Denmark vs Gambia: Land use over the long-term
Denmark
255,475 hectares
in 2025
Gambia
187,000 hectares
in 2025
Denmark rank
138th
Gambia rank
141st
Land use over the long-term over time
- Denmark
- Gambia
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 255,475 hectares against 187,000 hectares in Gambia, a difference of 68,475 hectares.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 138th and Gambia ranks 141st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 36 and Gambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.01 million hectares | 24,680 hectares | 989,290 hectares | Denmark |
| 1100s | 1.51 million hectares | 27,207 hectares | 1.48 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1200s | 1.37 million hectares | 29,862 hectares | 1.34 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1300s | 1.13 million hectares | 32,592 hectares | 1.10 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1400s | 868,629 hectares | 35,311 hectares | 833,318 hectares | Denmark |
| 1500s | 941,015 hectares | 37,867 hectares | 903,148 hectares | Denmark |
| 1600s | 893,967 hectares | 40,001 hectares | 853,966 hectares | Denmark |
| 1700s | 992,722 hectares | 41,230 hectares | 951,492 hectares | Denmark |
| 1710s | 934,437 hectares | 61,087 hectares | 873,350 hectares | Denmark |
| 1720s | 874,169 hectares | 79,023 hectares | 795,146 hectares | Denmark |
| 1730s | 811,560 hectares | 96,444 hectares | 715,116 hectares | Denmark |
| 1740s | 746,465 hectares | 113,326 hectares | 633,139 hectares | Denmark |
| 1750s | 678,709 hectares | 129,648 hectares | 549,061 hectares | Denmark |
| 1760s | 674,210 hectares | 145,382 hectares | 528,828 hectares | Denmark |
| 1770s | 657,542 hectares | 160,498 hectares | 497,044 hectares | Denmark |
| 1780s | 639,539 hectares | 174,965 hectares | 464,574 hectares | Denmark |
| 1790s | 620,203 hectares | 188,745 hectares | 431,458 hectares | Denmark |
| 1800s | 599,534 hectares | 201,799 hectares | 397,735 hectares | Denmark |
| 1810s | 610,629 hectares | 214,078 hectares | 396,551 hectares | Denmark |
| 1820s | 616,636 hectares | 225,530 hectares | 391,106 hectares | Denmark |
| 1830s | 637,849 hectares | 236,094 hectares | 401,755 hectares | Denmark |
| 1840s | 635,395 hectares | 245,697 hectares | 389,698 hectares | Denmark |
| 1850s | 652,680 hectares | 254,255 hectares | 398,425 hectares | Denmark |
| 1860s | 682,785 hectares | 262,553 hectares | 420,232 hectares | Denmark |
| 1870s | 698,108 hectares | 270,442 hectares | 427,666 hectares | Denmark |
| 1880s | 701,164 hectares | 286,123 hectares | 415,041 hectares | Denmark |
| 1890s | 697,632 hectares | 301,601 hectares | 396,031 hectares | Denmark |
| 1900s | 694,766 hectares | 310,238 hectares | 384,528 hectares | Denmark |
| 1910s | 688,726 hectares | 317,241 hectares | 371,485 hectares | Denmark |
| 1920s | 692,435 hectares | 318,670 hectares | 373,765 hectares | Denmark |
| 1930s | 669,170 hectares | 346,080 hectares | 323,090 hectares | Denmark |
| 1940s | 594,630 hectares | 366,039 hectares | 228,591 hectares | Denmark |
| 1950s | 407,473 hectares | 364,735 hectares | 42,738 hectares | Denmark |
| 1960s | 328,400 hectares | 400,000 hectares | 71,600 hectares | Gambia |
| 1970s | 282,700 hectares | 400,000 hectares | 117,300 hectares | Gambia |
| 1980s | 228,600 hectares | 398,000 hectares | 169,400 hectares | Gambia |
| 1990s | 288,900 hectares | 366,500 hectares | 77,600 hectares | Gambia |
| 2000s | 340,300 hectares | 209,100 hectares | 131,200 hectares | Denmark |
| 2010s | 211,069 hectares | 187,000 hectares | 24,069 hectares | Denmark |
| 2020s | 239,273 hectares | 187,000 hectares | 52,273 hectares | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Denmark or Gambia?
- Denmark, at 255,475 hectares against 187,000 hectares in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Denmark and Gambia?
- 68,475 hectares, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Gambia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Gambia rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Denmark ranks 138th and Gambia ranks 141st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.