Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Denmark
Denmark: Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area was 2,610 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Denmark, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Denmark stood at 2,610 Hectares. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Denmark peaked at 3,007 Hectares in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2,610 Hectares, in 2024.
That places Denmark 32nd out of 43 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 — Total agricultural land area in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,788 Hectares | — |
| 1991 | 2,786 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 2,755 Hectares | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 2,711 Hectares | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 2,713 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 2,722 Hectares | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 3,007 Hectares | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 2,966 Hectares | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 2,976 Hectares | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 2,998 Hectares | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 2,650 Hectares | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 2,689 Hectares | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 2,676 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 2,642 Hectares | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 2,664 Hectares | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2,712 Hectares | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 2,712 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,694 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 2,683 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,639 Hectares | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 2,676 Hectares | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 2,673 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,664 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2,628 Hectares | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2,652 Hectares | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 2,633 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2,625 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2,631 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2,632 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,626 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,620 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,618 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,624 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 2,621 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,610 Hectares | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,842 Hectares | 2,711 Hectares | 3,007 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,676 Hectares | 2,639 Hectares | 2,712 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,644 Hectares | 2,625 Hectares | 2,676 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,619 Hectares | 2,610 Hectares | 2,624 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)
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- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0134 m3 per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Denmark?
- Agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Denmark was 2,610 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 3,007 Hectares in 1996.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,610 Hectares in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area?
- Denmark ranks 32nd out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 — Total agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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