European Union - Fisheries production

Aquaculture production (metric tons)

The value for Aquaculture production (metric tons) in European Union was 1,167,494 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 58 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,280,550 in 1999 and a minimum value of 259,939 in 1960.

Definition: Aquaculture is understood to mean the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Aquaculture production specifically refers to output from aquaculture activities, which are designated for final harvest for consumption.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization.

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Year Value
1960 259,939
1961 277,945
1962 325,089
1963 333,643
1964 358,875
1965 375,155
1966 354,708
1967 358,546
1968 404,720
1969 420,657
1970 470,838
1971 460,762
1972 557,601
1973 554,461
1974 582,927
1975 635,559
1976 615,126
1977 687,530
1978 723,955
1979 695,902
1980 717,360
1981 777,779
1982 831,596
1983 849,172
1984 856,133
1985 929,711
1986 941,113
1987 953,813
1988 986,854
1989 972,854
1990 988,944
1991 981,976
1992 957,032
1993 934,993
1994 1,024,003
1995 1,093,812
1996 1,123,350
1997 1,128,071
1998 1,244,942
1999 1,280,550
2000 1,253,092
2001 1,225,644
2002 1,102,677
2003 1,171,020
2004 1,115,246
2005 1,099,626
2006 1,127,261
2007 1,143,389
2008 1,071,281
2009 1,112,414
2010 1,063,379
2011 1,046,744
2012 1,011,591
2013 985,828
2014 1,040,784
2015 1,052,810
2016 1,096,929
2017 1,136,638
2018 1,167,494

Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

The value for Capture fisheries production (metric tons) in European Union was 4,789,539 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 58 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,677,825 in 1988 and a minimum value of 4,097,497 in 2012.

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

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization.

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Year Value
1960 4,552,526
1961 4,763,038
1962 4,914,213
1963 5,257,660
1964 5,580,843
1965 5,761,075
1966 5,816,938
1967 6,313,232
1968 6,909,433
1969 6,489,497
1970 6,577,194
1971 6,628,468
1972 6,642,558
1973 6,877,918
1974 7,385,673
1975 7,316,792
1976 7,280,102
1977 6,735,296
1978 6,536,739
1979 6,374,337
1980 6,916,200
1981 6,925,049
1982 7,117,154
1983 7,172,333
1984 7,216,251
1985 7,078,173
1986 7,146,769
1987 7,016,276
1988 8,677,825
1989 8,375,292
1990 7,302,335
1991 7,465,608
1992 7,090,987
1993 6,694,124
1994 6,928,398
1995 7,288,707
1996 6,657,818
1997 6,729,798
1998 6,472,342
1999 6,130,233
2000 6,097,233
2001 6,205,506
2002 5,865,091
2003 5,393,439
2004 5,402,392
2005 5,193,205
2006 5,186,561
2007 4,787,535
2008 4,681,553
2009 4,741,021
2010 4,884,177
2011 4,606,545
2012 4,097,497
2013 4,456,800
2014 4,749,808
2015 4,692,708
2016 4,573,917
2017 4,957,736
2018 4,789,539

Total fisheries production (metric tons)

The value for Total fisheries production (metric tons) in European Union was 5,957,033 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 58 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9,664,679 in 1988 and a minimum value of 4,812,465 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization.

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Year Value
1960 4,812,465
1961 5,040,983
1962 5,239,302
1963 5,591,303
1964 5,939,718
1965 6,136,230
1966 6,171,646
1967 6,671,778
1968 7,314,153
1969 6,910,154
1970 7,048,032
1971 7,089,230
1972 7,200,159
1973 7,432,379
1974 7,968,600
1975 7,952,351
1976 7,895,228
1977 7,422,826
1978 7,260,694
1979 7,070,239
1980 7,633,560
1981 7,702,828
1982 7,948,750
1983 8,021,505
1984 8,072,384
1985 8,007,885
1986 8,087,882
1987 7,970,089
1988 9,664,679
1989 9,348,146
1990 8,291,279
1991 8,447,584
1992 8,048,019
1993 7,629,117
1994 7,952,401
1995 8,382,519
1996 7,781,168
1997 7,857,869
1998 7,717,284
1999 7,410,783
2000 7,350,325
2001 7,431,150
2002 6,967,768
2003 6,564,459
2004 6,517,638
2005 6,292,831
2006 6,313,822
2007 5,930,925
2008 5,752,834
2009 5,853,435
2010 5,947,556
2011 5,653,289
2012 5,109,088
2013 5,442,628
2014 5,790,592
2015 5,745,518
2016 5,670,846
2017 6,094,373
2018 5,957,033

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Agricultural production