Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Curacao
Curacao: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 1 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Curacao, 2011–2024
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
Curacao recorded 1 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Curacao peaked at 1 metric tons in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 2011.
Curacao 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 Curacao, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2012 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2013 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2014 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2015 | 0.5 metric tons | — |
| 2016 | 0.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 1 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 metric tons | +0.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao'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)
- Curacao'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)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2778 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0.5 metric tons | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9 metric tons | 0.5 metric tons | 1 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 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 Bahamas 1 metric tons compare
- 193 British Virgin Islands 1 metric tons compare
- 193 Dominica 1 metric tons compare
More agriculture & rural data for Curacao
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.3% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0853 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.3% (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 8.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 63.67 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.93 million current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Curacao?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Curacao 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 Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 1 metric tons in 2021.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 2011.
- How does Curacao rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Curacao ranks 193rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Curacao 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.