Agricultural land area — Arable land in Denmark
Denmark: Agricultural land area — Arable land was 2,349 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2,349 Hectares
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
27th
of 42 countries
All-time high
2,822 Hectares
in 1999
All-time low
2,349 Hectares
in 2015
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Agricultural land area — Arable land in Denmark, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 2,349 Hectares for agricultural land area — arable land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — arable land in Denmark peaked at 2,822 Hectares in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2,349 Hectares, in 2015.
That places Denmark 27th out of 42 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 land in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,561 Hectares | — |
| 1991 | 2,563 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 2,536 Hectares | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 2,501 Hectares | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 2,510 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 2,502 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 2,803 Hectares | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 2,782 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 2,801 Hectares | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 2,822 Hectares | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 2,468 Hectares | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 2,494 Hectares | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 2,479 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 2,446 Hectares | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 2,470 Hectares | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 2,481 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,476 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2,451 Hectares | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2,453 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,407 Hectares | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 2,446 Hectares | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2,453 Hectares | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,435 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,406 Hectares | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2,429 Hectares | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 2,349 Hectares | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 2,372 Hectares | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 2,369 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,390 Hectares | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2,394 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,369 Hectares | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2,358 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 2,383 Hectares | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 2,366 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 2,349 Hectares | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,638 Hectares | 2,501 Hectares | 2,822 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,462 Hectares | 2,407 Hectares | 2,494 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,404 Hectares | 2,349 Hectares | 2,453 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,365 Hectares | 2,349 Hectares | 2,383 Hectares | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.696 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.29 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -17.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0713 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -10.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0741 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -43.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — arable land in Denmark?
- Agricultural land area — arable land in Denmark was 2,349 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — arable land recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2,822 Hectares in 1999.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — arable land recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,349 Hectares in 2015.
- How does Denmark rank for agricultural land area — arable land?
- Denmark ranks 27th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — arable land rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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