Milk production, per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Milk production, per capita was 0.952 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.952 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
4th
of 185 countries
All-time high
1.2 tonnes per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.8454 tonnes per person
in 2004
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk production, per capita in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, milk production, per capita in Denmark stood at 0.952 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Denmark peaked at 1.2 tonnes per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.8454 tonnes per person, in 2004.
Denmark ranks 4th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Denmark, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.2 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.15 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 1.09 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1964 | 1.11 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 1.11 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 1.07 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 1.05 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.996 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.909 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1971 | 0.8879 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.9287 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9418 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9549 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.972 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9946 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 1.01 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.04 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9988 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9835 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 1.06 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.997 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9981 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9478 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9239 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9249 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9224 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9002 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8517 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8596 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8533 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8935 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8921 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8764 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.88 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8747 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8839 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8496 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8538 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8673 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8454 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8458 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.851 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8514 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8592 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8716 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8849 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8761 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8933 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9091 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9198 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9424 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9523 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.964 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9692 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9657 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9716 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9637 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9595 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9563 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.952 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.952 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2194 tonnes per person, 4.3× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.952 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.263 tonnes per person, 3.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 tonnes per person | 0.996 tonnes per person | 1.2 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9663 tonnes per person | 0.8879 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9879 tonnes per person | 0.9239 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8804 tonnes per person | 0.8517 tonnes per person | 0.9224 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8579 tonnes per person | 0.8454 tonnes per person | 0.8839 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9277 tonnes per person | 0.8761 tonnes per person | 0.9692 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9606 tonnes per person | 0.952 tonnes per person | 0.9716 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 1 New Zealand 4.07 tonnes per person compare
- 2 Ireland 1.64 tonnes per person compare
- 3 Belarus 0.9599 tonnes per person compare
- 5 Netherlands 0.8234 tonnes per person compare
- 6 Luxembourg 0.7176 tonnes per person compare
- 7 Estonia 0.6857 tonnes per person compare
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 milk production, per capita in Denmark?
- Milk production, per capita in Denmark was 0.952 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 tonnes per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8454 tonnes per person in 2004.
- How does Denmark rank for milk production, per capita?
- Denmark ranks 4th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 Milk production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.