Blue whiting: production by country

Blue whiting: the total weight produced in each country in a year, in tonnes. Which countries produce the most?

#1 Norway (389K t), #2 Iceland (324K t), #3 Russia (141K t). The last place is Malta (0.163 t).

How to read this number

The total weight, in tonnes, of the crop or product harvested or produced in the country in a year, as reported to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Item: Blue whiting. The weight is wild catch and farmed production added together, counted as live weight: the whole animal as it was caught or harvested, before it is gutted, shelled or processed. It is more than the weight of the food you buy.

Only countries with a production above zero are listed. Countries that grow or make none, or that have no FAO figure, are not ranked (they are not counted as zero). Many figures, especially for small countries, are estimated by the FAO, so small differences between countries are not reliable. Weather and harvests change the amounts from year to year.

  • Countries listed: 21 (of 193)
  • Data year: 2024

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Ranking table

Sorted from the highest value

RankCountryBlue whiting: productionYearBar
1 Norway 388,951 t 2024
2 Iceland 324,217 t 2024
3 Russia 141,241 t 2024
4 United Kingdom 123,097 t 2024
5 Denmark 101,521 t 2024
6 Netherlands 90,872 t 2024
7 Ireland 62,478 t 2024
8 Germany 41,850 t 2024
9 Poland 37,983 t 2024
10 Spain 21,708 t 2024
11 Lithuania 20,781 t 2024
12 France 9,204 t 2024
13 Portugal 2,808 t 2024
14 Sweden 774 t 2024
15 Türkiye 742 t 2024
16 Greece 443 t 2024
17 Algeria 165 t 2024
18 Italy 105 t 2024
19 Lebanon 10 t 2024
20 Croatia 9 t 2024
21 Malta 0 t 2024

Each value is the latest year available for that country (see the Year column), so the years can differ from country to country.

Data is available for 21 of 193 countries. The rest are not listed.

Source: FAO. 2026. FishStat: Global production by production source. In: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division [online]. Rome. Updated 2026. Accessed on 05 November 2026. https://www.fao.org/fishery/en/collection/global_production Licence: CC-BY-4.0. Processed by this site. fao.org/fishery

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