Lettuce and chicory — Yield in Denmark
Denmark: Lettuce and chicory — Yield was 12,843 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lettuce and chicory — Yield in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lettuce and chicory — yield in Denmark is 12,843 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lettuce and chicory — yield in Denmark peaked at 49,692 kg/ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 11,597 kg/ha, in 1968.
That places Denmark 71st out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Lettuce and chicory — Yield in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,333 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 13,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 13,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 13,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 13,398 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 12,700 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 12,125 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 11,597 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 12,961 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1970 | 12,424 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 12,969 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 13,575 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 13,885 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 13,946 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 22,361 kg/ha | +60.3% |
| 1976 | 21,198 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 22,487 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 27,105 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 1979 | 23,367 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1980 | 27,842 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 1981 | 28,646 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 39,782 kg/ha | +38.9% |
| 1983 | 39,591 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 21,378 kg/ha | -46.0% |
| 1985 | 39,920 kg/ha | +86.7% |
| 1986 | 31,350 kg/ha | -21.5% |
| 1987 | 49,692 kg/ha | +58.5% |
| 1988 | 32,000 kg/ha | -35.6% |
| 1989 | 32,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 33,197 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 23,158 kg/ha | -30.2% |
| 1992 | 23,541 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 22,668 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 22,333 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 23,885 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 24,420 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 25,271 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 25,000 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 27,928 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 35,122 kg/ha | +25.8% |
| 2001 | 35,000 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 35,681 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 47,433 kg/ha | +32.9% |
| 2004 | 21,739 kg/ha | -54.2% |
| 2005 | 21,560 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 21,560 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20,000 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 18,448 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 13,768 kg/ha | -25.4% |
| 2010 | 14,782 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 14,580 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 20,189 kg/ha | +38.5% |
| 2013 | 12,607 kg/ha | -37.6% |
| 2014 | 15,596 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 2015 | 15,082 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 35,538 kg/ha | +135.6% |
| 2017 | 43,998 kg/ha | +23.8% |
| 2018 | 35,247 kg/ha | -19.9% |
| 2019 | 35,104 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 35,319 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 13,058 kg/ha | -63.0% |
| 2022 | 12,741 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 13,000 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 12,843 kg/ha | -1.2% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 12,843 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,316 kg/ha, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 12,843 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18,156 kg/ha, 71% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lettuce and chicory — Yield in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +135.6% | 15,082 kg/ha | 35,538 kg/ha |
| 1985 | +86.7% | 21,378 kg/ha | 39,920 kg/ha |
| 2021 | -63.0% | 35,319 kg/ha | 13,058 kg/ha |
| 1975 | +60.3% | 13,946 kg/ha | 22,361 kg/ha |
| 1987 | +58.5% | 31,350 kg/ha | 49,692 kg/ha |
| 2004 | -54.2% | 47,433 kg/ha | 21,739 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,901 kg/ha | 11,597 kg/ha | 13,398 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,332 kg/ha | 12,424 kg/ha | 27,105 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,220 kg/ha | 21,378 kg/ha | 49,692 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,140 kg/ha | 22,333 kg/ha | 33,197 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,031 kg/ha | 13,768 kg/ha | 47,433 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,272 kg/ha | 12,607 kg/ha | 43,998 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,392 kg/ha | 12,741 kg/ha | 35,319 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 68 French Polynesia 13,534 kg/ha compare
- 69 Sweden 13,309 kg/ha compare
- 70 Martinique 13,171 kg/ha compare
- 72 Bahamas 12,481 kg/ha compare
- 73 United Arab Emirates 12,322 kg/ha compare
- 74 Peru 12,186 kg/ha 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 lettuce and chicory — yield in Denmark?
- Lettuce and chicory — yield in Denmark was 12,843 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lettuce and chicory — yield recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 49,692 kg/ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest lettuce and chicory — yield recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,597 kg/ha in 1968.
- How does Denmark rank for lettuce and chicory — yield?
- Denmark ranks 71st out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lettuce and chicory — yield rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. 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, published as part of Lettuce and chicory — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.