Catches - major fishing areas in Iceland
Iceland: Catches - major fishing areas was 951,204 Tonnes live weight in 2024. ▼ Falling
Catches - major fishing areas in Iceland, 2000–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Tonnes live weight.
Analysis
The most recent figure for catches - major fishing areas in Iceland is 951,204 Tonnes live weight, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 30.6% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, catches - major fishing areas in Iceland peaked at 2.14 million Tonnes live weight in 2002 and was at its lowest, 951,204 Tonnes live weight, in 2024.
That places Iceland 2nd out of 27 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.68 million Tonnes live weight | 1.16 million Tonnes live weight | 2.14 million Tonnes live weight | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.20 million Tonnes live weight | 1.05 million Tonnes live weight | 1.45 million Tonnes live weight | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 million Tonnes live weight | 951,204 Tonnes live weight | 1.41 million Tonnes live weight | 5 |
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More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is catches - major fishing areas in Iceland?
- Catches - major fishing areas in Iceland was 951,204 Tonnes live weight in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest catches - major fishing areas recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 million Tonnes live weight in 2002.
- What is the lowest catches - major fishing areas recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 951,204 Tonnes live weight in 2024.
- How does Iceland rank for catches - major fishing areas?
- Iceland ranks 2nd out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is catches - major fishing areas rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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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