Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Haiti
Haiti: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 313 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Haiti, 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 Haiti stood at 313 metric tons.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Haiti peaked at 605 metric tons in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Haiti 145th 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 Haiti, 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 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1987 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1988 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1989 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1990 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1991 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1992 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1993 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1994 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1995 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1996 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1997 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1998 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1999 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 2000 | 17 metric tons | — |
| 2001 | 17 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37 metric tons | +117.6% |
| 2005 | 37 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 167 metric tons | +351.4% |
| 2008 | 167 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 230 metric tons | +37.7% |
| 2010 | 365 metric tons | +58.7% |
| 2011 | 605 metric tons | +65.8% |
| 2012 | 593 metric tons | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 583 metric tons | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 573 metric tons | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 563 metric tons | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 553 metric tons | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 573 metric tons | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 553 metric tons | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 558 metric tons | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 463 metric tons | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 333 metric tons | -28.1% |
| 2022 | 293 metric tons | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 293 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 313 metric tons | +6.8% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 313 metric tons is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,636 metric tons, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 313 metric tons is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.99 metric tons, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Haiti 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +351.4% | 37 metric tons | 167 metric tons |
| 2004 | +117.6% | 17 metric tons | 37 metric tons |
| 2011 | +65.8% | 365 metric tons | 605 metric tons |
| 2010 | +58.7% | 230 metric tons | 365 metric tons |
| 2009 | +37.7% | 167 metric tons | 230 metric tons |
| 2021 | -28.1% | 463 metric tons | 333 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 | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.3 metric tons | 17 metric tons | 230 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 551.9 metric tons | 365 metric tons | 605 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 339 metric tons | 293 metric tons | 463 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More reference data data for Haiti
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2934 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6522 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2643 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Haiti?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Haiti was 313 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 605 metric tons in 2011.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Haiti rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Haiti ranks 145th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti 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.