Capture fisheries production in Belgium
Capture fisheries in Belgium landed 17,068 tonnes in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Belgium, 2024
17,068
Change from 2023
−5.1%
European Union, 2024
3,545,367 tonnes
Position in 2024
133rd of 215
Capture fisheries production in Belgium over time
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Metric tonnes. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17,068 tonnes | 3,545,367 tonnes |
| 2023 | 17,986 tonnes | 3,569,281 tonnes |
| 2022 | 18,710 tonnes | 3,661,908 tonnes |
| 2021 | 17,937 tonnes | 3,741,823 tonnes |
| 2020 | 19,954 tonnes | 4,010,160 tonnes |
| 2019 | 21,350 tonnes | 4,234,830 tonnes |
| 2018 | 23,005 tonnes | 4,706,964 tonnes |
| 2017 | 24,649 tonnes | 4,915,319 tonnes |
| 2016 | 26,970 tonnes | 4,552,351 tonnes |
| 2015 | 24,721 tonnes | 4,716,008 tonnes |
| 2014 | 26,793 tonnes | 4,727,998 tonnes |
| 2013 | 25,679 tonnes | 4,443,454 tonnes |
| 2012 | 24,674 tonnes | 4,083,731 tonnes |
| 2011 | 22,477 tonnes | 4,592,741 tonnes |
| 2010 | 22,418 tonnes | 4,877,852 tonnes |
| 2009 | 21,737 tonnes | 4,729,528 tonnes |
| 2008 | 22,609 tonnes | 4,669,701 tonnes |
| 2007 | 24,541 tonnes | 4,778,789 tonnes |
| 2006 | 23,048 tonnes | 5,177,545 tonnes |
| 2005 | 24,586 tonnes | 5,185,395 tonnes |
| 2004 | 26,754 tonnes | 5,395,101 tonnes |
| 2003 | 26,831 tonnes | 5,387,156 tonnes |
| 2002 | 29,028 tonnes | 5,860,054 tonnes |
| 2001 | 30,209 tonnes | 6,201,557 tonnes |
| 2000 | 29,800 tonnes | 6,094,540 tonnes |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −5.1% from 17,986 tonnes in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 26,793 tonnes, the figure has changed by −36.3%.
- Among the 215 countries with data for 2024, Belgium has the 133rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,545,367 tonnes.
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