Catches - major fishing areas in Belgium
Belgium: Catches - major fishing areas was 16,478 Tonnes live weight in 2025. ▼ Falling
Catches - major fishing areas in Belgium, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Tonnes live weight.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 16,478 Tonnes live weight for catches - major fishing areas in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, catches - major fishing areas in Belgium peaked at 29,670 Tonnes live weight in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16,478 Tonnes live weight, in 2025.
That places Belgium 21st out of 27 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25,401 Tonnes live weight | 21,208 Tonnes live weight | 29,670 Tonnes live weight | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,982 Tonnes live weight | 21,061 Tonnes live weight | 26,860 Tonnes live weight | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,772 Tonnes live weight | 16,478 Tonnes live weight | 19,648 Tonnes live weight | 6 |
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More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is catches - major fishing areas in Belgium?
- Catches - major fishing areas in Belgium was 16,478 Tonnes live weight in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest catches - major fishing areas recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 29,670 Tonnes live weight in 2001.
- What is the lowest catches - major fishing areas recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,478 Tonnes live weight in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for catches - major fishing areas?
- Belgium ranks 21st out of 27 countries with data for 2025.
- Is catches - major fishing areas rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Catches - major fishing areas (from 2000 onwards). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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