Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom in Denmark
Denmark: Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom was 7.04 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom in Denmark, 1850–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in Denmark is 7.04 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in Denmark peaked at 8.38 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.2 tonnes per hectare, in 1850.
Denmark ranks 7th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 68 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1910s | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1930s | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1950s | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1960s | 4.31 tonnes per hectare | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | 4.81 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | 4.39 tonnes per hectare | 5.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.24 tonnes per hectare | 4.68 tonnes per hectare | 7.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.01 tonnes per hectare | 6.15 tonnes per hectare | 7.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.28 tonnes per hectare | 6.56 tonnes per hectare | 8.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.32 tonnes per hectare | 6.16 tonnes per hectare | 8.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.66 tonnes per hectare | 7.04 tonnes per hectare | 8.38 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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 long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in Denmark?
- Long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in Denmark was 7.04 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 8.38 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 tonnes per hectare in 1850.
- How does Denmark rank for long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom?
- Denmark ranks 7th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.