Catches - east-central Atlantic (from 2000 onwards) by country
Countries reporting
20
Highest
66,320 Tonnes live weight
Spain
Lowest
0 Tonnes live weight
Estonia
Median
4,820 Tonnes live weight
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
425
What the numbers show
Catches - east-central Atlantic (from 2000 onwards) is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 66,320 Tonnes live weight in Spain; the lowest is 0 Tonnes live weight in Estonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,820 Tonnes live weight, and the mean is 16,970 Tonnes live weight.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 47.7%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 100.0%).
Catches - east-central Atlantic: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 66,320 Tonnes live weight | 2024 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 2 | France | 48,345 Tonnes live weight | 2024 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 3 | Latvia | 47,742 Tonnes live weight | 2016 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 3 | Latvia | 47,742 Tonnes live weight | 2016 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 5 | Lithuania | 36,834 Tonnes live weight | 2025 | up 47.7% | falling |
| 5 | Lithuania | 36,834 Tonnes live weight | 2025 | up 47.7% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands | 21,258 Tonnes live weight | 2024 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Netherlands | 11,756 Tonnes live weight | 2025 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Germany | 9,283 Tonnes live weight | 2022 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Portugal | 6,833 Tonnes live weight | 2022 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 2,806 Tonnes live weight | 2024 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Poland | 2,806 Tonnes live weight | 2024 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Greece | 686.89 Tonnes live weight | 2015 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Italy | 140.3 Tonnes live weight | 2024 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 5.2 Tonnes live weight | 2015 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 5.2 Tonnes live weight | 2015 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Estonia | 0 Tonnes live weight | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Norway | 0 Tonnes live weight | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Ireland | 0 Tonnes live weight | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Estonia | 0 Tonnes live weight | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 259,284 Tonnes live weight
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 259,279 Tonnes live weight