Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.073 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Denmark is 0.073 animals per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Denmark peaked at 0.2636 animals per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.073 animals per person, in 2024.
Denmark ranks 30th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Denmark, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2084 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2574 animals per person | +23.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2636 animals per person | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2165 animals per person | -17.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1965 animals per person | -9.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2403 animals per person | +22.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2629 animals per person | +9.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2588 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2365 animals per person | -8.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2246 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2146 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1767 animals per person | -17.7% |
| 1973 | 0.177 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.223 animals per person | +26.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2228 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2244 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2234 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2102 animals per person | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2215 animals per person | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2129 animals per person | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2064 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1994 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2059 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2134 animals per person | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2018 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1979 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1876 animals per person | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.173 animals per person | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1591 animals per person | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1533 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1622 animals per person | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1658 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1544 animals per person | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1488 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1424 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1396 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1367 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1249 animals per person | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.12 animals per person | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1165 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1149 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1165 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1101 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1123 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0981 animals per person | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0907 animals per person | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0912 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0901 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0882 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0903 animals per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0932 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0887 animals per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0882 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.086 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.081 animals per person | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0866 animals per person | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0818 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0851 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0803 animals per person | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0774 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0779 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0763 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0746 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.073 animals per person | -2.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.073 animals per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 2.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.073 animals per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0508 animals per person, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2379 animals per person | 0.1965 animals per person | 0.2636 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2118 animals per person | 0.1767 animals per person | 0.2246 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1957 animals per person | 0.1591 animals per person | 0.2134 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1448 animals per person | 0.12 animals per person | 0.1658 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1029 animals per person | 0.0882 animals per person | 0.1165 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0861 animals per person | 0.0803 animals per person | 0.0932 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0759 animals per person | 0.073 animals per person | 0.0779 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 27 South Sudan 0.0809 animals per person compare
- 28 Costa Rica 0.0798 animals per person compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 0.0759 animals per person compare
- 31 Panama 0.0724 animals per person compare
- 32 Eritrea 0.0719 animals per person compare
- 33 Belgium 0.0682 animals per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Denmark
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.3929 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.392 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0976 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4345 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Denmark?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Denmark was 0.073 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2636 animals per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.073 animals per person in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Denmark ranks 30th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.