Top West African Ilisha Fishing Countries

Here are the top countries with fish catch in metric tons from the latest year with data available, 2022. Data from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

RankCountryMetric Tons
1Sierra Leone8,180
2Ghana3,924
3Liberia2,221
4Guinea1,925
5Côte d'Ivoire1,590
6Benin970
7Cameroon535
8Congo382
9Spain41
10Togo33
11Equatorial Guinea25

Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.