Eggs Primary — Laying in Denmark
Denmark: Eggs Primary — Laying was 7,300 1000 An in 2020. ▼ Falling
Eggs Primary — Laying in Denmark, 1969–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2020, eggs primary — laying in Denmark stood at 7,300 1000 An. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% on the previous year and up 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in Denmark peaked at 7,300 1000 An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,759 1000 An, in 2006.
Denmark ranks 82nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Eggs Primary — Laying in Denmark, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 6,687 1000 An | — |
| 1970 | 6,330 1000 An | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 5,483 1000 An | -13.4% |
| 1972 | 5,738 1000 An | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 5,278 1000 An | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 5,287 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 5,466 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 4,675 1000 An | -14.5% |
| 1977 | 4,507 1000 An | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 4,669 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 4,859 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 4,563 1000 An | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 4,646 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 4,566 1000 An | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 4,475 1000 An | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 4,185 1000 An | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 4,026 1000 An | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 4,224 1000 An | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 3,828 1000 An | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 3,991 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 4,048 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 4,327 1000 An | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 3,854 1000 An | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 3,866 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 4,223 1000 An | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 5,296 1000 An | +25.4% |
| 1995 | 4,297 1000 An | -18.9% |
| 1996 | 4,725 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 3,993 1000 An | -15.5% |
| 1998 | 3,621 1000 An | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 3,679 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 3,681 1000 An | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 3,732 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 3,653 1000 An | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 3,701 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 3,684 1000 An | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 3,192 1000 An | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 2,759 1000 An | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 3,174 1000 An | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 3,521 1000 An | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 3,280 1000 An | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 3,900 1000 An | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 3,815 1000 An | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 3,958 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 4,646 1000 An | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 4,742 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 4,670 1000 An | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 4,644 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 6,148 1000 An | +32.4% |
| 2020 | 7,300 1000 An | +18.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 7,300 1000 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,016 1000 An, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 7,300 1000 An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,624 1000 An, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,687 1000 An | 6,687 1000 An | 6,687 1000 An | 1 |
| 1970s | 5,229 1000 An | 4,507 1000 An | 6,330 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,255 1000 An | 3,828 1000 An | 4,646 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,188 1000 An | 3,621 1000 An | 5,296 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,438 1000 An | 2,759 1000 An | 3,732 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,565 1000 An | 3,815 1000 An | 6,148 1000 An | 8 |
| 2020s | 7,300 1000 An | 7,300 1000 An | 7,300 1000 An | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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 eggs primary — laying in Denmark?
- Eggs primary — laying in Denmark was 7,300 1000 An in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 7,300 1000 An in 2020.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,759 1000 An in 2006.
- How does Denmark rank for eggs primary — laying?
- Denmark ranks 82nd out of 190 countries with data for 2020.
- Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Eggs Primary — Laying. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.