Agriculture
| In Denmark, fishing is more developed than agriculture. Fishing is a very important sector, it is ranked one in the European Union for the total amount of its catches. It is necessary to point out that 90% of the fish production is intended for the exportation. |
Farmland surface area:
| The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 2,374,000 hectares in Denmark. |
Number of farms:
Crops
Crop |
Yield (in Metric Tons) |
Surface (in hectares) |
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Wheat
|
4,700,000
|
678
|
72,758
|
Barley
|
4,110,000
|
746
|
55,094
|
Potatoes
|
1,502,137
|
38,002
|
395,278
|
Rye
|
400
|
56
|
71,429
|
Oat
|
130
|
45
|
28,889
|
Livestock
Species |
Headcount |
Pigs
|
11,551,000
|
Cattle
|
1,850,000
|
Ovine races
|
142,9
|
Horses
|
40
|
Poultry ( 1000 )
|
21
|
Number of tractors:
Irrigated land (surface area):
Fishing
Yield in metric tons
Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods |
Saltwater fish |
109,923 Tm.
|
1,715,236 Tm.
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Aquacultural yield in metric tons:
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February 2004
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