Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Slovakia
Slovakia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 2,445 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Slovakia, 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 Slovakia is 2,445 metric tons, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and up 98.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Slovakia peaked at 2,768 metric tons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 648 metric tons, in 1998.
That places Slovakia 117th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1,588 metric tons | — |
| 1994 | 1,861 metric tons | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 1,617 metric tons | -13.1% |
| 1996 | 954 metric tons | -41.0% |
| 1997 | 1,254 metric tons | +31.4% |
| 1998 | 648 metric tons | -48.3% |
| 1999 | 872 metric tons | +34.6% |
| 2000 | 887 metric tons | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 999 metric tons | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 829 metric tons | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 881 metric tons | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 1,180 metric tons | +33.9% |
| 2005 | 955 metric tons | -19.1% |
| 2006 | 1,263 metric tons | +32.3% |
| 2007 | 1,199 metric tons | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 1,071 metric tons | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 834.9 metric tons | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 702.4 metric tons | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 834.5 metric tons | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 1,311 metric tons | +57.0% |
| 2013 | 1,106 metric tons | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 1,231 metric tons | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 1,309 metric tons | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 2,169 metric tons | +65.7% |
| 2017 | 2,646 metric tons | +22.0% |
| 2018 | 2,224 metric tons | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 2,688 metric tons | +20.8% |
| 2020 | 2,296 metric tons | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 2,514 metric tons | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 2,614 metric tons | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 2,768 metric tons | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 2,445 metric tons | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,256 metric tons | 648 metric tons | 1,861 metric tons | 7 |
| 2000s | 1,010 metric tons | 829 metric tons | 1,263 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,622 metric tons | 702.4 metric tons | 2,688 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,527 metric tons | 2,296 metric tons | 2,768 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 114 Switzerland 2,539 metric tons compare
- 115 United Arab Emirates 2,476 metric tons compare
- 116 Benin 2,460 metric tons compare
- 118 Georgia 2,424 metric tons compare
- 119 North Macedonia 2,337 metric tons compare
- 120 Lesotho 2,107 metric tons compare
More agriculture & rural data for Slovakia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 454.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4681 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Slovakia?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Slovakia was 2,445 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,768 metric tons in 2023.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 648 metric tons in 1998.
- How does Slovakia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Slovakia ranks 117th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.