Export Statistics

Export statistics

Iceland fishing export in numbers

The total exports of marine products in 2020 were 604,129 tonnes and accounted for 40% of the value of exported goods and were worth 1,747 million EUR.

Icelandic marine products were exported to 95 countries in 2020, around 80% of the total were sold to Europe which is the most important market for Icelandic seafood. Frozen products account for 44.1% of the export value of marine exports. The single most valuable fish species for Icelandic seafood exports is cod which accounted for 49% of the export value of marine products in 2020. Further information on exports: Statistics Iceland.

 

Export of marine products 2020

CountryValue in mill. (ISK)Value in %
UK48,58018.0
France36,43613.5
USA23,2538.6
Spain19,8897.4
Norway17,9976.7
Germany14,9855.6
Holland14,3345.3
Portugal11,8994.4
Nigeria8,7963.3
China8,6033.2
Belgium7,9813.0
Canada6,8352.5
Lithuania6,8082.5
Poland6,8082.5
Other37,61213.6
Total269,917100 %

Export of marine products 2020

CountryVolume
in tonnes
Volume %
Norway90,95515.1
UK78,39213.0
Lihuania38,2636.3
France37,8856.3
Denmark37.3515.7
Germany32,6405.4

Faroe Islands

32,0945.3
Poland25.5304.2
Spain25.0014.1
Holland24,5644.1
China23.3453.9
USA22.2243.7
Nigeria20.4393.4
Ukraine18.2323.0
Other100.02616.6
Total604,129100 %


Species - volume

SpeciesVolume in tonnesVolume % 
Cod140,02823,2
Mackerel86,47714,3
Herring85,14014.1
Blue whiting59,5879.9
Redfish33,2325.5
Saithe26,9034.5
Haddock23.8283.9
Greenland halibut8,4241.4
Shrimps7,8121.3
Atlantic wolffish7,1611.2
Capelin6,7541.1
Plaice3,4620.6
Other species115,31919.1
Total604,129100 %

Species - value in mill. 

SpeciesValue in mill. (ISK)Value % 
Cod131,87748.9
Haddock19,7357.3
Mackerel18,1696.7
Herring14,3795.3
Redfish12,9224.8
Saithe11,1844.1
Blue whiting10,6834.0
Shrimps9,0103.3
Greenland halibut7,2822.7
Atlantic wolffish3,5971.3
Capelin2,7201.0
Lobster1,5180.6
Other species26,6609.9
Total269,917100%