Eggs per bird in Denmark
Denmark: Eggs per bird was 12.19 kilograms per animal in 2020. ▲ Rising
Eggs per bird in Denmark, 1969–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for eggs per bird in Denmark is 12.19 kilograms per animal, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.7% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Denmark peaked at 27.91 kilograms per animal in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12.19 kilograms per animal, in 2020.
Denmark ranks 68th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.43 kilograms per animal | 13.43 kilograms per animal | 13.43 kilograms per animal | 1 |
| 1970s | 14.27 kilograms per animal | 12.81 kilograms per animal | 15.74 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.81 kilograms per animal | 16.7 kilograms per animal | 20.26 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.77 kilograms per animal | 17.01 kilograms per animal | 23.17 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.16 kilograms per animal | 20.18 kilograms per animal | 27.91 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.28 kilograms per animal | 14.3 kilograms per animal | 20.6 kilograms per animal | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.19 kilograms per animal | 12.19 kilograms per animal | 12.19 kilograms per animal | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 65 United Arab Emirates 12.43 kilograms per animal compare
- 66 Hungary 12.24 kilograms per animal compare
- 69 Lebanon 12.16 kilograms per animal compare
- 70 French Polynesia 12.13 kilograms per animal compare
- 71 Turkey 12.12 kilograms per animal compare
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 eggs per bird in Denmark?
- Eggs per bird in Denmark was 12.19 kilograms per animal in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest eggs per bird recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 27.91 kilograms per animal in 2006.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.19 kilograms per animal in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for eggs per bird?
- Denmark ranks 68th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Eggs per bird. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual egg yield per bird, measured in kilograms per animal.