Denmark vs Western Asia: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Denmark
- Western Asia
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.4 ha/cap against 0.15 ha/cap in Western Asia, a difference of 0.25 ha/cap.
That makes Denmark's figure about 2.7 times Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Asia ahead.
Denmark ranks 30th and Western Asia ranks 28th of 232 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and Western Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5756 ha/cap | 0.6522 ha/cap | 0.0767 ha/cap | Western Asia |
| 1970s | 0.529 ha/cap | 0.52 ha/cap | 0.009 ha/cap | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.51 ha/cap | 0.394 ha/cap | 0.116 ha/cap | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.465 ha/cap | 0.298 ha/cap | 0.167 ha/cap | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.428 ha/cap | 0.225 ha/cap | 0.203 ha/cap | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.429 ha/cap | 0.171 ha/cap | 0.258 ha/cap | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.406 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.256 ha/cap | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Denmark or Western Asia?
- Denmark, at 0.4 ha/cap against 0.15 ha/cap in Western Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Denmark and Western Asia?
- 0.25 ha/cap, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Western Asia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Western Asia rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Denmark ranks 30th and Western Asia ranks 28th 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.