Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land in Denmark
Denmark: Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land was 2,374 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land in Denmark, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 2,374 Hectares for agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Denmark peaked at 2,826 Hectares in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2,374 Hectares, in 2024.
Denmark ranks 28th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,571 Hectares | — |
| 1991 | 2,574 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 2,547 Hectares | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 2,513 Hectares | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 2,518 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 2,509 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 2,810 Hectares | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 2,789 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 2,808 Hectares | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 2,826 Hectares | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 2,483 Hectares | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 2,504 Hectares | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 2,489 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 2,456 Hectares | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 2,480 Hectares | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 2,490 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,485 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2,461 Hectares | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2,464 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,416 Hectares | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 2,453 Hectares | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 2,460 Hectares | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,441 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,432 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2,459 Hectares | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2,378 Hectares | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 2,400 Hectares | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 2,397 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,420 Hectares | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 2,419 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,398 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 2,384 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 2,413 Hectares | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 2,395 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 2,374 Hectares | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,647 Hectares | 2,509 Hectares | 2,826 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,473 Hectares | 2,416 Hectares | 2,504 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,426 Hectares | 2,378 Hectares | 2,460 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,393 Hectares | 2,374 Hectares | 2,413 Hectares | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.696 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.29 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 28,488 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -20.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 17,024 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -33.67 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Denmark?
- Agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Denmark was 2,374 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2,826 Hectares in 1999.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,374 Hectares in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land?
- Denmark ranks 28th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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