Denmark vs India: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre

Denmark
0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
India
0.0518 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
2nd
India rank
5th

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Denmark
  • India
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0518 1000 ha per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 2nd and India ranks 5th of 184 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark India Difference Ahead
1960s 0.068 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0532 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre Denmark
1970s 0.0662 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0544 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre Denmark
1980s 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0549 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre Denmark
1990s 0.0605 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0546 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre Denmark
2000s 0.058 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0536 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre Denmark
2010s 0.0601 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0527 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre Denmark
2020s 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0519 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Denmark or India?
Denmark, at 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0518 1000 ha per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Denmark and India?
0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Denmark and India rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
Denmark ranks 2nd and India ranks 5th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,763 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.