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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Recreational fishing catches in lakes and rivers of Sweden 2013-2022
In 2013, recreational fishermen caught approximately ** thousand metric tons in lakes and rivers. In the following years, the volume decreased and amounted to roughly *** 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 ** thousand metric tons.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /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). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /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)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 19 Jun 2023, /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) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/814955/volume-of-catches-by-recreational-fishermen-in-lakes-and-rivers-in-sweden/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
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: /statistics/814955/volume-of-catches-by-recreational-fishermen-in-lakes-and-rivers-in-sweden/
