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 104th of 180 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.
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
- 101 Trinidad and Tobago 0.7% compare
- 102 Lebanon 0.6% compare
- 103 Serbia 0.6% compare
- 105 El Salvador 0.6% compare
- 106 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
- 107 Haiti 0.5% compare
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 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 104th out of 180 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.