Cereal yield in Denmark

Cereal farms in Denmark harvested 6,096 kg per hectare in 2024.

Measure: Cereal yield Unit: Kilograms per hectare Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Denmark, 2024 6,096 Kilograms per hectare
Change from 2023 +7.5% 2023: 5,672 kg per hectare
European Union, 2023 5,329 kg per hectare Official aggregate Not the same period as Denmark (2024).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 5,276 kg per hectare Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2024 26th of 176 See the full ranking

Cereal yield in Denmark over time

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Kilograms per hectare. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Cereal yield (kilograms per hectare), 2000 to 2024
Period DenmarkEuropean Union
2024 6,096 kg per hectare –
2023 5,672 kg per hectare 5,329 kg per hectare
2022 7,241 kg per hectare 5,261 kg per hectare
2021 6,355 kg per hectare 5,664 kg per hectare
2020 6,926 kg per hectare 5,465 kg per hectare
2019 6,929 kg per hectare 5,575 kg per hectare
2018 4,889 kg per hectare 5,230 kg per hectare
2017 6,917 kg per hectare 5,500 kg per hectare
2016 6,222 kg per hectare 5,194 kg per hectare
2015 6,885 kg per hectare 5,378 kg per hectare
2014 6,752 kg per hectare 5,612 kg per hectare
2013 6,317 kg per hectare 5,253 kg per hectare
2012 6,310 kg per hectare 4,821 kg per hectare
2011 5,887 kg per hectare 5,061 kg per hectare
2010 5,876 kg per hectare 4,916 kg per hectare
2009 6,779 kg per hectare 4,969 kg per hectare
2008 6,017 kg per hectare 5,106 kg per hectare
2007 5,676 kg per hectare 4,491 kg per hectare
2006 5,778 kg per hectare 4,562 kg per hectare
2005 6,153 kg per hectare 4,712 kg per hectare
2004 6,013 kg per hectare 5,238 kg per hectare
2003 6,097 kg per hectare 4,145 kg per hectare
2002 5,762 kg per hectare 4,605 kg per hectare
2001 6,127 kg per hectare 4,556 kg per hectare
2000 6,216 kg per hectare 4,398 kg per hectare

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +7.5% from 5,672 kg per hectare in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 6,752 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −9.7%.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2024, Denmark has the 26th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.YLD.CREL.KG · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Denmark
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)