FAOSTAT · 2024
Agricultural production in Denmark
According to FAOSTAT, Denmark produced 7.5 million t of cereals, 255,890 t of vegetables, 35,380 t of fruit, 1.6 million t of meat and 5.7 million t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were wheat (3.3 million t), barley (3.1 million t) and potatoes (3.0 million t).
- Products recorded
- 65
- World #1
- 0
- products
- World top 10
- 4
- products
- Year
- 2024
Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in potatoes (+73%), followed by wheat (−35%).
Livestock numbers: 1.4 million cattle, 11.6 million pigs and 147,980 sheep.
Totals by group
| Group | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All cereals | 7,496,360 | 43 | 0.24% | −24% |
| All milk | 5,690,000 | 29 | 0.58% | +9.6% |
| All roots and tubers | 2,997,600 | 51 | 0.32% | +73% |
| All sugar crops | 2,587,000 | 54 | 0.12% | −3.2% |
| All meat | 1,603,763 | 35 | 0.43% | −15% |
| All vegetables | 255,890 | 115 | 0.02% | −14% |
| All pulses | 111,000 | 73 | 0.11% | +234% |
| All eggs | 89,000 | 59 | 0.09% | +8.5% |
| All fruit | 35,380 | 153 | 0% | −41% |
All products by volume, 2024
| Product | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cow milk | 5,690,000 | 27 | 0.71% | +9.6% |
| Wheat | 3,348,010 | 30 | 0.42% | −35% |
| Barley | 3,141,150 | 13 | 2.21% | −12% |
| Potatoes | 2,997,600 | 24 | 0.77% | +73% |
| Sugar beet | 2,587,000 | 19 | 0.88% | −3.2% |
| Molasses | 2,255,545 | 7 | 3.08% | +2,990% |
| Skim milk of cows | 1,704,936 | 21 | 1.19% | +2.7% |
| Pork (pig meat) | 1,323,200 | 15 | 1.06% | −17% |
| Rapeseed | 696,900 | 16 | 0.79% | −1.7% |
| Rye | 649,760 | 5 | 5.6% | −4.1% |
| Beer | 600,000 | 40 | 0.32% | −2.7% |
| Cheese from whole cow milk | 496,700 | 11 | 2.16% | +53% |
| Raw sugar | 383,443 | 49 | 0.2% | −8.7% |
| Rapeseed or canola oil, crude | 283,900 | 20 | 0.9% | +60% |
| Oats | 253,680 | 22 | 1.13% | +17% |
| Chicken meat | 163,170 | 68 | 0.13% | +2.3% |
| Beef (cattle meat) | 116,400 | 65 | 0.17% | −7.4% |
| Butter of cow milk | 95,800 | 18 | 1.6% | +124% |
| Hen eggs | 89,000 | 59 | 0.09% | +8.5% |
| Whey, dry | 82,800 | 10 | 2.51% | +139% |
| Carrots and turnips | 80,380 | 51 | 0.18% | −25% |
| Broad beans and horse beans, dry | 73,340 | 16 | 1.17% | — |
| Maize | 62,660 | 111 | 0.01% | −14% |
| Onions, dry | 61,000 | 81 | 0.06% | +18% |
| Cream, fresh | 59,900 | 17 | 1.61% | +6.6% |
| Cabbages | 53,560 | 68 | 0.07% | +33% |
| Margarine and shortening | 50,000 | 34 | 0.38% | −33% |
| Pig fat, rendered | 48,451 | 17 | 0.78% | −25% |
| Peas, dry | 37,660 | 28 | 0.27% | +122% |
| Whole milk powder | 33,100 | 20 | 0.66% | −49% |
| Skim milk and whey powder | 31,300 | 23 | 0.66% | −32% |
| Yoghurt | 24,700 | 24 | 0.5% | −12% |
| Triticale | 23,620 | 32 | 0.19% | −75% |
| Whole milk, evaporated | 19,263 | 25 | 0.67% | +1,826% |
| Apples | 18,510 | 72 | 0.02% | −48% |
| Mixed grain | 17,480 | 9 | 1.08% | −45% |
| Cucumbers | 13,930 | 85 | 0.02% | −30% |
| Lettuce and chicory | 13,100 | 52 | 0.05% | +25% |
| Tomatoes | 10,070 | 124 | 0.01% | −21% |
| Cauliflower and broccoli | 7,950 | 56 | 0.03% | +80% |
| Pumpkins and squash | 7,660 | 89 | 0.02% | +1,023% |
| Pears | 6,070 | 59 | 0.02% | −19% |
| Strawberries | 4,980 | 53 | 0.05% | −34% |
| Peas, green | 3,980 | 51 | 0.02% | −72% |
| Leeks | 3,410 | 30 | 0.16% | −46% |
| Oil of linseed | 2,165 | 23 | 0.28% | +37% |
| Sour cherries | 1,960 | 24 | 0.13% | −43% |
| Tallow | 1,871 | 51 | 0.02% | +578% |
| Soya bean oil | 1,596 | 91 | 0% | — |
| Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. | 1,360 | 36 | 0.13% | — |
| Buttermilk, dry | 1,300 | 51 | 0.2% | — |
| Currants | 1,090 | 18 | 0.15% | −77% |
| Sheep meat | 810 | 127 | 0.01% | −51% |
| Groundnut oil | 798 | 67 | 0.01% | +3.0% |
| Cherries | 660 | 57 | 0.02% | −15% |
| Oil of sesame seed | 553 | 46 | 0.05% | −25% |
| Spinach | 530 | 52 | 0% | +27% |
| Plums | 450 | 78 | 0% | +41% |
| Asparagus | 320 | 34 | 0% | +52% |
| Raspberries | 200 | 40 | 0.02% | +113% |
| Safflower-seed oil, crude | 182 | 12 | 0.23% | −87% |
| Duck meat | 120 | 54 | 0% | +20% |
| Blueberries | 100 | 33 | 0.01% | +186% |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | 25 | 79 | 0% | +178% |
| Turkey meat | 10 | 59 | 0% | −77% |
Live animals, 2024
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.