Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 90 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cayman Islands, 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
Cayman Islands recorded 90 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 800.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cayman Islands peaked at 90 metric tons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Cayman Islands ranks 157th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cayman Islands, 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 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1986 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1987 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1988 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1989 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1990 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1991 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1992 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1993 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1994 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1995 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1996 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1997 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1998 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1999 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2000 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2001 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2002 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2003 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2004 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2005 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2006 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2007 | 10 metric tons | — |
| 2008 | 10 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 79 metric tons | +690.0% |
| 2020 | 82 metric tons | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 85 metric tons | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 88 metric tons | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 90 metric tons | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 90 metric tons | +0.0% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 90 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,445 metric tons, 4% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 90 metric tons is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.99 metric tons, 31% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
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 | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9 metric tons | 10 metric tons | 79 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 87 metric tons | 82 metric tons | 90 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More agriculture & rural data for Cayman Islands
- Rural population, per capita 0 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 0.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.5% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 35.15 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cayman Islands?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Cayman Islands was 90 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 Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 90 metric tons in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Cayman Islands ranks 157th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 800.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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.