Denmark vs Ireland: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Denmark
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 65.15 % against 65.13 % in Denmark, a difference of 0.02 %.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 30th and Ireland ranks 28th of 220 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.53 % | 68.24 % | 8.28 % | Denmark |
| 1970s | 73.6 % | 70.38 % | 3.22 % | Denmark |
| 1980s | 71.01 % | 70.44 % | 0.564 % | Denmark |
| 1990s | 67.98 % | 63.93 % | 4.05 % | Denmark |
| 2000s | 66.69 % | 63.75 % | 2.94 % | Denmark |
| 2010s | 65.92 % | 65.35 % | 0.574 % | Denmark |
| 2020s | 65.44 % | 63.51 % | 1.93 % | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Denmark or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 65.15 % against 65.13 % in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Denmark and Ireland?
- 0.02 %, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Denmark ranks 30th and Ireland ranks 28th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.