Statistics on Aquaculture in Denmark, 2021
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 1 682 221 336 1,138 . . . . 2,377 58,068
2 545 114 859 429 . . . 3 1,950 69,545
3 102,889 . 15,000 1,200 . . . . 119,089 10,454
Live export 1 2,985 551 745 495 . 2,884 . . 7,660 144,475
2 344 332 595 1,354 . . . . 2,625 68,503
3 180,829 . . 1,995 . . . . 182,824 13,717
To danish sea farm 1 111 299 135 371 . . . . 915 23,485
2 613 545 272 . . . . . 1,431 38,879
Internal transfer 1 4 467 . 16 . 154 . . 641 8,944
2 118 183 3 1,030 . 807 . . 2,141 37,992
3 52,600 2,000 54,900 800 . . . . 110,300 8,737
Consumption 1 774 632 2,272 8,363 8,363 4,072 9 . 24,486 639,197
2 . 0 1,390 2,100 . . . . 3,490 74,467
9 5 0 1 0 661 . . . 667 103,731
Released to nature 1 2 . . 2 . . . . 3 ...
2 13 4 0 46 . . . 0 63 11,830
Angling/Put and take 1 537 167 79 37 . . . . 820 26,367
2 14 0 . . . . . . 14 ...
Dead/discarded/escaped 1 462 318 190 1,289 578 71 . . 2,908 .
2 107 57 142 745 . 40 . . 1,091 .
3 . . . 70 . . . . 70 ...
Other 1 . 0 . . . 1,618 . 0 1,618 626
2 . . . 0 . . . . 0 ...
3 . . . 160 . . . . 160 ...

* 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 10 % 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 10 % .
Source: The Danish Fishery Agency's Aquaculture register, September 28, 2022.
Similar statistic from last year:
Production on usage, size and type of production, 2020