How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?

7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs United States: Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure

Denmark

3,727 current US$

in 2023

United States

3,694 current US$

in 2023

Denmark rank

4th

United States rank

6th

Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure over time

Denmark
United States

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 3,727 current US$ against 3,694 current US$ in United States, a difference of 33 current US$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 104 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	United States	Difference	Ahead
2010s	3,010 current US$	2,510 current US$	499.78 current US$	Denmark
2020s	3,453 current US$	3,186 current US$	267.19 current US$	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure, Denmark or United States?: Denmark, at 3,727 current US$ against 3,694 current US$ in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure between Denmark and United States?: 33 current US$, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Denmark and United States rank globally for annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure?: Denmark ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 104 countries.
Where does this data come from?: USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure
Unit: current US$
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 104 places, 727 data points, 2017–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Amount of money spend on food in a given year. This only includes food eaten at home, and does not include alcoholic beverages and tobacco.