Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 0 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Turks and Caicos 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
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Turks and Caicos Islands is 0 metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 360 metric tons in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Turks and Caicos Islands 200th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Turks and Caicos 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 | 360 metric tons | — |
| 1988 | 100 metric tons | -72.2% |
| 1989 | 10 metric tons | -90.0% |
| 1990 | 5 metric tons | -50.0% |
| 1991 | 2 metric tons | -60.0% |
| 1992 | 2 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 metric tons | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 1 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5 metric tons | +400.0% |
| 1996 | 3 metric tons | -40.0% |
| 1997 | 4 metric tons | +33.3% |
| 1998 | 4 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10 metric tons | +150.0% |
| 2000 | 15 metric tons | +50.0% |
| 2001 | 20 metric tons | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 30 metric tons | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 25 metric tons | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 4 metric tons | -84.0% |
| 2005 | 4 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0 metric tons | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2009 | 0.2 metric tons | — |
| 2010 | 0.5 metric tons | +150.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0 metric tons | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2021 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2022 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2023 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2024 | 0 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 | 47 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 360 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7 metric tons | 1 metric tons | 10 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.22 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 30 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.45 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0.5 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
- 197 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.5 metric tons compare
- 197 Naoero 0.5 metric tons compare
- 199 Tuvalu 0.3 metric tons compare
- 200 Andorra 0 metric tons
- 200 Bermuda 0 metric tons
- 200 Comoros 0 metric tons
- 200 Djibouti 0 metric tons
- 200 Gibraltar 0 metric tons
- 200 Liechtenstein 0 metric tons
- 200 Macau, China 0 metric tons
- 200 Mauritania 0 metric tons
- 200 Monaco 0 metric tons
- 200 Mongolia 0 metric tons
- 200 Saint Martin (French part) 0 metric tons
- 200 San Marino 0 metric tons
- 200 Sao Tome and Principe 0 metric tons
- 200 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 metric tons
- 200 Somalia 0 metric tons
More agriculture & rural data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Rural population 5.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.14 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.4% (2024)
- Rural population 2,626 (2025)
- Rural population growth -3.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2012)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.4% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.4% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Turks and Caicos Islands was 0 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 360 metric tons in 1987.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 200th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos 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.