Total fisheries production in Euro area
Euro area: Total fisheries production was 3.67 million metric tons in 2024. βΌ Falling
Total fisheries production in Euro area, 1960β2024
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
In 2024, total fisheries production in Euro area stood at 3.67 million metric tons.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fisheries production in Euro area peaked at 5.37 million metric tons in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.66 million metric tons, in 2023.
That places Euro area 39th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.40 million metric tons | 3.75 million metric tons | 5.05 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.82 million metric tons | 4.32 million metric tons | 5.09 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.92 million metric tons | 4.52 million metric tons | 5.12 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.11 million metric tons | 4.59 million metric tons | 5.37 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.85 million metric tons | 4.51 million metric tons | 5.23 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.39 million metric tons | 4.11 million metric tons | 4.58 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.78 million metric tons | 3.66 million metric tons | 3.89 million metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 36 France 669,692 metric tons compare
- 37 Tanzania, United Republic of 669,540 metric tons compare
- 38 Uganda 641,580 metric tons compare
- 39 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 640,322 metric tons compare
- 40 Angola 631,824 metric tons compare
- 41 Ghana 617,969 metric tons compare
- 42 South Africa 530,377 metric tons compare
More environment data for Euro area
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1431 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 261 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 153.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 5.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 2.78 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 888,468 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,932 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 413.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 150.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fisheries production in Euro area?
- Total fisheries production in Euro area was 3.67 million 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 total fisheries production recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 5.37 million metric tons in 1998.
- What is the lowest total fisheries production recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.66 million metric tons in 2023.
- How does Euro area rank for total fisheries production?
- Euro area ranks 39th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is total fisheries production rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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 Total fisheries production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fisheries production measures the volume of aquatic species caught by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes. The harvest from mariculture, aquaculture and other kinds of fish farming is also included.