Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Denmark
Denmark: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
2nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0702 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2003
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre for arable land — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Denmark peaked at 0.0702 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places Denmark 2nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Denmark, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0702 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0693 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0686 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0682 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0673 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0672 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0671 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0673 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0669 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0665 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0662 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0663 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0663 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.066 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0663 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0664 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0659 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0661 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.066 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.066 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0659 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0658 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0648 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0653 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0649 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0644 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.064 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0636 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0637 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0635 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0633 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.058 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.058 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0592 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0573 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0573 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0587 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0576 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0605 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0625 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0604 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0588 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0592 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0597 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0599 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0589 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre, 6.8× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.068 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0669 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0702 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0662 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0659 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0665 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0636 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.066 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0605 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0573 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.064 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.058 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0601 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0588 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0625 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0589 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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 arable land — area, per square kilometre in Denmark?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Denmark was 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0702 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Denmark rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Denmark ranks 2nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable 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
Arable 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.