Catches - major fishing areas (from 2000 onwards) by country

Countries reporting
27
Highest
1.73 million Tonnes live weight
Norway
Lowest
90.61 Tonnes live weight
Slovenia
Median
114,655 Tonnes live weight
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
677

What the numbers show

Catches - major fishing areas (from 2000 onwards) is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 1.73 million Tonnes live weight in Norway; the lowest is 90.61 Tonnes live weight in Slovenia.

The median across all reporting countries is 114,655 Tonnes live weight, and the mean is 257,361 Tonnes live weight.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19,066.

Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 21.2%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 52.6%).

Catches - major fishing areas: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Norway 1.73 million Tonnes live weight 2025 down 19.5% falling
2 Iceland 951,204 Tonnes live weight 2024 down 11.7% falling
3 Spain 664,586 Tonnes live weight 2024 down 40.1% falling
4 United Kingdom 617,298 Tonnes live weight 2019 up 6.4% flat
5 France 474,644 Tonnes live weight 2024 down 12.7% falling
6 Denmark 467,654 Tonnes live weight 2024 down 37.2% falling
7 Türkiye 322,388 Tonnes live weight 2024 up 21.2% falling
8 Netherlands 295,993 Tonnes live weight 2024 down 21.2% falling
9 Ireland 246,760 Tonnes live weight 2017 up 14.9% falling
10 Portugal 177,763 Tonnes live weight 2021 down 16.9% falling
11 Germany 171,214 Tonnes live weight 2024 down 20.8% falling
12 Sweden 141,701 Tonnes live weight 2025 down 30.2% falling
13 Poland 119,547 Tonnes live weight 2024 down 29.5% rising
14 Latvia 114,655 Tonnes live weight 2016 down 18.1% falling
15 Italy 114,532 Tonnes live weight 2025 down 40.2% falling
16 Finland 93,354 Tonnes live weight 2025 down 39.1% flat
17 Lithuania 69,949 Tonnes live weight 2025 down 3.4% falling
18 Estonia 59,964 Tonnes live weight 2024 down 9.3% falling
19 Croatia 42,960 Tonnes live weight 2024 down 46.3% rising
20 Greece 41,561 Tonnes live weight 2025 down 35.5% falling
21 Belgium 16,478 Tonnes live weight 2025 down 32.6% falling
22 Bulgaria 6,549 Tonnes live weight 2025 down 25.1% flat
23 Albania 5,047 Tonnes live weight 2025 down 33.1% flat
24 Romania 2,521 Tonnes live weight 2025 down 47.9% volatile
25 Malta 1,602 Tonnes live weight 2025 down 36.8% rising
26 Cyprus 1,115 Tonnes live weight 2024 down 10.7% falling
27 Slovenia 90.61 Tonnes live weight 2025 down 52.6% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Catches - major fishing areas (from 2000 onwards)
Unit
Tonnes live weight
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
29 places, 677 data points, 2000–2025
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