Fat of pigs — Production in Denmark
Denmark: Fat of pigs — Production was 91,943 t in 2017. ▲ Rising
Fat of pigs — Production in Denmark, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 91,943 t for fat of pigs — production in 2017.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fat of pigs — production in Denmark peaked at 108,570 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 36,858 t, in 1961.
Denmark ranks 17th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Fat of pigs — Production in Denmark, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36,858 t | — |
| 1962 | 37,926 t | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 38,724 t | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 41,280 t | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 44,640 t | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 43,854 t | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 44,100 t | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 42,906 t | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 41,064 t | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 43,038 t | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 45,858 t | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 45,918 t | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 46,434 t | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 44,634 t | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 44,036 t | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 42,989 t | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 44,656 t | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 48,743 t | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 53,944 t | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 58,332 t | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 59,220 t | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 59,130 t | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 62,580 t | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 62,074 t | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 64,996 t | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 68,639 t | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 68,925 t | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 70,047 t | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 69,805 t | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 72,509 t | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 76,314 t | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 82,182 t | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 90,222 t | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 91,260 t | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 89,640 t | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 89,622 t | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 91,236 t | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 97,758 t | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 98,508 t | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 97,470 t | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 102,960 t | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 105,540 t | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 105,720 t | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 108,570 t | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 107,570 t | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 104,915 t | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 108,132 t | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 102,432 t | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 95,100 t | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 100,092 t | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 103,212 t | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 100,140 t | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 95,364 t | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 95,634 t | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 96,036 t | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 94,764 t | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 91,943 t | -3.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 91,943 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,716 t, 24.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 91,943 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,860 t, 18.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41,261 t | 36,858 t | 44,640 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 46,025 t | 42,989 t | 53,944 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 64,375 t | 58,332 t | 70,047 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 87,925 t | 72,509 t | 98,508 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 103,841 t | 95,100 t | 108,570 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 97,148 t | 91,943 t | 103,212 t | 8 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 14 Romania 131,637 t compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 778.04 t compare
- 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 116,454 t compare
- 15 Polynesia 340.24 t compare
- 16 Republic of Korea 98,311 t compare
- 16 Micronesia 135.24 t compare
- 17 Micronesia (Federated States of) 75.95 t compare
- 18 Belgium 79,334 t compare
- 18 Türkiye 0.12 t compare
- 19 France 75,454 t compare
- 19 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 t compare
- 20 Belgium-Luxembourg 72,400 t 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 fat of pigs — production in Denmark?
- Fat of pigs — production in Denmark was 91,943 t in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fat of pigs — production recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 108,570 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest fat of pigs — production recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,858 t in 1961.
- How does Denmark rank for fat of pigs — production?
- Denmark ranks 17th out of 172 countries with data for 2017.
- Is fat of pigs — production rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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, published as part of Fat of pigs — Production. 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.