Top European Anchovy 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
1Ghana168,524
2Türkiye125,980
3Georgia68,500
4Spain43,891
5Italy24,223
6Russian Federation19,513
7Morocco19,064
8Croatia13,912
9Greece12,818
10Egypt5,319
11Portugal3,608
12Togo2,828
13Tunisia2,645
14Senegal2,200
15Algeria1,230
16France1,161
17Mauritania1,100
18Albania987
19Ireland520
20Lebanon410
21Denmark303
22Belize200
23Bulgaria153
24Montenegro110
25Sierra Leone90
26United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland33
27Romania30
28Liberia28
29Netherlands (Kingdom of the)1
29Ukraine1

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