Aruba vs Barbados: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Aruba
1.5 metric tons
in 2024
Barbados
5.5 metric tons
in 2024
Aruba rank
191st
Barbados rank
188th
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Aruba
- Barbados
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 5.5 metric tons against 1.5 metric tons in Aruba, a difference of 4 metric tons.
That makes Barbados's figure about 3.7 times Aruba's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Aruba ranks 191st and Barbados ranks 188th of 215 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1990s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2000s | 0 metric tons | 0.8 metric tons | 0.8 metric tons | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.5 metric tons | 18.05 metric tons | 17.55 metric tons | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.5 metric tons | 10.5 metric tons | 9 metric tons | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Aruba or Barbados?
- Barbados, at 5.5 metric tons against 1.5 metric tons in Aruba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Aruba and Barbados?
- 4 metric tons, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Barbados?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Aruba and Barbados rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Aruba ranks 191st and Barbados ranks 188th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Aquaculture means raising fish and other seafood — including molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants — in farms. Capture fishery production is how much wild fish is caught, whether for commercial, industrial, recreational, or subsistence use.