What is wild fish catch used for? in Curacao
Curacao: What is wild fish catch used for? was 0.0073 tonnes in 2015. ▲ Rising
What is wild fish catch used for? in Curacao, 1950–2015
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 0.0073 tonnes for what is wild fish catch used for? in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what is wild fish catch used for? in Curacao peaked at 0.0174 tonnes in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 tonnes, in 1965.
Curacao ranks 136th of 140 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0072 tonnes | 0.0051 tonnes | 0.0111 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0067 tonnes | 0.0048 tonnes | 0.0088 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0116 tonnes | 0.0057 tonnes | 0.0165 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0145 tonnes | 0.0118 tonnes | 0.0171 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.015 tonnes | 0.0128 tonnes | 0.0173 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0126 tonnes | 0.0084 tonnes | 0.0174 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0075 tonnes | 0.0073 tonnes | 0.0084 tonnes | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 133 Grenada 0.0208 tonnes compare
- 134 Falkland Islands 0.0179 tonnes compare
- 135 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0081 tonnes compare
- 137 Dominica 0.0013 tonnes compare
- 138 Reunion 0.0013 tonnes compare
- 139 United States Virgin Islands 0.0002 tonnes compare
More agriculture & rural data for Curacao
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.93 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.3% (2024)
- Rural population 13,325 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 8.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.3% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.3% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 1 metric tons (2024)
- Land area 444 sq. km (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is what is wild fish catch used for? in Curacao?
- What is wild fish catch used for? in Curacao was 0.0073 tonnes in 2015, according to Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest what is wild fish catch used for? recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0174 tonnes in 2001.
- What is the lowest what is wild fish catch used for? recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 tonnes in 1965.
- How does Curacao rank for what is wild fish catch used for??
- Curacao ranks 136th out of 140 countries with data for 2015.
- Is what is wild fish catch used for? rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 What is wild fish catch used for?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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