Wild fish catch by gear type in Curacao
Curacao: Wild fish catch by gear type was 25,157 tonnes in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
25,157 tonnes
Change on year
up 11.0%
World rank
58th
of 111 countries
All-time high
25,157 tonnes
in 2018
All-time low
503.14 tonnes
in 2012
Years of data
9
2010–2018
Wild fish catch by gear type in Curacao, 2010–2018
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 25,157 tonnes for wild fish catch by gear type in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 4,859.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wild fish catch by gear type in Curacao peaked at 25,157 tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 503.14 tonnes, in 2012.
Curacao ranks 58th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Wild fish catch by gear type in Curacao, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 507.22 tonnes | — |
| 2011 | 512.46 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 503.14 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 13,784 tonnes | +2639.7% |
| 2014 | 13,486 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 18,488 tonnes | +37.1% |
| 2016 | 20,155 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 22,656 tonnes | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 25,157 tonnes | +11.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 25,157 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 47,385 tonnes, 53% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 25,157 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,153 tonnes, 4.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Curacao
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 wild fish catch by gear type in Curacao?
- Wild fish catch by gear type in Curacao was 25,157 tonnes in 2018, according to Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wild fish catch by gear type recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 25,157 tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest wild fish catch by gear type recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 503.14 tonnes in 2012.
- How does Curacao rank for wild fish catch by gear type?
- Curacao ranks 58th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is wild fish catch by gear type rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,859.7%. 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 Wild fish catch by gear type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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