European sprat: production by country

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

#1 Denmark (97K t), #2 Poland (52.7K t), #3 Russia (48.9K t). The last place is Spain (0.06 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: European sprat. 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: 24 (of 193)
  • Data year: 2024

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Ranking table

Sorted from the highest value

RankCountryEuropean sprat: productionYearBar
1 Denmark 96,978 t 2024
2 Poland 52,742 t 2024
3 Russia 48,883 t 2024
4 Sweden 46,388 t 2024
5 Estonia 24,238 t 2024
6 Latvia 24,072 t 2024
7 Ireland 16,954 t 2024
8 Türkiye 16,067 t 2024
9 Germany 13,593 t 2024
10 Finland 11,709 t 2024
11 Lithuania 11,032 t 2024
12 Bulgaria 2,837 t 2024
13 Norway 2,606 t 2024
14 United Kingdom 410 t 2024
15 Malta 106 t 2024
16 Netherlands 49 t 2024
17 Romania 30 t 2024
18 Albania 19 t 2024
19 Croatia 10 t 2024
20 Greece 6 t 2024
21 Italy 4 t 2024
22 Belgium 1 t 2024
23 France 0 t 2024
24 Spain 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 24 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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