Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Latvia
Latvia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 742.01 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Latvia, 1992–2024
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
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Latvia is 742.01 metric tons, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Latvia peaked at 901.4 metric tons in 2021 and was at its lowest, 325 metric tons, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 136th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Latvia, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 641 metric tons | — |
| 1993 | 339 metric tons | -47.1% |
| 1994 | 560 metric tons | +65.2% |
| 1995 | 525 metric tons | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 380 metric tons | -27.6% |
| 1997 | 345 metric tons | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 425 metric tons | +23.2% |
| 1999 | 468 metric tons | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 325 metric tons | -30.6% |
| 2001 | 463 metric tons | +42.5% |
| 2002 | 430 metric tons | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 637 metric tons | +48.1% |
| 2004 | 545 metric tons | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 542 metric tons | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 565 metric tons | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 729 metric tons | +29.0% |
| 2008 | 584 metric tons | -19.9% |
| 2009 | 517.2 metric tons | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 548.8 metric tons | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 545.5 metric tons | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 574.54 metric tons | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 643.21 metric tons | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 686.28 metric tons | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 862.85 metric tons | +25.7% |
| 2016 | 788.08 metric tons | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 807.94 metric tons | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 829.66 metric tons | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 608.64 metric tons | -26.6% |
| 2020 | 717.45 metric tons | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 901.4 metric tons | +25.6% |
| 2022 | 869.91 metric tons | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 784.06 metric tons | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 742.01 metric tons | -5.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 742.01 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,445 metric tons, 30% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 742.01 metric tons is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,060 metric tons, 7% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 460.38 metric tons | 339 metric tons | 641 metric tons | 8 |
| 2000s | 533.72 metric tons | 325 metric tons | 729 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 689.55 metric tons | 545.5 metric tons | 862.85 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 802.97 metric tons | 717.45 metric tons | 901.4 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Latvia?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Latvia was 742.01 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 901.4 metric tons in 2021.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 325 metric tons in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Latvia ranks 136th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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
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.