Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Denmark
Denmark: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 65.13 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Denmark stood at 65.13 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Denmark peaked at 79 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 65.13 %, in 2024.
That places Denmark 32nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.53 % | 74.78 % | 79 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 73.6 % | 73 % | 74.65 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.01 % | 69.35 % | 72.63 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.98 % | 66.1 % | 69.7 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.69 % | 65.85 % | 67.75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.92 % | 65.6 % | 67.25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.44 % | 65.13 % | 65.6 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More environment data for Denmark
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 20.69 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 493 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 252 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 5.55 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 8.52 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 222 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.07 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 28 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 90.36 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,354 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Denmark?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Denmark was 65.13 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 79 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.13 % in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Denmark ranks 32nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.