Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Poland

Poland: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 43,554 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
43,554 metric tons
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
49th
of 215 countries
All-time high
45,418 metric tons
in 2020
All-time low
7,500 metric tons
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Poland, 1960–2024

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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 Poland stood at 43,554 metric tons.

That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Poland peaked at 45,418 metric tons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7,500 metric tons, in 1962.

That places Poland 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9,880 metric tons 7,500 metric tons 12,905 metric tons 10
1970s 12,818 metric tons 9,833 metric tons 16,728 metric tons 10
1980s 18,586 metric tons 9,636 metric tons 25,951 metric tons 10
1990s 27,420 metric tons 18,609 metric tons 33,711 metric tons 10
2000s 35,726 metric tons 32,709 metric tons 37,920 metric tons 10
2010s 34,833 metric tons 29,037 metric tons 40,110 metric tons 10
2020s 42,290 metric tons 39,610 metric tons 45,418 metric tons 5

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 46 Honduras 76,600 metric tons compare
  2. 47 Sri Lanka 56,118 metric tons compare
  3. 48 Iceland 54,789 metric tons compare
  4. 51 Kenya 34,690 metric tons compare
  5. 52 Netherlands 33,376 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 Poland?
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Poland was 43,554 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 Poland?
The highest recorded value was 45,418 metric tons in 2020.
What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 7,500 metric tons in 1962.
How does Poland rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Poland ranks 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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.