Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 158.94 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Saint Lucia, 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 Saint Lucia is 158.94 metric tons, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 339.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Saint Lucia peaked at 210.72 metric tons in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Saint Lucia ranks 151st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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 | 37.5 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 100 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.6 metric tons | 2 metric tons | 137 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.1 metric tons | 1 metric tons | 29 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.68 metric tons | 20.9 metric tons | 119.72 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 165.66 metric tons | 91.89 metric tons | 210.72 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Saint Lucia?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Saint Lucia was 158.94 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 210.72 metric tons in 2021.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Saint Lucia ranks 151st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 339.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.