Fishing fleet by type of gear and engine power by country
Countries reporting
26
Highest
68,318 Number
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
Lowest
61 Number
Belgium
Median
1,724 Number
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
740
What the numbers show
Fishing fleet by type of gear and engine power is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 68,318 Number in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020); the lowest is 61 Number in Belgium.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,724 Number, and the mean is 5,736 Number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,120.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 33.8%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 30.7%).
Fishing fleet by type of gear and engine power: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 68,318 Number | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 2 | Italy | 12,321 Number | 2025 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 3 | Greece | 11,452 Number | 2025 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 4 | Spain | 8,324 Number | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 5 | Portugal | 6,782 Number | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 6 | Croatia | 6,648 Number | 2025 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 5,905 Number | 2019 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 8 | France | 5,856 Number | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 9 | Norway | 5,065 Number | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 10 | Finland | 3,200 Number | 2025 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 11 | Estonia | 2,058 Number | 2025 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 12 | Ireland | 2,022 Number | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 1,741 Number | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 14 | Denmark | 1,708 Number | 2025 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 15 | Iceland | 1,531 Number | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 16 | Germany | 1,087 Number | 2025 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 17 | Sweden | 913 Number | 2025 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 18 | Malta | 845 Number | 2025 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 19 | Cyprus | 811 Number | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 20 | Netherlands | 767 Number | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 21 | Latvia | 671 Number | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 22 | Poland | 662 Number | 2025 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 23 | Romania | 151 Number | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 24 | Slovenia | 133 Number | 2025 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 105 Number | 2025 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 26 | Belgium | 61 Number | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |