What is the highest capture fisheries production recorded in Greenland?

The highest recorded value was 445,845 metric tons in 2006.

What is the lowest capture fisheries production recorded in Greenland?

The lowest recorded value was 45,569 metric tons in 1963.

How does Greenland rank for capture fisheries production?

Greenland ranks 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.

Is capture fisheries production rising or falling in Greenland?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Capture fisheries production in Greenland

Name: Capture fisheries production in Greenland
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Greenland: Capture fisheries production was 331,285 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

331,285 metric tons

Change on year

down 16.6%

World rank

49th

of 215 countries

All-time high

445,845 metric tons

in 2006

All-time low

45,569 metric tons

in 1963

Years of data

1960–2024

Capture fisheries production in Greenland, 1960–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for capture fisheries production in Greenland is 331,285 metric tons, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capture fisheries production in Greenland peaked at 445,845 metric tons in 2006 and was at its lowest, 45,569 metric tons, in 1963.

Greenland ranks 49th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	55,849 metric tons	45,569 metric tons	86,708 metric tons	10
1970s	144,399 metric tons	114,156 metric tons	202,748 metric tons	10
1980s	183,870 metric tons	125,043 metric tons	215,017 metric tons	10
1990s	259,174 metric tons	178,822 metric tons	352,352 metric tons	10
2000s	379,398 metric tons	336,462 metric tons	445,845 metric tons	10
2010s	387,832 metric tons	345,737 metric tons	428,395 metric tons	10
2020s	371,090 metric tons	331,285 metric tons	399,181 metric tons	5

Countries ranked near Greenland

46 Turkey 355,994 metric tons compare
47 Sri Lanka 355,902 metric tons compare
48 Channel Islands 2,290 metric tons compare
48 Papua New Guinea 342,808 metric tons compare
50 New Zealand 324,447 metric tons compare
51 Netherlands 296,838 metric tons compare
52 Kiribati 278,509 metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 263 places →

More environment data for Greenland

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0008 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0075 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.0012 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1031 Mt CO2e (2024)
Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 81.98 SLC (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 22 t (2024)

All data for Greenland →

Frequently asked questions

What is capture fisheries production in Greenland?: Capture fisheries production in Greenland was 331,285 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest capture fisheries production recorded in Greenland?: The highest recorded value was 445,845 metric tons in 2006.
What is the lowest capture fisheries production recorded in Greenland?: The lowest recorded value was 45,569 metric tons in 1963.
How does Greenland rank for capture fisheries production?: Greenland ranks 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is capture fisheries production rising or falling in Greenland?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Greenland data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Capture fisheries production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator: Capture fisheries production (metric tons)
Unit: metric tons
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,967 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Capture fisheries production measures the volume of fish catches landed by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.