Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Denmark
Denmark: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture was 28,411 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Denmark, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 28,411 metric tons for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in 2024.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Denmark peaked at 44,730 metric tons in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6,045 metric tons, in 1960.
That places Denmark 57th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,228 metric tons | 6,045 metric tons | 12,178 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 13,661 metric tons | 9,272 metric tons | 17,118 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,660 metric tons | 18,555 metric tons | 33,059 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 42,133 metric tons | 39,697 metric tons | 44,730 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,638 metric tons | 31,154 metric tons | 43,623 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,873 metric tons | 34,990 metric tons | 40,427 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,100 metric tons | 28,411 metric tons | 41,855 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Denmark?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture in Denmark was 28,411 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 44,730 metric tons in 1995.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,045 metric tons in 1960.
- How does Denmark rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Denmark ranks 57th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Capture fishery production is the volume of wild fish catches landed for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes.