58,618 food businesses rated under the Danish Smiley system (Smiley-ordningen) by Fødevarestyrelsen. Denmark was the first country to mandate food hygiene ratings in 2001.
58,618
Businesses
259
Cities
97.8%
Happy Smiley
237
Poor Ratings
Smiley distribution
Code 1 — happy97.8%50,891
Code 2 — straight mouth1.7%894
Code 3 — straight mouth0.1%42
Code 4 — sour0.4%195
Source snapshot retrieved: July 26, 2026. Ratings may have changed since retrieval; verify with the linked authority.