Top Atlantic Herring Fishing Countries

Here are the top countries with fish catch in metric tons from the latest year with data available, 2022. Data from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

RankCountryMetric Tons
1Norway580,232
2Iceland184,319
3Faroe Islands126,055
4Russian Federation112,291
5United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland100,469
6Denmark95,401
7Canada77,539
8Netherlands (Kingdom of the)76,140
9Finland69,066
10Sweden55,736
11Germany52,118
12France28,499
13Latvia27,645
14Estonia25,314
15Poland18,677
16Greenland6,854
17Ireland5,866
18United States of America4,219
19Lithuania1,754
20Belgium52

Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.