Milk per animal in Denmark
Denmark: Milk per animal was 10,483 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk per animal in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk per animal in Denmark is 10,483 kilograms per animal, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk per animal in Denmark peaked at 10,483 kilograms per animal in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,594 kilograms per animal, in 1963.
Denmark ranks 3rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,814 kilograms per animal | 3,594 kilograms per animal | 3,946 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,496 kilograms per animal | 4,160 kilograms per animal | 4,880 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,585 kilograms per animal | 4,925 kilograms per animal | 6,222 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,558 kilograms per animal | 6,212 kilograms per animal | 7,274 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,948 kilograms per animal | 7,304 kilograms per animal | 8,549 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,244 kilograms per animal | 8,507 kilograms per animal | 9,973 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,239 kilograms per animal | 10,028 kilograms per animal | 10,483 kilograms per animal | 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 milk per animal in Denmark?
- Milk per animal in Denmark was 10,483 kilograms per animal 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 milk per animal recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 10,483 kilograms per animal in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk per animal recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,594 kilograms per animal in 1963.
- How does Denmark rank for milk per animal?
- Denmark ranks 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk per animal rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 Milk per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average annual milk production per animal. Values are estimated by dividing the production of milk (from cattle, sheep, goats, and other animals) by the number of animals used for milk production.