Denmark vs Malaysia: Grazing land use over the long-term
Denmark
255,475 hectares
in 2025
Malaysia
285,000 hectares
in 2025
Denmark rank
138th
Malaysia rank
136th
Grazing land use over the long-term over time
- Denmark
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 285,000 hectares against 255,475 hectares in Denmark, a difference of 29,525 hectares.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 138th and Malaysia ranks 136th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 37 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.01 million hectares | 10,639 hectares | 1.00 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1100s | 1.51 million hectares | 12,436 hectares | 1.49 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1200s | 1.37 million hectares | 14,161 hectares | 1.35 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1300s | 1.13 million hectares | 15,831 hectares | 1.11 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1400s | 868,629 hectares | 17,457 hectares | 851,172 hectares | Denmark |
| 1500s | 941,015 hectares | 19,045 hectares | 921,970 hectares | Denmark |
| 1600s | 893,967 hectares | 23,424 hectares | 870,543 hectares | Denmark |
| 1700s | 992,722 hectares | 27,672 hectares | 965,050 hectares | Denmark |
| 1710s | 934,437 hectares | 28,192 hectares | 906,245 hectares | Denmark |
| 1720s | 874,169 hectares | 29,603 hectares | 844,566 hectares | Denmark |
| 1730s | 811,560 hectares | 29,615 hectares | 781,945 hectares | Denmark |
| 1740s | 746,465 hectares | 29,984 hectares | 716,481 hectares | Denmark |
| 1750s | 678,709 hectares | 30,197 hectares | 648,512 hectares | Denmark |
| 1760s | 674,210 hectares | 30,418 hectares | 643,792 hectares | Denmark |
| 1770s | 657,542 hectares | 30,663 hectares | 626,879 hectares | Denmark |
| 1780s | 639,539 hectares | 30,939 hectares | 608,600 hectares | Denmark |
| 1790s | 620,203 hectares | 31,236 hectares | 588,967 hectares | Denmark |
| 1800s | 599,534 hectares | 31,547 hectares | 567,987 hectares | Denmark |
| 1810s | 610,629 hectares | 32,610 hectares | 578,019 hectares | Denmark |
| 1820s | 616,636 hectares | 33,639 hectares | 582,997 hectares | Denmark |
| 1830s | 637,849 hectares | 35,730 hectares | 602,119 hectares | Denmark |
| 1840s | 635,395 hectares | 36,126 hectares | 599,269 hectares | Denmark |
| 1850s | 652,680 hectares | 36,941 hectares | 615,739 hectares | Denmark |
| 1860s | 682,785 hectares | 46,935 hectares | 635,850 hectares | Denmark |
| 1870s | 698,108 hectares | 56,517 hectares | 641,591 hectares | Denmark |
| 1880s | 701,164 hectares | 65,768 hectares | 635,396 hectares | Denmark |
| 1890s | 697,632 hectares | 74,751 hectares | 622,881 hectares | Denmark |
| 1900s | 694,766 hectares | 81,985 hectares | 612,781 hectares | Denmark |
| 1910s | 688,726 hectares | 94,311 hectares | 594,415 hectares | Denmark |
| 1920s | 692,435 hectares | 115,573 hectares | 576,862 hectares | Denmark |
| 1930s | 669,170 hectares | 135,612 hectares | 533,558 hectares | Denmark |
| 1940s | 594,630 hectares | 180,278 hectares | 414,352 hectares | Denmark |
| 1950s | 407,473 hectares | 199,371 hectares | 208,102 hectares | Denmark |
| 1960s | 328,400 hectares | 228,000 hectares | 100,400 hectares | Denmark |
| 1970s | 282,700 hectares | 248,000 hectares | 34,700 hectares | Denmark |
| 1980s | 228,600 hectares | 266,900 hectares | 38,300 hectares | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 288,900 hectares | 281,700 hectares | 7,200 hectares | Denmark |
| 2000s | 340,300 hectares | 285,000 hectares | 55,300 hectares | Denmark |
| 2010s | 211,069 hectares | 285,000 hectares | 73,931 hectares | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 239,273 hectares | 285,000 hectares | 45,727 hectares | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long-term, Denmark or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 285,000 hectares against 255,475 hectares in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long-term between Denmark and Malaysia?
- 29,525 hectares, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Malaysia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Malaysia rank globally for grazing land use over the long-term?
- Denmark ranks 138th and Malaysia ranks 136th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.