Denmark vs Southern Asia: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Denmark
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.4 ha/cap against 0.12 ha/cap in Southern Asia, a difference of 0.28 ha/cap.
That makes Denmark's figure about 3.3 times Southern Asia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 30th and Southern Asia ranks 30th of 232 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5756 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 0.2256 ha/cap | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.529 ha/cap | 0.286 ha/cap | 0.243 ha/cap | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.51 ha/cap | 0.225 ha/cap | 0.285 ha/cap | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.465 ha/cap | 0.183 ha/cap | 0.282 ha/cap | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.428 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.278 ha/cap | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.429 ha/cap | 0.128 ha/cap | 0.301 ha/cap | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.406 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.286 ha/cap | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Denmark or Southern Asia?
- Denmark, at 0.4 ha/cap against 0.12 ha/cap in Southern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Denmark and Southern Asia?
- 0.28 ha/cap, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Southern Asia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Southern Asia rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Denmark ranks 30th and Southern Asia ranks 30th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. 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.