Meat production in Denmark
Denmark: Meat production was 1.60 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat production in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1.60 million tonnes for meat production in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat production in Denmark peaked at 2.16 million tonnes in 2004 and was at its lowest, 846,250 tonnes, in 1961.
Denmark ranks 35th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 953,001 tonnes | 846,250 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.08 million tonnes | 992,700 tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.42 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 million tonnes | 1.55 million tonnes | 2.01 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.07 million tonnes | 1.89 million tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.90 million tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | 2.01 million tonnes | 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 meat production in Denmark?
- Meat production in Denmark was 1.60 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest meat production recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 million tonnes in 2004.
- What is the lowest meat production recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 846,250 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Denmark rank for meat production?
- Denmark ranks 35th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat production rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Expressed in tonnes. Includes cattle, poultry, sheep/mutton, goat, pigmeat, and wild game.