Top Kenya Fish Catches

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	Silver cyprinid	36,343
2	Nile tilapia	25,980
3	Nile perch	23,652
4	Common caridina	8,317
5	Torpedo-shaped catfishes nei	3,859
6	Tuna-like fishes nei	3,810
7	Spinefeet(=Rabbitfishes) nei	3,455
8	Emperors(=Scavengers) nei	2,528
9	Octopuses, etc. nei	2,220
10	Parrotfishes nei	2,079
11	Clupeoids nei	2,049
12	Yellowfin tuna	1,958
13	African lungfishes	1,824
14	Snappers, jobfishes nei	1,658
15	Marine fishes nei	1,643
16	Demersal percomorphs nei	1,633
17	Tilapias nei	1,617
18	Mouthbrooding cichlids	1,473
19	Carangids nei	1,412
20	Upsidedown catfishes	1,362
21	Grunts, sweetlips nei	1,226
22	Common carp	1,135
23	Sharks, rays, skates, etc. nei	1,080
24	Natantian decapods nei	1,012
25	Various squids nei	921
26	Pelagic percomorphs nei	920
27	Surgeonfishes nei	919
28	Groupers, seabasses nei	907
29	Barracudas nei	875
30	Rhinofishes nei	769
31	Blue swimming crab	614
32	Goatfishes, red mullets nei	577
33	Mojarras(=Silver-biddies) nei	571
34	Tropical spiny lobsters nei	567
35	Swordfish	560
36	Sea catfishes nei	453
37	Indo-Pacific sailfish	365
38	Mullets nei	333
39	Freshwater fishes nei	264
40	Milkfish	212
41	Common dolphinfish	139
42	Sea cucumbers nei	135
43	Marine crustaceans nei	129
44	Scats	124
45	African butter catfish	118
46	Bigeye tuna	115
47	Golden deepsea crab	104
48	Cupped oysters nei	78
49	Blue shark	62
50	Black marlin	29

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