Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 10 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico stood at 10 metric tons.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Puerto Rico peaked at 462 metric tons in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Puerto Rico 178th 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 Puerto Rico, 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 | 97 metric tons | — |
| 1988 | 86 metric tons | -11.3% |
| 1989 | 110 metric tons | +27.9% |
| 1990 | 113 metric tons | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 242 metric tons | +114.2% |
| 1992 | 284 metric tons | +17.4% |
| 1993 | 160 metric tons | -43.7% |
| 1994 | 143 metric tons | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 68 metric tons | -52.4% |
| 1996 | 58 metric tons | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 13 metric tons | -77.6% |
| 1998 | 164 metric tons | +1161.5% |
| 1999 | 138 metric tons | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 154 metric tons | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 414 metric tons | +168.8% |
| 2002 | 462 metric tons | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 309 metric tons | -33.1% |
| 2004 | 457 metric tons | +47.9% |
| 2005 | 351 metric tons | -23.2% |
| 2006 | 306 metric tons | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 84.3 metric tons | -72.5% |
| 2008 | 62 metric tons | -26.5% |
| 2009 | 51 metric tons | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 17 metric tons | -66.7% |
| 2011 | 20 metric tons | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 20 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.92 metric tons | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 20 metric tons | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 20 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 metric tons | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 16 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 metric tons | -31.2% |
| 2021 | 11 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 metric tons | -9.1% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 10 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,445 metric tons, 0% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 10 metric tons is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.99 metric tons, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +1161.5% | 13 metric tons | 164 metric tons |
| 2001 | +168.8% | 154 metric tons | 414 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 | 29.3 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 110 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 138.3 metric tons | 13 metric tons | 284 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 265.03 metric tons | 51 metric tons | 462 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.09 metric tons | 16 metric tons | 20 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8 metric tons | 10 metric tons | 11 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 326.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1,009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 34.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 34.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 36.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0077 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Puerto Rico?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Puerto Rico was 10 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 462 metric tons in 2002.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Puerto Rico ranks 178th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.