Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 4,200 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Dominican Republic, 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
Dominican Republic recorded 4,200 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 92.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Dominican Republic peaked at 4,200 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Dominican Republic 106th 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 Dominican Republic, 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 | 3 metric tons | — |
| 1984 | 50 metric tons | +1566.7% |
| 1985 | 193 metric tons | +286.0% |
| 1986 | 301 metric tons | +56.0% |
| 1987 | 323 metric tons | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 277 metric tons | -14.2% |
| 1989 | 221 metric tons | -20.2% |
| 1990 | 280 metric tons | +26.7% |
| 1991 | 615 metric tons | +119.6% |
| 1992 | 815 metric tons | +32.5% |
| 1993 | 1,347 metric tons | +65.3% |
| 1994 | 3,982 metric tons | +195.6% |
| 1995 | 2,206 metric tons | -44.6% |
| 1996 | 789 metric tons | -64.2% |
| 1997 | 677 metric tons | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 810 metric tons | +19.6% |
| 1999 | 748 metric tons | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 2,125 metric tons | +184.1% |
| 2001 | 2,647 metric tons | +24.6% |
| 2002 | 3,554 metric tons | +34.3% |
| 2003 | 1,944 metric tons | -45.3% |
| 2004 | 2,000 metric tons | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 980 metric tons | -51.0% |
| 2006 | 980 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,080 metric tons | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 1,080 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,230 metric tons | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 1,280 metric tons | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 2,148 metric tons | +67.8% |
| 2012 | 1,032 metric tons | -52.0% |
| 2013 | 1,575 metric tons | +52.6% |
| 2014 | 2,180 metric tons | +38.4% |
| 2015 | 2,290 metric tons | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 2,095 metric tons | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 2,639 metric tons | +26.0% |
| 2018 | 3,009 metric tons | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 3,165 metric tons | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 3,430 metric tons | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 3,650 metric tons | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 3,750 metric tons | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 3,960 metric tons | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 4,200 metric tons | +6.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 4,200 metric tons is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,803 metric tons, 72% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 4,200 metric tons is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.99 metric tons, 14.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +1566.7% | 3 metric tons | 50 metric tons |
| 1985 | +286.0% | 50 metric tons | 193 metric tons |
| 1994 | +195.6% | 1,347 metric tons | 3,982 metric tons |
| 2000 | +184.1% | 748 metric tons | 2,125 metric tons |
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 | 136.8 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 323 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,227 metric tons | 280 metric tons | 3,982 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,762 metric tons | 980 metric tons | 3,554 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,141 metric tons | 1,032 metric tons | 3,165 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,798 metric tons | 3,430 metric tons | 4,200 metric tons | 5 |
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More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Dominican Republic?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Dominican Republic was 4,200 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 4,200 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Dominican Republic ranks 106th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.