Cropland area certified organic — Area in Denmark
Denmark: Cropland area certified organic — Area was 261 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland area certified organic — Area in Denmark, 2013–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland area certified organic — area in Denmark is 261 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and up 92.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area certified organic — area in Denmark peaked at 261 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 128 1000 ha, in 2016.
That places Denmark 12th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Cropland area certified organic — Area in Denmark, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 133 1000 ha | — |
| 2014 | 135.8 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 129.23 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 128 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 134 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 168 1000 ha | +25.4% |
| 2019 | 191 1000 ha | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 209 1000 ha | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 230 1000 ha | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 221 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 227 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 261 1000 ha | +15.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 261 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 108.61 1000 ha, 2.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 261 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.36 1000 ha, 3.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 145.58 1000 ha | 128 1000 ha | 191 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2020s | 229.6 1000 ha | 209 1000 ha | 261 1000 ha | 5 |
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0189 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area certified organic — area in Denmark?
- Cropland area certified organic — area in Denmark was 261 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland area certified organic — area recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 261 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland area certified organic — area recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 128 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Denmark rank for cropland area certified organic — area?
- Denmark ranks 12th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland area certified organic — area rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.2%. 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 Cropland area certified organic — 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.