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 | European sprat | 71,197 |
| 2 | Chilean jack mackerel | 22,522 |
| 3 | Blue whiting(=Poutassou) | 20,744 |
| 4 | Atlantic herring | 18,677 |
| 5 | Freshwater fishes nei | 16,020 |
| 6 | European flounder | 10,499 |
| 7 | Pacific chub mackerel | 8,961 |
| 8 | Three-spined stickleback | 2,258 |
| 9 | Small sandeel | 1,490 |
| 10 | Freshwater bream | 1,296 |
| 11 | Whiting | 940 |
| 12 | European perch | 770 |
| 13 | Roach | 698 |
| 14 | Marine fishes nei | 556 |
| 15 | Pike-perch | 303 |
| 16 | Atlantic horse mackerel | 236 |
| 17 | European plaice | 180 |
| 18 | Great sandeel | 174 |
| 19 | Edible crab | 141 |
| 20 | Atlantic cod | 129 |
| 21 | European eel | 115 |
| 22 | Atlantic mackerel | 112 |
| 23 | Crucian carp | 104 |
| 24 | Sandeels(=Sandlances) nei | 61 |
| 25 | Garfish | 46 |
| 26 | Blue fathead | 45 |
| 27 | Sea trout | 40 |
| 28 | Turbot | 37 |
| 29 | Broadtail shortfin squid | 31 |
| 29 | Eastern Pacific bonito | 31 |
| 31 | Greater argentine | 19 |
| 32 | Pelagic fishes nei | 18 |
| 33 | Tench | 9 |
| 35 | Sichel | 7 |
| 35 | Vimba bream | 7 |
| 35 | European hake | 7 |
| 38 | Northern pike | 6 |
| 38 | White bream | 6 |
| 38 | Asp | 6 |
| 41 | Burbot | 4 |
| 41 | Atlantic bonito | 4 |
| 41 | European smelt | 4 |
| 44 | Various squids nei | 3 |
| 44 | Wels(=Som) catfish | 3 |
| 44 | Lumpfish(=Lumpsucker) | 3 |
| 46 | European whitefish | 2 |
| 48 | Common carp | 1 |
| 48 | Gobies nei | 1 |
| 48 | Bullet tuna | 1 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.