Capture fishery production in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Capture fishery production was 2,130 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2,130
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
168th
of 215 countries
All-time high
5,454
in 2000
All-time low
1,180
in 2010
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Capture fishery production in Puerto Rico, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 2,130 for capture fishery production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fishery production in Puerto Rico peaked at 5,454 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,180, in 2010.
Puerto Rico ranks 168th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Capture fishery production in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,100 | — |
| 1961 | 3,100 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 3,300 | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 3,300 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,900 | -12.1% |
| 1965 | 2,800 | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 2,500 | -10.7% |
| 1967 | 2,500 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,200 | -12.0% |
| 1969 | 2,200 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2,100 | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 2,200 | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 2,100 | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 2,000 | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,275 | +13.8% |
| 1976 | 2,663 | +17.1% |
| 1977 | 2,881 | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 3,197 | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 3,597 | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 2,557 | -28.9% |
| 1981 | 1,784 | -30.2% |
| 1982 | 2,202 | +23.4% |
| 1983 | 2,655 | +20.6% |
| 1984 | 2,354 | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 1,496 | -36.4% |
| 1986 | 1,327 | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 1,191 | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 1,611 | +35.3% |
| 1989 | 1,867 | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 1,949 | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 2,115 | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 2,046 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 2,162 | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 2,583 | +19.5% |
| 1995 | 3,749 | +45.1% |
| 1996 | 3,043 | -18.8% |
| 1997 | 3,672 | +20.7% |
| 1998 | 3,785 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 3,799 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 5,454 | +43.6% |
| 2001 | 5,043 | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 3,237 | -35.8% |
| 2003 | 3,786 | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 3,342 | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 3,561 | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 2,806 | -21.2% |
| 2007 | 2,305 | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 2,423 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 2,312 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 1,180 | -49.0% |
| 2011 | 1,490 | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 1,882 | +26.3% |
| 2013 | 1,912 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1,810 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 1,826 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,851 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,556 | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 1,641 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 1,515 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 1,580 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 1,580 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,150 | +36.1% |
| 2023 | 2,149 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,130 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,790 | 2,200 | 3,300 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,501 | 2,000 | 3,597 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,904 | 1,191 | 2,655 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,890 | 1,949 | 3,799 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,427 | 2,305 | 5,454 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,666 | 1,180 | 1,912 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,918 | 1,580 | 2,150 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 165 Curaçao 2,450 compare
- 166 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,306 compare
- 167 Grenada 2,157 compare
- 169 Israel 2,065 compare
- 170 Afghanistan 2,000 compare
- 171 Saint Lucia 1,828 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 180,246 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.6858 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 887.20 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.6858 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fishery production in Puerto Rico?
- Capture fishery production in Puerto Rico was 2,130 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest capture fishery production recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 5,454 in 2000.
- What is the lowest capture fishery production recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,180 in 2010.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for capture fishery production?
- Puerto Rico ranks 168th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capture fishery production rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Capture fishery production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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