Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Denmark
Denmark: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land was 14.4 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Denmark, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Denmark stood at 14.4 %. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 109.6% on the previous year and up 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Denmark peaked at 14.4 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.54 %, in 2015.
That places Denmark 22nd out of 76 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.62 % | — |
| 2002 | 7.65 % | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 7.58 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 7.71 % | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 9.68 % | +25.6% |
| 2006 | 9.67 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.54 % | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 9.52 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 9.64 % | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 12.15 % | +26.0% |
| 2013 | 9.21 % | -24.2% |
| 2015 | 5.54 % | -39.8% |
| 2016 | 8.3 % | +49.8% |
| 2017 | 8.21 % | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 8.7 % | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 11.65 % | +33.9% |
| 2020 | 9.01 % | -22.7% |
| 2021 | 9.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.22 % | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 6.87 % | -25.5% |
| 2024 | 14.4 % | +109.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.73 % | 7.58 % | 9.68 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.11 % | 5.54 % | 12.15 % | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.7 % | 6.87 % | 14.4 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 19 Spain 15.24 % compare
- 20 Uzbekistan 14.62 % compare
- 21 Tajikistan 14.61 % compare
- 23 Myanmar 13.23 % compare
- 24 Dominican Republic 12.01 % compare
- 25 Kyrgyzstan 9.7 % 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -43.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0008 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.92 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.63 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -37.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Denmark?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Denmark was 14.4 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.54 % in 2015.
- How does Denmark rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land?
- Denmark ranks 22nd out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land. 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.