Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Denmark
Denmark: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.8284 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8284 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
28th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.12 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1995
All-time low
0.1885 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.8284 metric tons per square kilometre for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Denmark peaked at 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1885 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
Denmark ranks 28th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Denmark, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1885 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1925 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1956 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2066 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2702 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2534 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 0.266 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3044 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2787 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2318 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2978 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3478 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3294 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3048 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3797 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3537 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3408 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4015 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4279 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4639 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5301 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5414 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6341 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5902 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6061 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.61 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6463 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7165 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8265 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1990 | 1.05 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1991 | 1.05 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.08 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9935 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 1.07 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 1.05 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9924 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 1.06 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 1.07 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.04 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8007 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9443 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 1.07 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9753 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9295 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7788 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9018 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8785 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.904 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.898 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8748 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9531 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8817 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9062 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.902 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9538 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9341 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 1.05 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.994 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9335 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8284 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.3% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.8284 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0566 metric tons per square kilometre, 14.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.8284 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0764 metric tons per square kilometre, 10.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2395 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1885 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3044 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3415 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2318 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4279 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6165 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4639 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8265 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9924 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.941 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7788 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9218 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8748 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.01 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9506 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.8284 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.05 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 25 Sri Lanka 0.9843 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 26 Honduras 0.9185 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 27 Armenia 0.8795 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 29 United Kingdom 0.769 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 30 Turkey 0.7228 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 31 Israel 0.6701 metric tons per square kilometre 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 square in Denmark?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Denmark was 0.8284 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1885 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Denmark rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Denmark ranks 28th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.