Poultry meat per animal in Denmark
Denmark: Poultry meat per animal was 1.55 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Poultry meat 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
Denmark recorded 1.55 kilograms per animal for poultry meat per animal in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry meat per animal in Denmark peaked at 1.84 kilograms per animal in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.09 kilograms per animal, in 1966.
That places Denmark 80th out of 198 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.22 kilograms per animal | 1.09 kilograms per animal | 1.3 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.29 kilograms per animal | 1.23 kilograms per animal | 1.34 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 kilograms per animal | 1.24 kilograms per animal | 1.29 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.39 kilograms per animal | 1.29 kilograms per animal | 1.48 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 kilograms per animal | 1.41 kilograms per animal | 1.75 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 kilograms per animal | 1.42 kilograms per animal | 1.84 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 kilograms per animal | 1.55 kilograms per animal | 1.6 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 poultry meat per animal in Denmark?
- Poultry meat per animal in Denmark was 1.55 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 poultry meat per animal recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 kilograms per animal in 2012.
- What is the lowest poultry meat per animal recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 kilograms per animal in 1966.
- How does Denmark rank for poultry meat per animal?
- Denmark ranks 80th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry meat per animal rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Poultry meat per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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