Daily supply of calories per person in Denmark
Denmark: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,734 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Denmark, 1947–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for daily supply of calories per person in Denmark is 3,734 kilocalories per day, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Denmark peaked at 3,816 kilocalories per day in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,989 kilocalories per day, in 1976.
Denmark ranks 9th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3,166 kilocalories per day | 3,125 kilocalories per day | 3,206 kilocalories per day | 2 |
| 1960s | 3,109 kilocalories per day | 3,078 kilocalories per day | 3,189 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,059 kilocalories per day | 2,989 kilocalories per day | 3,186 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,135 kilocalories per day | 3,021 kilocalories per day | 3,244 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,315 kilocalories per day | 3,160 kilocalories per day | 3,395 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,367 kilocalories per day | 3,312 kilocalories per day | 3,449 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,630 kilocalories per day | 3,479 kilocalories per day | 3,816 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,784 kilocalories per day | 3,734 kilocalories per day | 3,815 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9586 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.41 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Denmark?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Denmark was 3,734 kilocalories per day in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 3,816 kilocalories per day in 2018.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,989 kilocalories per day in 1976.
- How does Denmark rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Denmark ranks 9th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily supply of calories per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilocalories per person per day. This indicates the calories that are available for consumption, but does not necessarily measure the number of calories actually consumed, since it doesn't factor in consumer waste.