Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Belize
Belize: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 270.97 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
270.97 metric tons
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
147th
of 215 countries
All-time high
11,426 metric tons
in 2004
All-time low
0 metric tons
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Belize, 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
Belize recorded 270.97 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 96.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Belize peaked at 11,426 metric tons in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Belize 147th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Belize, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1984 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1986 | 23 metric tons | — |
| 1987 | 0 metric tons | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1989 | 542 metric tons | — |
| 1990 | 99 metric tons | -81.7% |
| 1991 | 158 metric tons | +59.6% |
| 1992 | 301 metric tons | +90.5% |
| 1993 | 602 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 656 metric tons | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 950 metric tons | +44.8% |
| 1996 | 1,004 metric tons | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 1,397 metric tons | +39.1% |
| 1998 | 1,642 metric tons | +17.5% |
| 1999 | 3,163 metric tons | +92.6% |
| 2000 | 3,630 metric tons | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 4,460 metric tons | +22.9% |
| 2002 | 4,400 metric tons | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 10,160 metric tons | +130.9% |
| 2004 | 11,426 metric tons | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 11,078 metric tons | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 7,624 metric tons | -31.2% |
| 2007 | 3,172 metric tons | -58.4% |
| 2008 | 4,528 metric tons | +42.7% |
| 2009 | 5,725 metric tons | +26.4% |
| 2010 | 7,411 metric tons | +29.4% |
| 2011 | 5,102 metric tons | -31.2% |
| 2012 | 5,883 metric tons | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 7,160 metric tons | +21.7% |
| 2014 | 7,215 metric tons | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4,206 metric tons | -41.7% |
| 2016 | 1,151 metric tons | -72.6% |
| 2017 | 1,706 metric tons | +48.2% |
| 2018 | 592.24 metric tons | -65.3% |
| 2019 | 512.89 metric tons | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 345.23 metric tons | -32.7% |
| 2021 | 251.63 metric tons | -27.1% |
| 2022 | 216.89 metric tons | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 269.63 metric tons | +24.3% |
| 2024 | 270.97 metric tons | +0.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 270.97 metric tons is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,803 metric tons, 5% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 270.97 metric tons is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.99 metric tons, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
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 | 56.5 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 542 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 997.2 metric tons | 99 metric tons | 3,163 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,620 metric tons | 3,172 metric tons | 11,426 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,094 metric tons | 512.89 metric tons | 7,411 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 270.87 metric tons | 216.89 metric tons | 345.23 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0206 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1856 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0225 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Belize?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Belize was 270.97 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 11,426 metric tons in 2004.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Belize rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Belize ranks 147th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize 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.
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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.