Rye yields in Denmark
Denmark: Rye yields was 5.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rye yields in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 5.8 tonnes per hectare for rye yields in 2024.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye yields in Denmark peaked at 6.49 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.76 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Denmark ranks 2nd of 64 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 | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | 3.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 4.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.8 tonnes per hectare | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | 5.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.96 tonnes per hectare | 4.47 tonnes per hectare | 5.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.81 tonnes per hectare | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | 6.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.99 tonnes per hectare | 5.54 tonnes per hectare | 6.34 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 rye yields in Denmark?
- Rye yields in Denmark was 5.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rye yields recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 6.49 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest rye yields recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.76 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Denmark rank for rye yields?
- Denmark ranks 2nd out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye yields rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rye yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.