Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Jamaica
Jamaica: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 675 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Jamaica, 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
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Jamaica is 675 metric tons, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 30.4% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Jamaica peaked at 8,024 metric tons in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Jamaica 138th 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 Jamaica, 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 | 2 metric tons | — |
| 1978 | 38 metric tons | +1800.0% |
| 1979 | 25 metric tons | -34.2% |
| 1980 | 20 metric tons | -20.0% |
| 1981 | 32 metric tons | +60.0% |
| 1982 | 135 metric tons | +321.9% |
| 1983 | 148 metric tons | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 355 metric tons | +139.9% |
| 1985 | 850 metric tons | +139.4% |
| 1986 | 1,462 metric tons | +72.0% |
| 1987 | 2,201 metric tons | +50.5% |
| 1988 | 2,772 metric tons | +25.9% |
| 1989 | 3,092 metric tons | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 3,404 metric tons | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 3,140 metric tons | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 3,240 metric tons | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 3,340 metric tons | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 3,440 metric tons | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 3,550 metric tons | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 3,500 metric tons | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 3,450 metric tons | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 3,410 metric tons | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 4,150 metric tons | +21.7% |
| 2000 | 4,512 metric tons | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 4,512 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6,155 metric tons | +36.4% |
| 2003 | 2,974 metric tons | -51.7% |
| 2004 | 4,500 metric tons | +51.3% |
| 2005 | 5,675 metric tons | +26.1% |
| 2006 | 8,024 metric tons | +41.4% |
| 2007 | 5,621 metric tons | -29.9% |
| 2008 | 5,955 metric tons | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 5,189 metric tons | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 3,957 metric tons | -23.7% |
| 2011 | 1,157 metric tons | -70.8% |
| 2012 | 656.05 metric tons | -43.3% |
| 2013 | 842.9 metric tons | +28.5% |
| 2014 | 881 metric tons | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 607 metric tons | -31.1% |
| 2016 | 952 metric tons | +56.8% |
| 2017 | 1,347 metric tons | +41.5% |
| 2018 | 1,494 metric tons | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 1,122 metric tons | -24.9% |
| 2020 | 926.75 metric tons | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 884.2 metric tons | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 963.2 metric tons | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 970.2 metric tons | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 675 metric tons | -30.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 675 metric tons is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,803 metric tons, 12% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 675 metric tons is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.99 metric tons, 2.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +1800.0% | 2 metric tons | 38 metric tons |
| 1982 | +321.9% | 32 metric tons | 135 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.5 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 38 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,107 metric tons | 20 metric tons | 3,092 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,462 metric tons | 3,140 metric tons | 4,150 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,312 metric tons | 2,974 metric tons | 8,024 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,302 metric tons | 607 metric tons | 3,957 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 883.87 metric tons | 675 metric tons | 970.2 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Jamaica?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Jamaica was 675 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 8,024 metric tons in 2006.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Jamaica rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Jamaica ranks 138th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.