Statistics on Aquaculture in Denmark, 2024
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 1 643 28 34 127 . 288 . . 1,119 27,598
2 134 104 177 1,092 . . . . 1,507 65,296
3 32,903 . 48,000 1,040 . . . . 81,943 8,748
Live export 1 2,092 423 882 659 . 2,002 . . 6,058 145,970
2 303 9 592 408 . . . . 1,312 42,653
3 13,060 . . 685 . . . . 13,745 3,760
To danish sea farm 1 458 310 102 1,006 . . . . 1,875 62,627
2 275 805 81 513 . . . . 1,675 60,917
Internal transfer 1 296 5 19 818 . 34 . . 1,171 25,504
2 156 140 187 1,427 . 700 . 5 2,615 75,022
3 32,262 . 105,008 3,050 . . . . 140,320 500
Consumption 1 780 325 2,256 7,500 9,512 3,879 8 0 24,259 811,002
2 64 32 38 3,764 . 60 . . 3,959 99,911
9 38 . 0 . 626 . . . 665 139,602
Released to nature 1 . 2 . 0 . . . . 2 91
2 7 6 0 37 . . . . 50 7,200
Angling/Put and take 1 576 95 49 30 . . . . 751 29,837
2 9 . 1 33 . . . . 43 1,456
Dead/discarded/escaped 1 548 153 126 759 765 564 15 . 2,930 .
2 26 27 131 571 . 35 . 0 791 .
3 1,500 . . . . . . . 1,500 ...
Other 1 . . 0 . . 0 3 . 4 42
2 . . . . . 6 . . 6 ...

* 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 Agricultural and Fisheries Agency's Aquaculture register, November 14, 2025.
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Production on usage, size and type of production, 2023