Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Denmark
Denmark: Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) was 3.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3.1%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
30th
of 38 countries
All-time high
3.9%
in 2023
All-time low
2.0%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Denmark, 2021–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Denmark stood at 3.1%.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 55.0% over five years.
Denmark ranks 30th of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.0% | — |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +77.3% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -23.1% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 3.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.1%, 61% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 3.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.1%, 61% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Denmark
More reference data data for Denmark
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Denmark?
- Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Denmark was 3.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2021.
- How does Denmark rank for inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian)?
- Denmark ranks 30th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian equivalent) every second day by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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