Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Czechia
Czechia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 18,685 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Czechia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Czechia is 18,685 metric tons, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Czechia peaked at 21,751 metric tons in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17,231 metric tons, in 1998.
Czechia ranks 67th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Czechia, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 20,242 metric tons | — |
| 1994 | 18,655 metric tons | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 18,679 metric tons | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 18,200 metric tons | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 17,560 metric tons | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 17,231 metric tons | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 18,775 metric tons | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 19,475 metric tons | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 20,098 metric tons | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 19,210 metric tons | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 19,670 metric tons | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 19,384 metric tons | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 20,455 metric tons | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 20,431 metric tons | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 20,447 metric tons | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 20,395 metric tons | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 20,071 metric tons | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 20,420 metric tons | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 21,010 metric tons | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 20,763 metric tons | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 19,357 metric tons | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 20,135 metric tons | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 20,200 metric tons | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 20,952 metric tons | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 21,685 metric tons | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 21,751 metric tons | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 20,986 metric tons | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 20,401 metric tons | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 20,991 metric tons | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 19,259 metric tons | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 18,613 metric tons | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 18,685 metric tons | +0.4% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 18,685 metric tons is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,445 metric tons, 7.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 18,685 metric tons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,060 metric tons, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,477 metric tons | 17,231 metric tons | 20,242 metric tons | 7 |
| 2000s | 19,964 metric tons | 19,210 metric tons | 20,455 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,726 metric tons | 19,357 metric tons | 21,751 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,590 metric tons | 18,613 metric tons | 20,991 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More agriculture & rural data for Czechia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0717 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2316 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0594 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3249 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 15.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 700.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4625 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Czechia?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Czechia was 18,685 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 21,751 metric tons in 2018.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,231 metric tons in 1998.
- How does Czechia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Czechia ranks 67th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Aquaculture means raising fish and other seafood — including molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants — in farms. Capture fishery production is how much wild fish is caught, whether for commercial, industrial, recreational, or subsistence use.