In 2013, recreational fishermen caught approximately 19 thousand metric tons in lakes and rivers. In the following years, the volume decreased and amounted to roughly 7.5 thousand metric tons in 2019. In 2023, the volume of catches by recreational fishermen in lakes and rivers in Sweden reached the highest point in a decade, at over 21 thousand metric tons.
Catches by recreational fishermen in lakes and rivers in Sweden from 2013 to 2022
(in metric tons)
recreational fishing refers to all fishing that does not occur with the aid of a fishing license or personal fishing license
Method of interview
Postal questionnaire
Supplementary notes
Data for previous years was retrieved from previous reports.
Based on a national survey conducted each year, the survey was sent out in the period of May to January in the following year. The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
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SwAM, & Statistics Sweden. (June 19, 2023). Catches by recreational fishermen in lakes and rivers in Sweden from 2013 to 2022 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/814955/volume-of-catches-by-recreational-fishermen-in-lakes-and-rivers-in-sweden/
SwAM, und Statistics Sweden. "Catches by recreational fishermen in lakes and rivers in Sweden from 2013 to 2022 (in metric tons)." Chart. June 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/814955/volume-of-catches-by-recreational-fishermen-in-lakes-and-rivers-in-sweden/
SwAM, Statistics Sweden. (2023). Catches by recreational fishermen in lakes and rivers in Sweden from 2013 to 2022 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/814955/volume-of-catches-by-recreational-fishermen-in-lakes-and-rivers-in-sweden/
SwAM, and Statistics Sweden. "Catches by Recreational Fishermen in Lakes and Rivers in Sweden from 2013 to 2022 (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/814955/volume-of-catches-by-recreational-fishermen-in-lakes-and-rivers-in-sweden/
SwAM & Statistics Sweden, Catches by recreational fishermen in lakes and rivers in Sweden from 2013 to 2022 (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/814955/volume-of-catches-by-recreational-fishermen-in-lakes-and-rivers-in-sweden/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Catches by recreational fishermen in lakes and rivers in Sweden from 2013 to 2022 (in metric tons) [Graph], SwAM, & Statistics Sweden, June 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/814955/volume-of-catches-by-recreational-fishermen-in-lakes-and-rivers-in-sweden/
