Catches - major fishing areas in Italy

Italy: Catches - major fishing areas was 114,532 Tonnes live weight in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
114,532 Tonnes live weight
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
15th
of 27 countries
All-time high
312,047 Tonnes live weight
in 2006
All-time low
114,532 Tonnes live weight
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Catches - major fishing areas in Italy, 2000–2025

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2000201220252000: 297.6k Tonnes live weight2001: 304.9k Tonnes live weight2002: 265.6k Tonnes live weight2003: 291.3k Tonnes live weight2004: 274.0k Tonnes live weight2005: 294.1k Tonnes live weight2006: 312.0k Tonnes live weight2007: 282.7k Tonnes live weight2008: 232.2k Tonnes live weight2009: 248.0k Tonnes live weight2010: 230.0k Tonnes live weight2011: 212.7k Tonnes live weight2012: 196.0k Tonnes live weight2013: 172.9k Tonnes live weight2014: 177.0k Tonnes live weight2015: 191.6k Tonnes live weight2016: 192.6k Tonnes live weight2017: 192.2k Tonnes live weight2018: 201.9k Tonnes live weight2019: 180.7k Tonnes live weight2020: 136.8k Tonnes live weight2021: 145.8k Tonnes live weight2022: 132.9k Tonnes live weight2023: 120.9k Tonnes live weight2024: 125.5k Tonnes live weight2025: 114.5k Tonnes live weight

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Tonnes live weight.

Analysis

In 2025, catches - major fishing areas in Italy stood at 114,532 Tonnes live weight. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, catches - major fishing areas in Italy peaked at 312,047 Tonnes live weight in 2006 and was at its lowest, 114,532 Tonnes live weight, in 2025.

Italy ranks 15th of 27 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 280,242 Tonnes live weight 232,206 Tonnes live weight 312,047 Tonnes live weight 10
2010s 194,779 Tonnes live weight 172,906 Tonnes live weight 230,021 Tonnes live weight 10
2020s 129,389 Tonnes live weight 114,532 Tonnes live weight 145,770 Tonnes live weight 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 12 Sweden 141,701 Tonnes live weight compare
  2. 13 Poland 119,547 Tonnes live weight compare
  3. 14 Latvia 114,655 Tonnes live weight compare
  4. 16 Finland 93,354 Tonnes live weight compare
  5. 17 Lithuania 69,949 Tonnes live weight compare
  6. 18 Estonia 59,964 Tonnes live weight compare

See the full ranking of 29 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is catches - major fishing areas in Italy?
Catches - major fishing areas in Italy was 114,532 Tonnes live weight in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest catches - major fishing areas recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 312,047 Tonnes live weight in 2006.
What is the lowest catches - major fishing areas recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 114,532 Tonnes live weight in 2025.
How does Italy rank for catches - major fishing areas?
Italy ranks 15th out of 27 countries with data for 2025.
Is catches - major fishing areas rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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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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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