Global meat production by livestock type in Denmark
Denmark: Global meat production by livestock type was 3,404 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
3,404
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 60 countries
All-time high
4,500
in 1965
All-time low
2,400
in 1979
Years of data
57
1961–2017
Global meat production by livestock type in Denmark, 1961–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 3,404 for global meat production by livestock type in 2017.
The figure is up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production by livestock type in Denmark peaked at 4,500 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 2,400, in 1979.
Denmark ranks 48th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,589 | 2,800 | 4,500 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,580 | 2,400 | 3,100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,748 | 2,610 | 2,900 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,223 | 2,990 | 4,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,171 | 3,000 | 3,629 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,483 | 3,404 | 3,594 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More agriculture & rural data for Denmark
- Agriculture share gdp 1.17 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.17 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 11.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 670,272 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 6.1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production by livestock type in Denmark?
- Global meat production by livestock type in Denmark was 3,404 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global meat production by livestock type recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 4,500 in 1965.
- What is the lowest global meat production by livestock type recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,400 in 1979.
- How does Denmark rank for global meat production by livestock type?
- Denmark ranks 48th out of 60 countries with data for 2017.
- Is global meat production by livestock type rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Global meat production by livestock type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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