What is wild fish catch used for? in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: What is wild fish catch used for? was 2.98 tonnes in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
2.98 tonnes
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
101st
of 140 countries
All-time high
4.54 tonnes
in 2002
All-time low
1.96 tonnes
in 1958
Years of data
66
1950–2015
What is wild fish catch used for? in Trinidad and Tobago, 1950–2015
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2015, what is wild fish catch used for? in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 2.98 tonnes.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what is wild fish catch used for? in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 4.54 tonnes in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.96 tonnes, in 1958.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 101st of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
What is wild fish catch used for? in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.58 tonnes | — |
| 1951 | 2.68 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1952 | 2.79 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1953 | 2.89 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1954 | 3.02 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1955 | 2.35 tonnes | -22.2% |
| 1956 | 2.66 tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1957 | 3.08 tonnes | +15.9% |
| 1958 | 1.96 tonnes | -36.3% |
| 1959 | 2.43 tonnes | +23.5% |
| 1960 | 2.43 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 2.42 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 2.42 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 2.38 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 2.51 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 2.42 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 2.48 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 2.49 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 2.62 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 2.7 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 2.72 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 2.73 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 2.75 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 2.79 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 2.92 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 2.94 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 2.89 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 2.99 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 3.04 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 3.09 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 3.14 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 3.19 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 3.24 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 3.26 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 3.33 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 3.4 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 3.48 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 3.68 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 3.7 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 3.69 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 3.79 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 3.82 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 3.89 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 3.93 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 4.03 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 4.08 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 2.2 tonnes | -46.1% |
| 1997 | 2.71 tonnes | +23.3% |
| 1998 | 4.3 tonnes | +58.5% |
| 1999 | 3.22 tonnes | -25.2% |
| 2000 | 2.98 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 4.28 tonnes | +43.6% |
| 2002 | 4.54 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 3.53 tonnes | -22.3% |
| 2004 | 3.56 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 4.37 tonnes | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 3.17 tonnes | -27.5% |
| 2007 | 3.16 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.35 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 3.35 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.37 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.17 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 2.92 tonnes | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 3.19 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 3.18 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.98 tonnes | -6.5% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 2.98 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.35 tonnes, 3% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 2.98 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.01 tonnes, 2.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where What is wild fish catch used for? in Trinidad and Tobago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +58.5% | 2.71 tonnes | 4.3 tonnes |
| 1996 | -46.1% | 4.08 tonnes | 2.2 tonnes |
| 2001 | +43.6% | 2.98 tonnes | 4.28 tonnes |
| 1958 | -36.3% | 3.08 tonnes | 1.96 tonnes |
| 2006 | -27.5% | 4.37 tonnes | 3.17 tonnes |
| 1999 | -25.2% | 4.3 tonnes | 3.22 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.64 tonnes | 1.96 tonnes | 3.08 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.49 tonnes | 2.38 tonnes | 2.7 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.88 tonnes | 2.72 tonnes | 3.09 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.41 tonnes | 3.14 tonnes | 3.7 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6 tonnes | 2.2 tonnes | 4.3 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.63 tonnes | 2.98 tonnes | 4.54 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.13 tonnes | 2.92 tonnes | 3.37 tonnes | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 145.68 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0602 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4603 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is what is wild fish catch used for? in Trinidad and Tobago?
- What is wild fish catch used for? in Trinidad and Tobago was 2.98 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 4.54 tonnes in 2002.
- What is the lowest what is wild fish catch used for? recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.96 tonnes in 1958.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for what is wild fish catch used for??
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 101st out of 140 countries with data for 2015.
- Is what is wild fish catch used for? rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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