Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Denmark
Denmark: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying was 7,300 1000 An in 2020. ▼ Falling
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying in Denmark, 1969–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Denmark is 7,300 1000 An, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 18.7% on the previous year and up 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Denmark peaked at 7,300 1000 An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,759 1000 An, in 2006.
That places Denmark 90th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
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 |
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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)
- Bananas — Production 0 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Denmark?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying in Denmark was 7,300 1000 An in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 7,300 1000 An in 2020.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,759 1000 An in 2006.
- How does Denmark rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — laying?
- Denmark ranks 90th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — 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 Hen eggs in shell, fresh — 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.