Poultry production in Denmark

Denmark: Poultry production was 163,309 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
163,309 tonnes
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
71st
of 198 countries
All-time high
217,540 tonnes
in 2002
All-time low
64,600 tonnes
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Poultry production in Denmark, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 163,309 tonnes for poultry production in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poultry production in Denmark peaked at 217,540 tonnes in 2002 and was at its lowest, 64,600 tonnes, in 1968.

Denmark ranks 71st of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 77,790 tonnes 64,600 tonnes 95,150 tonnes 9
1970s 91,717 tonnes 78,500 tonnes 102,600 tonnes 10
1980s 111,861 tonnes 96,299 tonnes 127,663 tonnes 10
1990s 167,651 tonnes 131,079 tonnes 202,459 tonnes 10
2000s 190,579 tonnes 169,128 tonnes 217,540 tonnes 10
2010s 164,949 tonnes 145,302 tonnes 188,832 tonnes 10
2020s 160,793 tonnes 151,917 tonnes 166,425 tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 68 El Salvador 167,371 tonnes compare
  2. 69 Cote d'Ivoire 163,915 tonnes compare
  3. 70 Nicaragua 163,310 tonnes compare
  4. 72 Senegal 159,502 tonnes compare
  5. 73 Austria 149,482 tonnes compare
  6. 74 Tanzania 148,766 tonnes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poultry production in Denmark?
Poultry production in Denmark was 163,309 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest poultry production recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 217,540 tonnes in 2002.
What is the lowest poultry production recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 64,600 tonnes in 1968.
How does Denmark rank for poultry production?
Denmark ranks 71st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
Is poultry production rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poultry production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poultry 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
199 places, 11,571 data points, 1961–2024
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Expressed in tonnes.