Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Denmark
Denmark: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses was 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.6% for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Denmark peaked at 1.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1961.
Denmark ranks 105th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2% | — |
| 1962 | 0.2% | +24.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3% | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3% | +28.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3% | -7.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3% | +15.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4% | +10.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3% | -27.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | +18.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -29.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | +33.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | +53.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -32.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | -19.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | +10.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | -10.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | +12.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | +25.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +31.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | +23.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +21.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -16.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +25.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -25.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -21.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +46.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +41.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -34.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +56.8% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +48.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -48.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +37.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -29.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -10.3% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.5%, 23% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.5%, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 102 Trinidad and Tobago 0.7% compare
- 103 Lebanon 0.6% compare
- 104 Serbia 0.6% compare
- 106 El Salvador 0.6% compare
- 107 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
- 108 Haiti 0.5% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Denmark
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 37.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 900.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7939 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1115 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Denmark?
- Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Denmark was 0.6% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to industrial uses recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to industrial uses recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1961.
- How does Denmark rank for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
- Denmark ranks 105th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to industrial uses rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic consumption – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to other purposes (primarily industrial uses such as biofuel production), relative to the total allocated to human food, animal feed, and other uses. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.