Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 6.1 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Denmark stood at 6.1 kg per hectare.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Denmark peaked at 7.24 kg per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.3 kg per hectare, in 1976.
That places Denmark 25th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.77 kg per hectare | 3.38 kg per hectare | 4.03 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.87 kg per hectare | 3.3 kg per hectare | 4.19 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.73 kg per hectare | 3.76 kg per hectare | 5.63 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.81 kg per hectare | 4.31 kg per hectare | 6.29 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.06 kg per hectare | 5.68 kg per hectare | 6.78 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3 kg per hectare | 4.89 kg per hectare | 6.93 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.46 kg per hectare | 5.67 kg per hectare | 7.24 kg per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Denmark
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 670,272 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 11.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.23 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Denmark?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Denmark was 6.1 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 7.24 kg per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 kg per hectare in 1976.
- How does Denmark rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Denmark ranks 25th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.