Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Curacao
Curacao: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 1 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Curacao, 2011–2024
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 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.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Curacao, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2012 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2013 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2014 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2015 | 0.5 metric tons | — |
| 2016 | 0.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 1 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 metric tons | +0.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 1 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,445 metric tons, 0% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 1 metric tons is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.99 metric tons, 0% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 190 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 metric tons compare
- 191 Aruba 1.5 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 Dominica 1 metric tons compare
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 capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 78.0% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.8% (2024)
- Land area in square kilometers, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land area in square kilometers, per capita 0.0029 sq. km per person (2023)
- Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2023)
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
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.