Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Denmark
Denmark: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0655 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0655 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
27th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.079 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0654 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Denmark stood at 0.0655 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Denmark peaked at 0.079 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0654 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Denmark 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Denmark, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.079 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0785 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0772 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0767 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0758 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0757 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0756 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0754 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0748 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0744 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0738 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0739 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0746 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0733 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0734 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0733 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0732 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.073 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.073 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0726 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0724 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0722 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0712 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0714 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0708 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0705 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0699 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0697 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0693 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0697 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0693 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0689 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0685 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0673 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0682 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0679 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0672 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0668 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0661 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0662 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0669 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0666 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0664 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0662 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0677 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0678 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0666 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0659 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0657 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0673 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0656 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0657 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0663 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0658 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0656 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0658 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0658 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0656 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0655 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0654 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0656 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0655 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.0655 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.0655 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0765 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0748 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.079 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0736 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0746 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.071 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0693 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0726 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.068 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0661 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0697 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0659 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0678 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0659 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0656 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0673 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0655 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0654 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0656 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 24 Mongolia 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Morocco 0.0672 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Lebanon 0.0661 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Haiti 0.0651 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Malawi 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Palestine 0.0649 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Denmark
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.66 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -0.2742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Denmark?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Denmark was 0.0655 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.079 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0654 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Denmark rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Denmark ranks 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.