Curaçao: Total fisheries production (metric tons)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Curaçao's total fisheries production (metric tons) rose 8.9% on 2023 (from 2,251 to 2,451).

Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2023), the average change was −9.7% and a typical year strayed about 31.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 17.8% in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 74.6% in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 3,914 a year. A straight line explains 78% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Curaçao had the 180th highest value of the 215 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Curaçao in the 2024 ranking

• Kuwait — 177th of 215: 2,912
• Eritrea — 178th of 215: 2,485
• North Macedonia — 179th of 215: 2,475
• Montenegro — 181st of 215: 2,409
• Turks and Caicos Islands — 182nd of 215: 2,306
• Grenada — 183rd of 215: 2,183

What this measures

Total fisheries production measures the volume of aquatic species caught by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes. The harvest from mariculture, aquaculture and other kinds of fish farming is also included.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 14 values

Total fisheries production (metric tons) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 3,305 (2024)
• Argentina — 918,105 (2024)
• Aruba — 176.5 (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 8,881 (2024)
• Barbados — 728.5 (2024)
• Belize — 209,190 (2024)
• Bolivia — 29,805 (2024)
• Brazil — 1.6 million (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 1,129 (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 215 (2024)

More environment data for Curaçao

• Rural population — 13,325 (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 8.53% (2025)
• Urban population — 142,938 (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 91.47% (2025)
• Rural population growth (annual %) — -0.28% (2025)
• Urban population growth (annual %) — 0.23% (2025)
• Surface area (sq. km) — 444 (2024)
• Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) — 100% (2024)
• Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population) — 100% (2024)
• Access to electricity (% of population) — 100% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Curaçao's total fisheries production (metric tons)?

2,451 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2011?

It is down 88.9% from 22,074 in 2011 (15.55% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 37,864 in 2018 and the lowest 2,251 in 2023.

How does Curaçao rank?

180th highest of 215 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in total fisheries production (metric tons) unusual for Curaçao?

In 2024, Curaçao's total fisheries production (metric tons) rose 8.9% on 2023 (from 2,251 to 2,451). Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2023), the average change was −9.7% and a typical year strayed about 31.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ER.FSH.PROD.MT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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