Corn yields in Denmark
Denmark: Corn yields was 6.89 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Denmark, 2010–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 6.89 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 26.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Denmark peaked at 7.68 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.81 tonnes per hectare, in 2010.
Denmark ranks 40th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.37 tonnes per hectare | 4.81 tonnes per hectare | 7.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.58 tonnes per hectare | 5.44 tonnes per hectare | 7.22 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Denmark
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 670,272 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 11.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.23 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Denmark?
- Corn yields in Denmark was 6.89 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 7.68 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.81 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- How does Denmark rank for corn yields?
- Denmark ranks 40th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.