Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 4.5 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago is 4.5 metric tons, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 54 metric tons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1960.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 189th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 Trinidad and Tobago, 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 | 2 metric tons | — |
| 1990 | 2 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3 metric tons | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 3 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4 metric tons | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 4 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 15 metric tons | +275.0% |
| 1996 | 15 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13 metric tons | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 13 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 13 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 22 metric tons | +69.2% |
| 2001 | 7 metric tons | -68.2% |
| 2002 | 7 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25.5 metric tons | +264.3% |
| 2005 | 25.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25.5 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.3 metric tons | -24.3% |
| 2008 | 12.69 metric tons | -34.2% |
| 2009 | 27.36 metric tons | +115.6% |
| 2010 | 13.5 metric tons | -50.7% |
| 2011 | 5.75 metric tons | -57.4% |
| 2012 | 6.55 metric tons | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 7.55 metric tons | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 5.45 metric tons | -27.8% |
| 2015 | 23.8 metric tons | +336.7% |
| 2016 | 11.1 metric tons | -53.4% |
| 2017 | 7.45 metric tons | -32.9% |
| 2018 | 7.45 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 54 metric tons | +624.8% |
| 2020 | 4.2 metric tons | -92.2% |
| 2021 | 18.2 metric tons | +333.3% |
| 2022 | 7.4 metric tons | -59.3% |
| 2023 | 5.5 metric tons | -25.7% |
| 2024 | 4.5 metric tons | -18.2% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 4.5 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,445 metric tons, 0% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 4.5 metric tons is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.99 metric tons, 2% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Trinidad and Tobago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +624.8% | 7.45 metric tons | 54 metric tons |
| 2015 | +336.7% | 5.45 metric tons | 23.8 metric tons |
| 2021 | +333.3% | 4.2 metric tons | 18.2 metric tons |
| 1995 | +275.0% | 4 metric tons | 15 metric tons |
| 2004 | +264.3% | 7 metric tons | 25.5 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 | 0.2 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 2 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.5 metric tons | 2 metric tons | 15 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.88 metric tons | 7 metric tons | 27.36 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.26 metric tons | 5.45 metric tons | 54 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.96 metric tons | 4.2 metric tons | 18.2 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 186 United States Virgin Islands 6 metric tons compare
- 186 Vanuatu 6 metric tons compare
- 188 Barbados 5.5 metric tons compare
- 190 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 metric tons compare
- 191 Aruba 1.5 metric tons compare
- 192 Marshall Islands 1.2 metric tons compare
More reference data data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0589 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2333 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0945 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7976 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0027 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Trinidad and Tobago was 4.5 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 54 metric tons in 2019.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 189th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.