What is meat supply per person in Denmark?

Meat supply per person in Denmark was 101.27 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Denmark?

The highest recorded value was 108.31 kilograms per year per capita in 1998.

What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Denmark?

The lowest recorded value was 52.42 kilograms per year per capita in 1965.

How does Denmark rank for meat supply per person?

Denmark ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Denmark?

Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Meat supply per person in Denmark

Name: Meat supply per person in Denmark
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Denmark: Meat supply per person was 101.27 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

101.27 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

up 8.6%

World rank

17th

of 191 countries

All-time high

108.31 kilograms per year per capita

in 1998

All-time low

52.42 kilograms per year per capita

in 1965

Years of data

1961–2023

Meat supply per person in Denmark, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 101.27 kilograms per year per capita for meat supply per person in 2023.

The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Denmark peaked at 108.31 kilograms per year per capita in 1998 and was at its lowest, 52.42 kilograms per year per capita, in 1965.

That places Denmark 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	55.53 kilograms per year per capita	52.42 kilograms per year per capita	61.06 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	62.61 kilograms per year per capita	56.15 kilograms per year per capita	72.84 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	84.69 kilograms per year per capita	70.69 kilograms per year per capita	98.99 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	97.97 kilograms per year per capita	68 kilograms per year per capita	108.31 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	78.18 kilograms per year per capita	66.41 kilograms per year per capita	92.49 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	87.46 kilograms per year per capita	73.29 kilograms per year per capita	99.44 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	98.34 kilograms per year per capita	93.23 kilograms per year per capita	101.27 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Denmark

14 Hong Kong 107.43 kilograms per year per capita compare
15 Bermuda 105.24 kilograms per year per capita compare
16 Brazil 104.57 kilograms per year per capita compare
18 Spain 100.79 kilograms per year per capita compare
19 Croatia 99.71 kilograms per year per capita compare
20 Portugal 99.32 kilograms per year per capita compare

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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)

All data for Denmark →

Frequently asked questions

What is meat supply per person in Denmark?: Meat supply per person in Denmark was 101.27 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Denmark?: The highest recorded value was 108.31 kilograms per year per capita in 1998.
What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Denmark?: The lowest recorded value was 52.42 kilograms per year per capita in 1965.
How does Denmark rank for meat supply per person?: Denmark ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Denmark?: Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Meat supply per person
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.