What is the difference in rye production between Denmark and United States?

275,630 tonnes, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rye production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs United States: Rye production

Denmark

649,760 tonnes

in 2024

United States

374,130 tonnes

in 2024

Denmark rank

6th

United States rank

9th

Rye production over time

Denmark
United States

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 649,760 tonnes against 374,130 tonnes in United States, a difference of 275,630 tonnes.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.7 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Denmark ranks 6th and United States ranks 9th of 66 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	268,216 tonnes	756,109 tonnes	487,893 tonnes	United States
1970s	201,769 tonnes	634,548 tonnes	432,778 tonnes	United States
1980s	404,198 tonnes	509,075 tonnes	104,877 tonnes	United States
1990s	410,261 tonnes	262,552 tonnes	147,709 tonnes	Denmark
2000s	192,595 tonnes	190,016 tonnes	2,579 tonnes	Denmark
2010s	557,020 tonnes	221,298 tonnes	335,722 tonnes	Denmark
2020s	662,844 tonnes	299,210 tonnes	363,634 tonnes	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rye production, Denmark or United States?: Denmark, at 649,760 tonnes against 374,130 tonnes in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in rye production between Denmark and United States?: 275,630 tonnes, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Denmark and United States rank globally for rye production?: Denmark ranks 6th and United States ranks 9th of 66 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rye production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rye production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 66 places, 3,206 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Rye production is measured in tonnes.