312,017 329,244 339,183 306,282

Note: If marine mammals and crocodiles are included in this list they are not accounted for in the Totals because they are reported in numbers and not in tonnes.

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