Capture fisheries production in Iceland
Capture fisheries in Iceland landed 1,008,804 tonnes in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1983.
Iceland, 2024
1,008,804
Change from 2023
−30.3%
World, 2024
94,403,126 tonnes
Position in 2024
19th of 215
Capture fisheries production in Iceland 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 | Iceland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,008,804 tonnes | 94,403,126 tonnes |
| 2023 | 1,447,673 tonnes | 92,981,262 tonnes |
| 2022 | 1,663,025 tonnes | 93,221,970 tonnes |
| 2021 | 1,171,230 tonnes | 93,590,253 tonnes |
| 2020 | 1,039,089 tonnes | 91,609,572 tonnes |
| 2019 | 1,066,888 tonnes | 94,910,375 tonnes |
| 2018 | 1,279,652 tonnes | 98,740,431 tonnes |
| 2017 | 1,203,803 tonnes | 95,664,397 tonnes |
| 2016 | 1,093,012 tonnes | 92,195,579 tonnes |
| 2015 | 1,347,669 tonnes | 94,357,557 tonnes |
| 2014 | 1,095,669 tonnes | 93,466,633 tonnes |
| 2013 | 1,380,562 tonnes | 93,116,007 tonnes |
| 2012 | 1,466,947 tonnes | 91,395,933 tonnes |
| 2011 | 1,165,159 tonnes | 94,143,395 tonnes |
| 2010 | 1,081,992 tonnes | 89,688,933 tonnes |
| 2009 | 1,164,638 tonnes | 91,445,934 tonnes |
| 2008 | 1,306,719 tonnes | 92,325,811 tonnes |
| 2007 | 1,421,102 tonnes | 93,503,695 tonnes |
| 2006 | 1,348,112 tonnes | 93,672,351 tonnes |
| 2005 | 1,686,014 tonnes | 95,594,652 tonnes |
| 2004 | 1,755,563 tonnes | 95,878,960 tonnes |
| 2003 | 2,008,697 tonnes | 91,084,188 tonnes |
| 2002 | 2,149,646 tonnes | 93,786,009 tonnes |
| 2001 | 2,003,941 tonnes | 93,409,856 tonnes |
| 2000 | 2,000,047 tonnes | 96,170,993 tonnes |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −30.3% from 1,447,673 tonnes in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1,095,669 tonnes, the figure has changed by −7.9%.
- Among the 215 countries with data for 2024, Iceland has the 19th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 94,403,126 tonnes.
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