Central Europe and the Baltics: Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Central Europe and the Baltics' capture fisheries production (metric tons) fell 18.5% on 2023 (from 497,125 to 405,176).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −1.5% and a typical year strayed about 8.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 87.1% in 1992 and the biggest yearly fall was 26.3% in 1990. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 15,471 a year. A straight line explains 70% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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What this measures

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

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 65 values

Capture fisheries production (metric tons) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 2,000 (2024)
• Algeria — 91,272 (2024)
• Bahrain — 15,100 (2024)
• Djibouti — 3,387 (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 425,501 (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 789,229 (2024)
• Iraq — 41,100 (2024)
• Israel — 2,065 (2024)
• Jordan — 695 (2024)
• Kuwait — 2,451 (2024)

More environment data for Central Europe and the Baltics

• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 17.66% (2025)
• Rural population — 38.02 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 38.09% (2025)
• Urban population — 61.79 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 61.91% (2025)
• Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) — 6.27% (2024)
• Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) — 71.64% (2024)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 142,217 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Central Europe and the Baltics's capture fisheries production (metric tons)?

405,176 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 90.3% from 212,911 in 1960 (1.01% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.09 million in 1992 and the lowest 208,566 in 1962.

Is the latest change in capture fisheries production (metric tons) unusual for Central Europe and the Baltics?

In 2024, Central Europe and the Baltics' capture fisheries production (metric tons) fell 18.5% on 2023 (from 497,125 to 405,176). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −1.5% and a typical year strayed about 8.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ER.FSH.CAPT.MT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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