Statistics on Aquaculture in Denmark, 2022
Production grouped on usage, size and type of production

Usage / Size code* Technology of production Tot. quant.** Tot. value***
Traditional farms
Low recirculation
degree
Medium recirculation
degree
High recirculation
degree
Sea farms
Mussel and oyster
farms
Seaweed
Other technology
Quantity** Quantity** Quantity** Quantity** Quantity** Quantity** Quantity** Quantity**
To another aquaculture farm 1 806 201 166 618 . 119 . . 1,910 50,550
2 375 102 968 456 . 1,558 . . 3,459 75,450
3 9,942 . . 110 . . . . 10,052 1,665
9 . . . 3 . . . . 3 ...
Live export 1 1,891 463 1,297 561 . 2,944 . . 7,156 141,442
2 326 218 178 205 . . . . 926 31,383
3 49,611 . . 1,072 . . . . 50,683 4,697
9 3 . . . . . . . 3 ...
To danish sea farm 1 525 371 318 338 . . . . 1,552 41,763
2 360 779 . 801 . . . . 1,940 64,855
Internal transfer 1 6 45 . . . 20 . . 71 88
2 138 440 . 1,289 . 6 . 5 1,878 40,613
3 332 . . 710 . . . . 1,042 ...
9 4 0 9 . . . . . 13 .
Consumption 1 1,012 408 2,290 7,061 9,790 5,578 8 . 26,144 753,397
2 . . 1,809 1,088 . . . . 2,897 64,453
9 6 . . . 643 . . . 650 121,073
Released to nature 1 2 2 . . . . . 0 4 245
2 21 6 0 66 . . . . 93 16,176
Angling/Put and take 1 525 93 71 31 . . . . 720 25,857
Dead/discarded/escaped 1 650 125 146 310 912 15 0 . 2,158 .
2 52 150 148 667 . 5 . . 1,021 .
3 1,200 . . 225 . . . . 1,425 ...
9 1 . . . . . . . 1 ...
Other 1 . . . 3 . 0 0 . 4 800
2 . . . 0 . 2 . . 2 ...

* Size code: 1=larger fish and other, 2=juveniles, 3=live eggs, 9=roe/caviar.
** Quantity: Live eggs (3) is in 1000 pcs., the rest is in tonnes
*** Value: is in 1,000 DKK.
Note: '...' means that information is excluded due to rules of statistical dicretion
Note: 0 means less than 0.5 of the digit shown
Note: In 11 % of the reports included in this table a reported weight occurs without a value. This most often appear in intenal transfer and realease to nature. Dead/discarded/escaped are always reported without value and is not included in calculating the 11 % .
Source: The Danish Fishery Agency's Aquaculture register, September 28, 2023.
Similar statistic from last year:
Production on usage, size and type of production, 2021