Catches - major fishing areas in Estonia
Estonia: Catches - major fishing areas was 54,944 Tonnes live weight in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
54,944 Tonnes live weight
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
24th
of 35 countries
All-time high
109,969 Tonnes live weight
in 2000
All-time low
54,944 Tonnes live weight
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Catches - major fishing areas in Estonia, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Tonnes live weight.
Analysis
The most recent figure for catches - major fishing areas in Estonia is 54,944 Tonnes live weight, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, catches - major fishing areas in Estonia peaked at 109,969 Tonnes live weight in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54,944 Tonnes live weight, in 2025.
Estonia ranks 24th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Catches - major fishing areas in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Tonnes live weight | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 109,969 Tonnes live weight | — |
| 2001 | 102,533 Tonnes live weight | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 96,867 Tonnes live weight | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 75,493 Tonnes live weight | -22.1% |
| 2004 | 85,534 Tonnes live weight | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 97,111 Tonnes live weight | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 83,940 Tonnes live weight | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 96,782 Tonnes live weight | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 98,203 Tonnes live weight | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 94,525 Tonnes live weight | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 92,416 Tonnes live weight | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 78,632 Tonnes live weight | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 63,714 Tonnes live weight | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 66,764 Tonnes live weight | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 66,103 Tonnes live weight | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 70,753 Tonnes live weight | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 72,816 Tonnes live weight | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 79,647 Tonnes live weight | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 83,678 Tonnes live weight | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 83,626 Tonnes live weight | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 70,427 Tonnes live weight | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 69,362 Tonnes live weight | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 71,135 Tonnes live weight | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 71,429 Tonnes live weight | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 59,964 Tonnes live weight | -16.1% |
| 2025 | 54,944 Tonnes live weight | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94,096 Tonnes live weight | 75,493 Tonnes live weight | 109,969 Tonnes live weight | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,815 Tonnes live weight | 63,714 Tonnes live weight | 92,416 Tonnes live weight | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,210 Tonnes live weight | 54,944 Tonnes live weight | 71,429 Tonnes live weight | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is catches - major fishing areas in Estonia?
- Catches - major fishing areas in Estonia was 54,944 Tonnes live weight in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest catches - major fishing areas recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 109,969 Tonnes live weight in 2000.
- What is the lowest catches - major fishing areas recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,944 Tonnes live weight in 2025.
- How does Estonia rank for catches - major fishing areas?
- Estonia ranks 24th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is catches - major fishing areas rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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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