Capture fisheries production in Barbados
Barbados: Capture fisheries production was 723 metric tons in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
723 metric tons
Change on year
down 22.5%
World rank
186th
of 216 countries
All-time high
8,939 metric tons
in 1988
All-time low
723 metric tons
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
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.
Capture fisheries production in Barbados, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,213 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 4,613 metric tons | -11.5% |
| 1962 | 4,713 metric tons | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 2,813 metric tons | -40.3% |
| 1964 | 2,113 metric tons | -24.9% |
| 1965 | 2,613 metric tons | +23.7% |
| 1966 | 4,813 metric tons | +84.2% |
| 1967 | 4,613 metric tons | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 3,213 metric tons | -30.3% |
| 1969 | 3,013 metric tons | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 2,313 metric tons | -23.2% |
| 1971 | 2,313 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,313 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,613 metric tons | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 2,668 metric tons | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 4,223 metric tons | +58.3% |
| 1976 | 4,952 metric tons | +17.3% |
| 1977 | 3,188 metric tons | -35.6% |
| 1978 | 3,597 metric tons | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 4,267 metric tons | +18.6% |
| 1980 | 3,747 metric tons | -12.2% |
| 1981 | 3,423 metric tons | -8.6% |
| 1982 | 3,492 metric tons | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 6,534 metric tons | +87.1% |
| 1984 | 5,784 metric tons | -11.5% |
| 1985 | 3,832 metric tons | -33.7% |
| 1986 | 4,112 metric tons | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 3,610 metric tons | -12.2% |
| 1988 | 8,939 metric tons | +147.6% |
| 1989 | 2,585 metric tons | -71.1% |
| 1990 | 3,029 metric tons | +17.2% |
| 1991 | 2,292 metric tons | -24.3% |
| 1992 | 3,585 metric tons | +56.4% |
| 1993 | 3,225 metric tons | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 2,829 metric tons | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 3,592 metric tons | +27.0% |
| 1996 | 3,523 metric tons | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 2,820 metric tons | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 3,655 metric tons | +29.6% |
| 1999 | 3,281 metric tons | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 3,185 metric tons | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 2,731 metric tons | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 2,530 metric tons | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 2,849 metric tons | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 2,159 metric tons | -24.2% |
| 2005 | 2,193 metric tons | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1,986 metric tons | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 2,235 metric tons | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 3,562 metric tons | +59.4% |
| 2009 | 3,507 metric tons | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 3,280 metric tons | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 1,818 metric tons | -44.6% |
| 2012 | 1,361 metric tons | -25.2% |
| 2013 | 2,976 metric tons | +118.7% |
| 2014 | 2,207 metric tons | -25.9% |
| 2015 | 1,500 metric tons | -32.0% |
| 2016 | 1,736 metric tons | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 1,740 metric tons | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,732 metric tons | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 875.16 metric tons | -49.5% |
| 2020 | 1,034 metric tons | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 973.67 metric tons | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 960.58 metric tons | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 933.08 metric tons | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 723 metric tons | -22.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 723 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 15,100 metric tons, 5% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 723 metric tons is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13,573 metric tons, 5% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capture fisheries production in Barbados 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +147.6% | 3,610 metric tons | 8,939 metric tons |
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 111.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3571 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per 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.