Fish catch by fishing sector in Sweden
Sweden: Fish catch by fishing sector was 232,495 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
232,495
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
50th
of 170 countries
All-time high
453,231
in 1995
All-time low
158,734
in 2012
Years of data
69
1950–2018
Fish catch by fishing sector in Sweden, 1950–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 232,495 for fish catch by fishing sector in 2018.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fish catch by fishing sector in Sweden peaked at 453,231 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 158,734, in 2012.
Sweden ranks 50th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 215,182 | 185,598 | 278,333 | 10 |
| 1960s | 333,850 | 272,239 | 394,747 | 10 |
| 1970s | 225,978 | 192,076 | 304,794 | 10 |
| 1980s | 269,546 | 240,159 | 302,553 | 10 |
| 1990s | 378,912 | 278,524 | 453,231 | 10 |
| 2000s | 279,533 | 206,482 | 355,347 | 10 |
| 2010s | 210,308 | 158,734 | 257,030 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More agriculture & rural data for Sweden
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 1.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 10.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.5 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.5 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 971,160 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fish catch by fishing sector in Sweden?
- Fish catch by fishing sector in Sweden was 232,495 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fish catch by fishing sector recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 453,231 in 1995.
- What is the lowest fish catch by fishing sector recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 158,734 in 2012.
- How does Sweden rank for fish catch by fishing sector?
- Sweden ranks 50th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
- Is fish catch by fishing sector rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fish catch by fishing sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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