Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Curacao

Curacao: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 1 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1 metric tons
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
193rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
1 metric tons
in 2021
All-time low
0 metric tons
in 2011
Years of data
14
2011–2024

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Curacao, 2011–2024

00.20.40.60.812011201720242011: 0 metric tons2012: 0 metric tons2013: 0 metric tons2014: 0 metric tons2015: 0.5 metric tons2016: 0.5 metric tons2017: 0.5 metric tons2018: 0.5 metric tons2019: 0.5 metric tons2020: 0.5 metric tons2021: 1 metric tons2022: 1 metric tons2023: 1 metric tons2024: 1 metric tons

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 Curacao stood at 1 metric tons. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Curacao peaked at 1 metric tons in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 2011.

That places Curacao 193rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.2778 metric tons 0 metric tons 0.5 metric tons 9
2020s 0.9 metric tons 0.5 metric tons 1 metric tons 5

Countries ranked near Curacao

  1. 190 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 metric tons compare
  2. 191 Aruba 1.5 metric tons compare
  3. 192 Marshall Islands 1.2 metric tons compare
  4. 193 Bahamas 1 metric tons compare
  5. 193 British Virgin Islands 1 metric tons compare
  6. 193 Dominica 1 metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Curacao?
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Curacao was 1 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 Curacao?
The highest recorded value was 1 metric tons in 2021.
What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Curacao?
The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 2011.
How does Curacao rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Curacao ranks 193rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Where does this Curacao 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

Indicator
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,849 data points, 1960–2024
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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.