Top fish catches in metric tons from the latest year with data available, 2022. Data from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
| Rank | Fish Species | Metric Tons |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freshwater bream | 17,532 |
| 2 | Pike-perch | 5,217 |
| 3 | Caspian roach | 4,845 |
| 4 | Crucian carp | 2,791 |
| 5 | Roaches nei | 2,586 |
| 6 | Pomfrets, ocean breams nei | 1,546 |
| 7 | Common carp | 1,514 |
| 8 | Northern pike | 1,509 |
| 9 | European perch | 1,218 |
| 10 | Asp | 1,056 |
| 11 | Mullets nei | 912 |
| 12 | Wels(=Som) catfish | 904 |
| 13 | Sichel | 510 |
| 14 | Vendace | 188 |
| 15 | Cyprinids nei | 141 |
| 16 | Silver carp | 127 |
| 17 | White bream | 61 |
| 18 | Grass carp(=White amur) | 24 |
| 19 | Diadromous clupeoids nei | 10 |
| 20 | Starry sturgeon | 1 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.