Barbados vs Trinidad and Tobago: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Barbados
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 5.5 metric tons against 4.5 metric tons in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 1 metric tons.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Barbados ranks 188th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 189th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Trinidad and Tobago in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Trinidad and Tobago | 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 | 0.2 metric tons | 0.2 metric tons | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 0 metric tons | 8.5 metric tons | 8.5 metric tons | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 0.8 metric tons | 17.88 metric tons | 17.08 metric tons | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 18.05 metric tons | 14.26 metric tons | 3.79 metric tons | Barbados |
| 2020s | 10.5 metric tons | 7.96 metric tons | 2.54 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, Barbados or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Barbados, at 5.5 metric tons against 4.5 metric tons in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 1 metric tons, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Barbados ranks 188th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 189th 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.