Capture fisheries production in Barbados
Barbados: Capture fisheries production was 723 metric tons in 2024. ▼ Falling
Capture fisheries production in Barbados, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capture fisheries production in Barbados is 723 metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 22.5% on the previous year and down 67.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fisheries production in Barbados peaked at 8,939 metric tons in 1988 and was at its lowest, 723 metric tons, in 2024.
Barbados ranks 186th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,773 metric tons | 2,113 metric tons | 5,213 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,245 metric tons | 2,313 metric tons | 4,952 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,606 metric tons | 2,585 metric tons | 8,939 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,183 metric tons | 2,292 metric tons | 3,655 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,694 metric tons | 1,986 metric tons | 3,562 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,922 metric tons | 875.16 metric tons | 3,280 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 924.83 metric tons | 723 metric tons | 1,034 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 971 metric tons compare
- 184 Montenegro 854.06 metric tons compare
- 185 Palau 803.11 metric tons compare
- 187 Jordan 695 metric tons compare
- 188 Saint Kitts and Nevis 675 metric tons compare
- 189 Belarus 555 metric tons compare
More environment data for Barbados
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2127 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0501 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0425 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 728.5 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 5.5 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.7128 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.52 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.314 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1125 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fisheries production in Barbados?
- Capture fisheries production in Barbados was 723 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest capture fisheries production recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 8,939 metric tons in 1988.
- What is the lowest capture fisheries production recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 723 metric tons in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for capture fisheries production?
- Barbados ranks 186th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capture fisheries production rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Capture fisheries production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Capture fisheries production measures the volume of fish catches landed by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.