France represented 18% of EU fish landing value in 2025
France accounted for 18% of the total value of fisheries products landed in the EU in 2025, Eurostat reported. Its share by weight was 14%.
Event / data period: 2025
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Eurostat data published on 19 October put the total value of EU fishery products landed in 2025 at €5.5 billion. France represented 18% of that value and Italy 12%, while Spain had the largest share at 31%.
By weight, France accounted for 14% of the EU total. Landings do not cover every fish caught: Eurostat notes that some catch is discarded, processed at sea, used as bait or lost.
Data
Value of fisheries products landed
Selected country shares of the EU total in 2025.
| France | 18 |
| France (share by weight) | 14 |
| Spain (value share) | 31 |
| Italy (value share) | 12 |
Methodology
Value and weight shares from Eurostat’s 19 October 2026 release; landings are not the full catch.
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