Capture fisheries production in Ireland
Capture fisheries in Ireland landed 245,629 tonnes in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2018.
Ireland, 2024
245,629
Change from 2023
+9.1%
European Union, 2024
3,545,367 tonnes
Position in 2024
56th of 215
Capture fisheries production in Ireland 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 | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 245,629 tonnes | 3,545,367 tonnes |
| 2023 | 225,134 tonnes | 3,569,281 tonnes |
| 2022 | 213,539 tonnes | 3,661,908 tonnes |
| 2021 | 242,159 tonnes | 3,741,823 tonnes |
| 2020 | 216,502 tonnes | 4,010,160 tonnes |
| 2019 | 244,444 tonnes | 4,234,830 tonnes |
| 2018 | 257,241 tonnes | 4,706,964 tonnes |
| 2017 | 280,330 tonnes | 4,915,319 tonnes |
| 2016 | 261,855 tonnes | 4,552,351 tonnes |
| 2015 | 265,371 tonnes | 4,716,008 tonnes |
| 2014 | 306,424 tonnes | 4,727,998 tonnes |
| 2013 | 275,950 tonnes | 4,443,454 tonnes |
| 2012 | 305,428 tonnes | 4,083,731 tonnes |
| 2011 | 243,467 tonnes | 4,592,741 tonnes |
| 2010 | 348,441 tonnes | 4,877,852 tonnes |
| 2009 | 298,584 tonnes | 4,729,528 tonnes |
| 2008 | 234,819 tonnes | 4,669,701 tonnes |
| 2007 | 244,370 tonnes | 4,778,789 tonnes |
| 2006 | 241,288 tonnes | 5,177,545 tonnes |
| 2005 | 297,181 tonnes | 5,185,395 tonnes |
| 2004 | 310,578 tonnes | 5,395,101 tonnes |
| 2003 | 301,226 tonnes | 5,387,156 tonnes |
| 2002 | 318,742 tonnes | 5,860,054 tonnes |
| 2001 | 392,530 tonnes | 6,201,557 tonnes |
| 2000 | 312,397 tonnes | 6,094,540 tonnes |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +9.1% from 225,134 tonnes in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 306,424 tonnes, the figure has changed by −19.8%.
- Among the 215 countries with data for 2024, Ireland has the 56th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,545,367 tonnes.
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