Denmark vs Northern America: Cropland — Share in Land area
Cropland — Share in Land area over time
- Denmark
- Northern America
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 59.58 % against 10.52 % in Northern America, a difference of 49.06 %.
That makes Denmark's figure about 5.7 times Northern America's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 6th and Northern America ranks 8th of 213 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.36 % | 11.85 % | 56.5 % | Denmark |
| 1970s | 66.53 % | 12.37 % | 54.16 % | Denmark |
| 1980s | 65.29 % | 12.49 % | 52.81 % | Denmark |
| 1990s | 60.75 % | 12.15 % | 48.6 % | Denmark |
| 2000s | 58.18 % | 11.33 % | 46.85 % | Denmark |
| 2010s | 60.65 % | 10.66 % | 49.99 % | Denmark |
| 2020s | 59.76 % | 10.54 % | 49.21 % | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Denmark or Northern America?
- Denmark, at 59.58 % against 10.52 % in Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Denmark and Northern America?
- 49.06 %, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Northern America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Northern America rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
- Denmark ranks 6th and Northern America ranks 8th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — 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.