Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita was 0.0048 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Denmark, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Denmark stood at 0.0048 metric tons per person.
That represents a change of down 14.7% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Denmark peaked at 0.0085 metric tons per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 metric tons per person, in 1960.
That places Denmark 34th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Denmark, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +23.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | +29.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | -7.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | +13.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | -9.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | -17.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | +27.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | +16.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 0.003 metric tons per person | +24.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | +17.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0042 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.005 metric tons per person | +17.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0046 metric tons per person | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0047 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.005 metric tons per person | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0056 metric tons per person | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0064 metric tons per person | +15.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0082 metric tons per person | +26.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0082 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0084 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0077 metric tons per person | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0082 metric tons per person | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0085 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.008 metric tons per person | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0075 metric tons per person | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.008 metric tons per person | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.008 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0082 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0078 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.006 metric tons per person | -23.2% |
| 2003 | 0.007 metric tons per person | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0079 metric tons per person | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0057 metric tons per person | -16.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0064 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0065 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0064 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0063 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0062 metric tons per person | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0064 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0063 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0064 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.007 metric tons per person | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0063 metric tons per person | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 metric tons per person | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | -14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0019 metric tons per person | 0.0013 metric tons per person | 0.0025 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0027 metric tons per person | 0.0019 metric tons per person | 0.0033 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0048 metric tons per person | 0.0036 metric tons per person | 0.0064 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0081 metric tons per person | 0.0075 metric tons per person | 0.0085 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0069 metric tons per person | 0.0057 metric tons per person | 0.0082 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0065 metric tons per person | 0.0062 metric tons per person | 0.007 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0061 metric tons per person | 0.0048 metric tons per person | 0.0072 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 31 Japan 0.0065 metric tons per person compare
- 32 Republic of Moldova 0.0053 metric tons per person compare
- 33 Spain 0.005 metric tons per person compare
- 35 Saudi Arabia 0.0046 metric tons per person compare
- 36 French Polynesia 0.0044 metric tons per person compare
- 37 New Caledonia 0.0044 metric tons 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 seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Denmark?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Denmark was 0.0048 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0085 metric tons per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 metric tons per person in 1960.
- How does Denmark rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?
- Denmark ranks 34th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.