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
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Poland, 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
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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
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.