Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 10 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Puerto Rico, 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
Puerto Rico recorded 10 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Puerto Rico peaked at 462 metric tons in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Puerto Rico ranks 178th 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 Puerto Rico, 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 | 97 metric tons | — |
| 1988 | 86 metric tons | -11.3% |
| 1989 | 110 metric tons | +27.9% |
| 1990 | 113 metric tons | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 242 metric tons | +114.2% |
| 1992 | 284 metric tons | +17.4% |
| 1993 | 160 metric tons | -43.7% |
| 1994 | 143 metric tons | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 68 metric tons | -52.4% |
| 1996 | 58 metric tons | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 13 metric tons | -77.6% |
| 1998 | 164 metric tons | +1161.5% |
| 1999 | 138 metric tons | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 154 metric tons | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 414 metric tons | +168.8% |
| 2002 | 462 metric tons | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 309 metric tons | -33.1% |
| 2004 | 457 metric tons | +47.9% |
| 2005 | 351 metric tons | -23.2% |
| 2006 | 306 metric tons | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 84.3 metric tons | -72.5% |
| 2008 | 62 metric tons | -26.5% |
| 2009 | 51 metric tons | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 17 metric tons | -66.7% |
| 2011 | 20 metric tons | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 20 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.92 metric tons | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 20 metric tons | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 20 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 metric tons | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 16 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 metric tons | -31.2% |
| 2021 | 11 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 metric tons | -9.1% |
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 | 29.3 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 110 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 138.3 metric tons | 13 metric tons | 284 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 265.03 metric tons | 51 metric tons | 462 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.09 metric tons | 16 metric tons | 20 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8 metric tons | 10 metric tons | 11 metric tons | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 5.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Puerto Rico?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Puerto Rico was 10 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 462 metric tons in 2002.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Puerto Rico ranks 178th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.