Top fish catches in metric tons from the latest year with data available, 2022. Data from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
| Rank | Fish Species | Metric Tons |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | European anchovy | 168,524 |
| 2 | Freshwater fishes nei | 82,000 |
| 3 | Skipjack tuna | 76,750 |
| 4 | Yellowfin tuna | 29,550 |
| 5 | Bigeye grunt | 26,299 |
| 6 | Atlantic bumper | 20,879 |
| 7 | Round sardinella | 20,370 |
| 8 | Marine fishes nei | 9,099 |
| 9 | Madeiran sardinella | 8,324 |
| 10 | False scad | 5,591 |
| 11 | Cuttlefish, bobtail squids nei | 5,145 |
| 12 | Atlantic chub mackerel | 5,080 |
| 13 | Crevalle jack | 4,620 |
| 14 | Scads nei | 4,282 |
| 15 | Red pandora | 4,201 |
| 16 | West African ilisha | 3,924 |
| 17 | Bigeye tuna | 3,672 |
| 18 | Sardinellas nei | 2,994 |
| 19 | Angolan dentex | 2,740 |
| 20 | Lesser African threadfin | 2,706 |
| 21 | Largehead hairtail | 2,284 |
| 22 | Frigate and bullet tunas | 2,170 |
| 23 | Porgies, seabreams nei | 1,964 |
| 24 | Congo dentex | 1,901 |
| 25 | West African croakers nei | 1,797 |
| 26 | Natantian decapods nei | 1,790 |
| 27 | Barracudas nei | 1,695 |
| 28 | Pargo breams nei | 1,457 |
| 29 | Flyingfishes nei | 1,440 |
| 30 | West African goatfish | 1,412 |
| 31 | Tonguefishes | 1,377 |
| 32 | Sharks, rays, skates, etc. nei | 1,303 |
| 33 | Blue shark | 1,287 |
| 34 | Groupers nei | 1,274 |
| 35 | Rays, stingrays, mantas nei | 1,188 |
| 36 | African moonfish | 1,164 |
| 37 | Cunene horse mackerel | 1,156 |
| 38 | Dentex nei | 1,022 |
| 39 | Soles nei | 890 |
| 40 | West African Spanish mackerel | 885 |
| 41 | Bonga shad | 674 |
| 42 | Halfbeaks nei | 585 |
| 43 | Snappers nei | 566 |
| 44 | Sompat grunt | 444 |
| 45 | Grunts, sweetlips nei | 397 |
| 46 | Tropical spiny lobsters nei | 296 |
| 47 | Blue marlin | 121 |
| 48 | Gurnards, searobins nei | 82 |
| 49 | Marine crabs nei | 65 |
| 50 | Meagre | 58 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.