58,781 food businesses rated under the Danish Smiley system (Smiley-ordningen) by Fødevarestyrelsen. Denmark was the first country to mandate food hygiene ratings in 2001.
58,781
Businesses
260
Cities
98.1%
Happy Smiley
215
Poor Ratings
Smiley distribution
Code 1 — happy98.1%51,102
Code 2 — straight mouth1.5%790
Code 3 — straight mouth0.1%35
Code 4 — sour0.3%180
Source snapshot retrieved: July 22, 2026. Ratings may have changed since retrieval; verify with the linked authority.