Maritime profile: Denmark

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
GDP
Merchandise trade¹
5.854 Millions
394 274 Millions current US$
246 251 Millions current US$
Land area²
GDP growth
Transport services trade³
(o) 40 000 Km²
3.75 %
175 105 Millions current US$
MARITIME KEY FIGURES FOR 2021
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Coast/area ratio²
Ship building⁴
Ship recycling⁴
132.9 m/km²
925 GT
70 441 GT
Fleet - National flag⁵
Fleet - National flag⁵
Fleet - Ownership⁶
24 754 Thousands DWT
717 ships
41 986 Thousands DWT
Container port throughput⁷
Number of seafarers⁸
Number of port calls⁹
921 513 TEU
26 159
106 560
WORLD SHARES FOR 2021
0.07 %0.33 %0.41 %0.56 %0.53 %1.16 %1.48 %1.98 %2.48 % Less than 0.01% of the World total0.46 %0.86 %1.82 %0.12 %0.27 %0.55 %1.96 %0.30 %0.08 %Not available or not separately reported0.07 %0.33 %0.41 %0.56 %0.53 %1.16 %1.48 %1.98 %2.48 % Less than 0.01% of the World total0.46 %0.86 %1.82 %0.12 %0.27 %0.55 %1.96 %0.30 %0.08 %Not available or not separately reported
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+16.1 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
85 121
96 440
95 457
125 945
Merchandise imports
75 581
83 052
85 623
120 307
Merchandise trade balance
9 540
13 388
9 835
5 638
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
4 %4 %71 %71 %5 %5 %20 %20 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
18 10413 81311 4827 1216 99018 10413 81311 4827 1216 990
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TRANSPORT SERVICES
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+37.9 %
Transport services exports growth rate in 2021
Services exports by main category¹⁰
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
61.6
61.8
56.9
63.3
Travel
12.0
9.5
10.4
4.8
Other services
25.7
27.8
31.8
30.7
Total trade in transport services¹⁰
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport services exports
27 003
38 086
36 645
59 144
Transport services imports
18 307
27 573
28 483
38 996
Transport services trade balance
8 696
10 513
8 161
20 149
NATIONAL FLEET
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+6.8 %
Fleet growth rate in 2021
Carrying capacity by type of ship⁵
(Thousands DWT)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Total fleet
9 033.0
13 813.8
16 487.6
24 753.6
Oil tankers
2 858.0
5 269.6
3 238.6
5 630.8
Bulk carriers
82.0
511.8
887.6
461.3
General cargo
388.0
333.5
243.9
342.2
Container ships
5 027.0
6 706.0
10 420.9
16 486.5
Other types of ships
678.0
992.9
1 696.5
1 832.9
Fleet by type of ship⁵
(Number of ships)
39114769810239414965183382150617753791256477338611661778
LINER SHIPPING CONNECTIVITY
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Bilateral connectivity index - Top 10 partners in Q1 2021¹¹
Can only take values between 0 (minimum) and 1 (maximum)
0.3850.3830.3820.3660.3640.3640.3640.3640.2810.2720.3850.3830.3820.3660.3640.3640.3640.3640.2810.272
Liner shipping connectivity index¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China
45.845.746.146.646.546.446.346.747.547.647.747.247.046.647.547.247.146.644.244.244.344.743.143.542.942.742.743.343.043.644.043.543.743.939.039.138.737.937.738.638.238.838.326.225.625.525.825.725.625.125.326.828.125.925.423.922.721.722.329.529.823.623.322.9
PORT CALLS AND PERFORMANCE
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Port calls, time spent in ports, vessel age and size in 2021⁹
 
Number of arrivals
Median time
in port (days)
Avg age
of vessels
Avg size (GT)
of vessels
Avg cargo
carrying
capacity (DWT)
per vessel
Avg container
carrying
capacity (TEU)
per container ship
Maximum size (GT) of vessels
All ships
106 560
0.75
20
9 563
7 275
1 932
214 286
Liquid bulk carriers
2 834
0.69
17
8 234
13 066
..
93 759
Liquefied petroleum gas carriers
46
1.10
11
3 717
4 140
..
5 452
Liquefied natural gas carriers
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Dry bulk carriers
863
0.83
11
8 186
13 298
..
66 786
Dry breakbulk carriers
8 536
0.85
24
3 186
4 313
..
49 091
Roll-on/ roll-off ships
1 097
..
20
22 242
10 745
..
65 148
Container ships
1 205
0.51
15
21 530
..
1 932
214 286
Passenger ships
91 979
..
20
9 904
..
..
125 572
Port liner shipping connectivity index - Top 5 ports in 2021¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China, Hong Kong SAR
3.33.83.82.52.53.73.43.43.54.74.74.54.35.55.45.45.35.25.55.75.14.83.43.03.64.73.84.97.25.34.84.74.95.05.34.94.65.94.55.55.55.45.05.15.15.15.14.75.44.74.25.14.74.03.84.15.15.14.03.13.33.83.63.63.63.73.22.92.95.05.35.75.45.95.35.65.15.17.98.08.08.15.65.74.24.03.23.22.84.03.34.56.54.14.23.43.73.93.94.13.73.53.42.92.92.83.64.03.73.03.23.24.23.83.12.92.94.32.92.52.12.12.21.91.61.61.62.32.32.22.32.32.25.45.45.45.65.65.52.72.62.62.63.03.03.03.02.32.32.32.32.32.32.32.92.92.92.42.02.02.82.42.42.52.52.53.23.23.13.12.82.92.72.72.32.32.81.51.51.51.51.51.52.22.22.23.13.13.12.643.943.743.744.244.344.844.944.945.145.344.644.444.544.544.944.344.344.242.142.042.042.340.841.641.241.141.040.740.840.841.140.841.741.135.836.236.336.236.036.936.036.436.524.523.823.723.823.423.522.822.923.424.723.323.221.119.819.220.127.027.021.220.920.3
Source: Detailed data sources are available in the documentation of the corresponding tables in the Data Center (http://stats.unctad.org/data_center). A link to these tables is provided in each section of the profile.
Notes:
1
Sum of exports and imports.
2
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
Coastline length based on data calculated in 2000 from the World Vector Shoreline database at 1:250,000 scale.
3
Sum of exports and imports. Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 2009 (BPM6, 2009).
4
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 100 GT and above. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
5
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 100 GT and above, on 1 January. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
6
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 1000 GT and above, on 1 January. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
7
UNCTAD Secretariat, derived from various sources including Dynamar B.V. Publications, terminal operators and port authorities. Refers to year 2020.
8
Refers to year 2021. Source: BIMCO-ICS Manpower Report 2015 and BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report, 2021 edition.
9
UNCTAD Secretariat, based on data provided by MarineTraffic (http://marinetraffic.com). Ships of 1000 GT and above.
10
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 2009 (BPM6, 2009).
11
UNCTAD Secretariat, generated from data provided by MDS Transmodal (https://www.mdst.co.uk).
o
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
LNG:
Liquefied natural gas
LPG:
Liquefied petroleum gas
GDP:
Gross domestic product
GT:
Gross tons
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
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Generation date: 20 October 2022