Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Netherlands
Netherlands: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 33,376 metric tons in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
33,376 metric tons
Change on year
down 19.9%
World rank
52nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
130,371 metric tons
in 1982
All-time low
33,376 metric tons
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Netherlands, 1960–2024
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 Netherlands is 33,376 metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.9% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Netherlands peaked at 130,371 metric tons in 1982 and was at its lowest, 33,376 metric tons, in 2024.
That places Netherlands 52nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 77,600 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 85,400 metric tons | +10.1% |
| 1962 | 96,500 metric tons | +13.0% |
| 1963 | 89,700 metric tons | -7.0% |
| 1964 | 115,800 metric tons | +29.1% |
| 1965 | 110,500 metric tons | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 92,400 metric tons | -16.4% |
| 1967 | 85,600 metric tons | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 113,600 metric tons | +32.7% |
| 1969 | 105,900 metric tons | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 86,000 metric tons | -18.8% |
| 1971 | 95,700 metric tons | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 116,200 metric tons | +21.4% |
| 1973 | 113,000 metric tons | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 98,719 metric tons | -12.6% |
| 1975 | 112,136 metric tons | +13.6% |
| 1976 | 73,330 metric tons | -34.6% |
| 1977 | 109,378 metric tons | +49.2% |
| 1978 | 118,535 metric tons | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 97,494 metric tons | -17.8% |
| 1980 | 77,052 metric tons | -21.0% |
| 1981 | 109,548 metric tons | +42.2% |
| 1982 | 130,371 metric tons | +19.0% |
| 1983 | 119,793 metric tons | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 60,319 metric tons | -49.6% |
| 1985 | 116,548 metric tons | +93.2% |
| 1986 | 86,497 metric tons | -25.8% |
| 1987 | 99,568 metric tons | +15.1% |
| 1988 | 79,163 metric tons | -20.5% |
| 1989 | 108,880 metric tons | +37.5% |
| 1990 | 101,000 metric tons | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 51,668 metric tons | -48.8% |
| 1992 | 54,125 metric tons | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 71,145 metric tons | +31.4% |
| 1994 | 109,399 metric tons | +53.8% |
| 1995 | 83,988 metric tons | -23.2% |
| 1996 | 99,921 metric tons | +19.0% |
| 1997 | 98,290 metric tons | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 120,174 metric tons | +22.3% |
| 1999 | 108,860 metric tons | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 75,331 metric tons | -30.8% |
| 2001 | 57,192 metric tons | -24.1% |
| 2002 | 54,579 metric tons | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 66,690 metric tons | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 78,798 metric tons | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 71,570 metric tons | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 45,753 metric tons | -36.1% |
| 2007 | 57,041 metric tons | +24.7% |
| 2008 | 47,096 metric tons | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 55,841 metric tons | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 67,140 metric tons | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 43,995 metric tons | -34.5% |
| 2012 | 46,324 metric tons | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 46,772 metric tons | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 63,206 metric tons | +35.1% |
| 2015 | 62,357 metric tons | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 61,867 metric tons | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 51,460 metric tons | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 53,542 metric tons | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 45,987 metric tons | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 40,052 metric tons | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 40,742 metric tons | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 38,477 metric tons | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 41,671 metric tons | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 33,376 metric tons | -19.9% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 33,376 metric tons is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,445 metric tons, 13.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 33,376 metric tons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,060 metric tons, 3.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97,300 metric tons | 77,600 metric tons | 115,800 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 102,049 metric tons | 73,330 metric tons | 118,535 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 98,774 metric tons | 60,319 metric tons | 130,371 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 89,857 metric tons | 51,668 metric tons | 120,174 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,989 metric tons | 45,753 metric tons | 78,798 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,265 metric tons | 43,995 metric tons | 67,140 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,864 metric tons | 33,376 metric tons | 41,671 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More reference data data for Netherlands
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Netherlands?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Netherlands was 33,376 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 130,371 metric tons in 1982.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,376 metric tons in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Netherlands ranks 52nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.