Statistics on Aquaculture in Denmark, 2023
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 1,045 110 67 136 . 133 . . 1,491 44,456
2 65 135 803 863 . 1,880 . . 3,747 87,091
3 12,295 . . 3,170 . . . . 15,465 2,799
Live export 1 1,270 483 857 934 . 2,115 . . 5,659 137,497
2 460 3 714 742 . . . . 1,920 59,424
3 82,153 . . 582 . . . . 82,735 9,995
9 1 . . . . . . . 1 ...
To danish sea farm 1 400 507 298 753 . . . . 1,958 63,285
2 291 873 . 288 . . . . 1,453 52,874
Internal transfer 1 32 4 22 . . . . 0 58 734
2 205 50 85 1,199 . . . 4 1,542 39,656
3 32,144 560 97,134 . . . . . 129,838 .
Consumption 1 763 418 2,195 5,480 8,914 4,106 2 0 21,878 649,030
2 86 . 1,288 1,568 . . . . 2,942 83,997
9 9 1 . . 560 . . . 569 96,132
Released to nature 1 . . . 5 . 5 . 0 10 12
2 20 10 0 53 0 . . . 83 8,704
Angling/Put and take 1 448 86 80 48 . . . . 663 25,949
2 9 . . . . . . . 9 ...
Dead/discarded/escaped 1 396 157 100 307 860 695 . 0 2,515 .
2 94 49 140 407 . 333 . . 1,022 .
3 1,890 . . . . . . . 1,890 ...
Other 1 . . . 0 . 0 1 0 1 565
2 . . . 0 . . . . 0 ...

* 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, October 2, 2024.
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Production on usage, size and type of production, 2022