Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Slovakia

Slovakia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 2,445 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,445 metric tons
Change on year
down 11.7%
World rank
117th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2,768 metric tons
in 2023
All-time low
648 metric tons
in 1998
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Slovakia, 1993–2024

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k1993200820241993: 1.6k metric tons1994: 1.9k metric tons1995: 1.6k metric tons1996: 954 metric tons1997: 1.3k metric tons1998: 648 metric tons1999: 872 metric tons2000: 887 metric tons2001: 999 metric tons2002: 829 metric tons2003: 881 metric tons2004: 1.2k metric tons2005: 955 metric tons2006: 1.3k metric tons2007: 1.2k metric tons2008: 1.1k metric tons2009: 834.9 metric tons2010: 702.4 metric tons2011: 834.5 metric tons2012: 1.3k metric tons2013: 1.1k metric tons2014: 1.2k metric tons2015: 1.3k metric tons2016: 2.2k metric tons2017: 2.6k metric tons2018: 2.2k metric tons2019: 2.7k metric tons2020: 2.3k metric tons2021: 2.5k metric tons2022: 2.6k metric tons2023: 2.8k metric tons2024: 2.4k metric tons

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 Slovakia is 2,445 metric tons, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and up 98.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Slovakia peaked at 2,768 metric tons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 648 metric tons, in 1998.

That places Slovakia 117th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,256 metric tons 648 metric tons 1,861 metric tons 7
2000s 1,010 metric tons 829 metric tons 1,263 metric tons 10
2010s 1,622 metric tons 702.4 metric tons 2,688 metric tons 10
2020s 2,527 metric tons 2,296 metric tons 2,768 metric tons 5

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 114 Switzerland 2,539 metric tons compare
  2. 115 United Arab Emirates 2,476 metric tons compare
  3. 116 Benin 2,460 metric tons compare
  4. 118 Georgia 2,424 metric tons compare
  5. 119 North Macedonia 2,337 metric tons compare
  6. 120 Lesotho 2,107 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 Slovakia?
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Slovakia was 2,445 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 Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 2,768 metric tons in 2023.
What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 648 metric tons in 1998.
How does Slovakia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
Slovakia ranks 117th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is up 98.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovakia 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.