Total fisheries production in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Total fisheries production was 981,329 metric tons in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total fisheries production in United Kingdom, 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
United Kingdom recorded 981,329 metric tons for total fisheries production in 2024.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fisheries production in United Kingdom peaked at 1.22 million metric tons in 1973 and was at its lowest, 771,755 metric tons, in 2008.
United Kingdom ranks 26th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 1.07 million metric tons | 959,551 metric tons | 1.17 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.13 million metric tons | 994,514 metric tons | 1.22 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 897,186 metric tons | 845,324 metric tons | 953,497 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 954,506 metric tons | 821,743 metric tons | 1.06 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 843,619 metric tons | 771,755 metric tons | 940,094 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 881,038 metric tons | 800,216 metric tons | 990,431 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 886,002 metric tons | 823,090 metric tons | 981,329 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 23 Least developed countries 16.02 million metric tons compare
- 23 Nigeria 1.11 million metric tons compare
- 24 Iceland 1.06 million metric tons compare
- 25 Spain 1.01 million metric tons compare
- 27 Türkiye 933,118 metric tons compare
- 28 Cambodia 926,936 metric tons compare
- 29 Argentina 918,105 metric tons compare
More environment data for United Kingdom
- Heating Degree Days 5,420 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 28.37 (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 755,323 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 226,006 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 2.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3362 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 25.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1019 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fisheries production in United Kingdom?
- Total fisheries production in United Kingdom was 981,329 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million metric tons in 1973.
- What is the lowest total fisheries production recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 771,755 metric tons in 2008.
- How does United Kingdom rank for total fisheries production?
- United Kingdom ranks 26th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fisheries production rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.