Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Aruba
Aruba: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 1.5 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Aruba, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
In 2024, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Aruba stood at 1.5 metric tons.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Aruba peaked at 2 metric tons in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Aruba ranks 191st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 2 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 metric tons | 1.5 metric tons | 1.5 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 188 Barbados 5.5 metric tons compare
- 189 Trinidad and Tobago 4.5 metric tons compare
- 190 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 metric tons compare
- 192 Marshall Islands 1.2 metric tons compare
- 193 Bahamas 1 metric tons compare
- 193 British Virgin Islands 1 metric tons compare
- 193 Curacao 1 metric tons compare
- 193 Dominica 1 metric tons compare
More reference data data for Aruba
- Consumer price index 109.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 146,128 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Foreign aid received by income group -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 89.3% (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 80.4% (2024)
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus 10 Cases (2024)
- Foreign aid received per capita -155.03 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Aruba?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Aruba was 1.5 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 2 metric tons in 2011.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Aruba rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Aruba ranks 191st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Capture fishery production is the volume of wild fish catches landed for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.