Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bahamas
Bahamas: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 1 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bahamas, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bahamas is 1 metric tons, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 89.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bahamas peaked at 85 metric tons in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Bahamas ranks 193rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1984 | 10 metric tons | — |
| 1985 | 42 metric tons | +320.0% |
| 1986 | 42 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 37 metric tons | -11.9% |
| 1988 | 51 metric tons | +37.8% |
| 1989 | 69 metric tons | +35.3% |
| 1990 | 49 metric tons | -29.0% |
| 1991 | 6 metric tons | -87.8% |
| 1992 | 10 metric tons | +66.7% |
| 1993 | 8 metric tons | -20.0% |
| 1994 | 4 metric tons | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 24 metric tons | +500.0% |
| 1996 | 1 metric tons | -95.8% |
| 1997 | 1 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 13 metric tons | +550.0% |
| 2002 | 25 metric tons | +92.3% |
| 2003 | 52 metric tons | +108.0% |
| 2004 | 30 metric tons | -42.3% |
| 2005 | 85 metric tons | +183.3% |
| 2006 | 52 metric tons | -38.8% |
| 2007 | 30 metric tons | -42.3% |
| 2008 | 20 metric tons | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 17 metric tons | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 1 metric tons | -94.1% |
| 2011 | 1 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.35 metric tons | +835.0% |
| 2015 | 9.33 metric tons | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 9 metric tons | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 6 metric tons | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 6.84 metric tons | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 6 metric tons | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 6 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 metric tons | -83.3% |
| 2022 | 1 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 metric tons | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 1 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,445 metric tons, 0% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 1 metric tons is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.99 metric tons, 0% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bahamas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +835.0% | 1 metric tons | 9.35 metric tons |
| 2001 | +550.0% | 2 metric tons | 13 metric tons |
| 1995 | +500.0% | 4 metric tons | 24 metric tons |
| 1985 | +320.0% | 10 metric tons | 42 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.1 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 69 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.5 metric tons | 1 metric tons | 49 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.6 metric tons | 2 metric tons | 85 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.05 metric tons | 1 metric tons | 9.35 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 metric tons | 1 metric tons | 6 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 190 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 metric tons compare
- 191 Aruba 1.5 metric tons compare
- 192 Marshall Islands 1.2 metric tons compare
- 193 British Virgin Islands 1 metric tons compare
- 193 Curacao 1 metric tons compare
- 193 Dominica 1 metric tons compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bahamas
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 203.1 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4043 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1867 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bahamas?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Bahamas was 1 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 85 metric tons in 2005.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Bahamas rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Bahamas ranks 193rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.