Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Estonia

Estonia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 960.24 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
960.24 metric tons
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
135th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1,090 metric tons
in 2020
All-time low
200 metric tons
in 1999
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Estonia, 1992–2024

2004006008001.0k1992200820241992: 693 metric tons1993: 330 metric tons1994: 417 metric tons1995: 315 metric tons1996: 272 metric tons1997: 260 metric tons1998: 260 metric tons1999: 200 metric tons2000: 225 metric tons2001: 467 metric tons2002: 257 metric tons2003: 372 metric tons2004: 252 metric tons2005: 555 metric tons2006: 703 metric tons2007: 772 metric tons2008: 813 metric tons2009: 653.6 metric tons2010: 573 metric tons2011: 388.3 metric tons2012: 581.4 metric tons2013: 733.2 metric tons2014: 870.5 metric tons2015: 798.7 metric tons2016: 867.7 metric tons2017: 870.5 metric tons2018: 943.7 metric tons2019: 1.1k metric tons2020: 1.1k metric tons2021: 849.5 metric tons2022: 800.8 metric tons2023: 918.5 metric tons2024: 960.2 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 Estonia stood at 960.24 metric tons.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Estonia peaked at 1,090 metric tons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 200 metric tons, in 1999.

That places Estonia 135th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 343.38 metric tons 200 metric tons 693 metric tons 8
2000s 506.96 metric tons 225 metric tons 813 metric tons 10
2010s 768.9 metric tons 388.34 metric tons 1,062 metric tons 10
2020s 923.83 metric tons 800.82 metric tons 1,090 metric tons 5

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 132 Syria 1,165 metric tons compare
  2. 133 Slovenia 1,102 metric tons compare
  3. 134 Lebanon 988 metric tons compare
  4. 136 Latvia 742.01 metric tons compare
  5. 137 Qatar 739.07 metric tons compare
  6. 138 Jamaica 675 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 Estonia?
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Estonia was 960.24 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 Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 1,090 metric tons in 2020.
What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 200 metric tons in 1999.
How does Estonia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Estonia ranks 135th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia 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

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.