Arable land use per person in Denmark
Denmark: Arable land use per person was 0.3977 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Denmark is 0.3977 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Denmark peaked at 0.6087 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3977 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Denmark 23rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5723 hectares per person | 0.5474 hectares per person | 0.6087 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5256 hectares per person | 0.5163 hectares per person | 0.5399 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5075 hectares per person | 0.4959 hectares per person | 0.5151 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4635 hectares per person | 0.4311 hectares per person | 0.4982 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.428 hectares per person | 0.4198 hectares per person | 0.4402 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.424 hectares per person | 0.4107 hectares per person | 0.4486 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4016 hectares per person | 0.3977 hectares per person | 0.4066 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More environment data for Denmark
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 38.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2865 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.5045 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0088 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1091 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.8057 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Denmark?
- Arable land use per person in Denmark was 0.3977 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6087 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3977 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Denmark rank for arable land use per person?
- Denmark ranks 23rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.