Fish catch by fishing sector in Curacao
Curacao: Fish catch by fishing sector was 65,757 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Fish catch by fishing sector in Curacao, 1960–2018
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 65,757 for fish catch by fishing sector in 2018. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 320.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fish catch by fishing sector in Curacao peaked at 65,757 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1960.
That places Curacao 74th out of 170 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fish catch by fishing sector in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 100 | — |
| 1961 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1966 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 553.74 | +176.9% |
| 1971 | 553.74 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 553.74 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 553.74 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 553.74 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 553.74 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 553.74 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 553.74 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 798.08 | +44.1% |
| 1979 | 798.08 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 798.08 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 798.08 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 798.08 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 798.08 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 786.9 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 811.12 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 813.15 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 754.21 | -7.2% |
| 1988 | 808.49 | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 660.62 | -18.3% |
| 1990 | 644.45 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 398.7 | -38.1% |
| 1992 | 335.29 | -15.9% |
| 1993 | 297.8 | -11.2% |
| 1994 | 250 | -16.1% |
| 1995 | 230 | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 9,997 | +4246.5% |
| 1997 | 15,196 | +52.0% |
| 1998 | 14,873 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 12,912 | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 15,920 | +23.3% |
| 2001 | 23,198 | +45.7% |
| 2002 | 13,830 | -40.4% |
| 2003 | 20,511 | +48.3% |
| 2004 | 16,756 | -18.3% |
| 2005 | 736.27 | -95.6% |
| 2006 | 5,128 | +596.5% |
| 2007 | 3,256 | -36.5% |
| 2008 | 15,631 | +380.1% |
| 2009 | 19,502 | +24.8% |
| 2010 | 18,187 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 20,886 | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 21,653 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 27,791 | +28.3% |
| 2014 | 23,628 | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 45,816 | +93.9% |
| 2016 | 59,238 | +29.3% |
| 2017 | 58,605 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 65,757 | +12.2% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 65,757 is above the median for high income countries, which is 65,050, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 65,757 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24,077, 2.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fish catch by fishing sector in Curacao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +4246.5% | 230 | 9,997 |
| 2006 | +596.5% | 736.27 | 5,128 |
| 2008 | +380.1% | 3,256 | 15,631 |
| 1970 | +176.9% | 200 | 553.74 |
| 1965 | +100.0% | 100 | 200 |
| 2005 | -95.6% | 16,756 | 736.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 150 | 100 | 200 | 10 |
| 1970s | 602.61 | 553.74 | 798.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 782.68 | 660.62 | 813.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,513 | 230 | 15,196 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,447 | 736.27 | 23,198 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,951 | 18,187 | 65,757 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 71 North Korea 75,456 compare
- 72 Marshall Islands 73,504 compare
- 73 Nigeria 71,100 compare
- 75 Lithuania 65,050 compare
- 76 Uruguay 61,547 compare
- 77 Solomon Islands 61,185 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Curacao
- Rural population 13,325 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 63.67 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 8.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0853 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fish catch by fishing sector in Curacao?
- Fish catch by fishing sector in Curacao was 65,757 in 2018, according to Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fish catch by fishing sector recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 65,757 in 2018.
- What is the lowest fish catch by fishing sector recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1960.
- How does Curacao rank for fish catch by fishing sector?
- Curacao ranks 74th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
- Is fish catch by fishing sector rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 320.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fish catch by fishing sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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