Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield in Denmark
Denmark: Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield was 278,600 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 278,600 kg/ha for cucumbers and gherkins — yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — yield in Denmark peaked at 380,000 kg/ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16,944 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Denmark 6th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21,183 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 16,944 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1963 | 23,214 kg/ha | +37.0% |
| 1964 | 21,873 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 23,284 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 27,859 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 1967 | 30,196 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 35,182 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1969 | 35,449 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 37,266 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 41,790 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1972 | 40,779 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 37,473 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 33,528 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 40,535 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 1976 | 47,317 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 47,226 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 40,116 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1979 | 39,391 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 41,931 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 59,623 kg/ha | +42.2% |
| 1982 | 65,973 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1983 | 72,078 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 83,640 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 89,568 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 97,550 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 100,000 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 100,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 102,041 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 112,337 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 101,250 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 110,314 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 120,433 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 121,667 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 127,778 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 133,575 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 135,294 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 142,105 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 143,874 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 150,775 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 152,089 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 165,168 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 165,168 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 162,026 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 162,026 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 380,000 kg/ha | +134.5% |
| 2008 | 154,167 kg/ha | -59.4% |
| 2009 | 158,333 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 173,400 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 158,832 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 173,973 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 236,265 kg/ha | +35.8% |
| 2014 | 284,000 kg/ha | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 250,125 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 247,400 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 221,548 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 236,286 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 275,333 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 2020 | 328,000 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 260,833 kg/ha | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 312,600 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 2023 | 278,600 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 278,600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 278,600 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 69,682 kg/ha, 4.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 278,600 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 57,708 kg/ha, 4.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +134.5% | 162,026 kg/ha | 380,000 kg/ha |
| 2008 | -59.4% | 380,000 kg/ha | 154,167 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,132 kg/ha | 16,944 kg/ha | 35,449 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 40,542 kg/ha | 33,528 kg/ha | 47,317 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 81,036 kg/ha | 41,931 kg/ha | 100,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 120,679 kg/ha | 101,250 kg/ha | 142,105 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 179,363 kg/ha | 143,874 kg/ha | 380,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 225,716 kg/ha | 158,832 kg/ha | 284,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 291,727 kg/ha | 260,833 kg/ha | 328,000 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 3 Iceland 522,250 kg/ha compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 27,995 kg/ha compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 500,000 kg/ha compare
- 4 Melanesia 21,691 kg/ha compare
- 5 Belgium 424,857 kg/ha compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 19,330 kg/ha compare
- 6 Polynesia 18,158 kg/ha compare
- 7 Finland 255,333 kg/ha compare
- 8 Norway 198,000 kg/ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15,324 kg/ha compare
- 9 Ireland 179,000 kg/ha compare
- 9 Micronesia 10,519 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Denmark
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 37.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 900.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7939 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1115 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cucumbers and gherkins — yield in Denmark?
- Cucumbers and gherkins — yield in Denmark was 278,600 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cucumbers and gherkins — yield recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 380,000 kg/ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — yield recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,944 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Denmark rank for cucumbers and gherkins — yield?
- Denmark ranks 6th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cucumbers and gherkins — yield rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.