Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Czechia

Czechia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 18,685 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18,685 metric tons
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
67th
of 215 countries
All-time high
21,751 metric tons
in 2018
All-time low
17,231 metric tons
in 1998
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Czechia, 1993–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1993200820241993: 20.2k metric tons1994: 18.7k metric tons1995: 18.7k metric tons1996: 18.2k metric tons1997: 17.6k metric tons1998: 17.2k metric tons1999: 18.8k metric tons2000: 19.5k metric tons2001: 20.1k metric tons2002: 19.2k metric tons2003: 19.7k metric tons2004: 19.4k metric tons2005: 20.5k metric tons2006: 20.4k metric tons2007: 20.4k metric tons2008: 20.4k metric tons2009: 20.1k metric tons2010: 20.4k metric tons2011: 21.0k metric tons2012: 20.8k metric tons2013: 19.4k metric tons2014: 20.1k metric tons2015: 20.2k metric tons2016: 21.0k metric tons2017: 21.7k metric tons2018: 21.8k metric tons2019: 21.0k metric tons2020: 20.4k metric tons2021: 21.0k metric tons2022: 19.3k metric tons2023: 18.6k metric tons2024: 18.7k metric tons

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

In 2024, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Czechia stood at 18,685 metric tons.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Czechia peaked at 21,751 metric tons in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17,231 metric tons, in 1998.

Czechia ranks 67th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18,477 metric tons 17,231 metric tons 20,242 metric tons 7
2000s 19,964 metric tons 19,210 metric tons 20,455 metric tons 10
2010s 20,726 metric tons 19,357 metric tons 21,751 metric tons 10
2020s 19,590 metric tons 18,613 metric tons 20,991 metric tons 5

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 64 Hungary 19,435 metric tons compare
  2. 65 Kyrgyzstan 19,396 metric tons compare
  3. 66 Tunisia 18,744 metric tons compare
  4. 68 Ukraine 18,642 metric tons compare
  5. 69 Panama 18,038 metric tons compare
  6. 70 Nicaragua 18,005 metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Czechia?
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Czechia was 18,685 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 Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 21,751 metric tons in 2018.
What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 17,231 metric tons in 1998.
How does Czechia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Czechia ranks 67th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Czechia 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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Indicator
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,849 data points, 1960–2024
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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.