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.
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 |
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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.