Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Curacao
Curacao: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling was 25,157 tonnes in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Curacao, 2010–2018
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2018, wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Curacao stood at 25,157 tonnes. 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 from bottom trawling 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 from bottom trawling 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 reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 78.0% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.8% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Land area in hectares, per capita 0.2871 hectares per person (2023)
- Land area in hectares, per square kilometre 100 hectares per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wild fish catch from bottom trawling in Curacao?
- Wild fish catch from bottom trawling 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 from bottom trawling recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 25,157 tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest wild fish catch from bottom trawling recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 503.14 tonnes in 2012.
- How does Curacao rank for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
- Curacao ranks 58th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is wild fish catch from bottom trawling 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 from bottom trawling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.