Agriculture — Area in Denmark
Denmark: Agriculture — Area was 2,605 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area in Denmark is 2,605 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Denmark peaked at 3,160 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2,605 1000 ha, in 2024.
Denmark ranks 115th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,061 1000 ha | 2,991 1000 ha | 3,160 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,944 1000 ha | 2,920 1000 ha | 2,986 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,840 1000 ha | 2,774 1000 ha | 2,905 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,719 1000 ha | 2,644 1000 ha | 2,788 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,667 1000 ha | 2,634 1000 ha | 2,710 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,637 1000 ha | 2,624 1000 ha | 2,690 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,618 1000 ha | 2,605 1000 ha | 2,624 1000 ha | 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 agriculture — area in Denmark?
- Agriculture — area in Denmark was 2,605 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 3,160 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,605 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for agriculture — area?
- Denmark ranks 115th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — 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 Agriculture — 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.