Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Denmark
Denmark: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0599 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0599 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
6th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0568 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2003
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.0599 1000 ha per square kilometre for cropland — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Denmark peaked at 0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0568 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places Denmark 6th out of 185 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.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Denmark, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0696 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0689 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0685 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0677 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0675 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0675 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0677 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0673 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0669 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0665 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0664 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0665 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0662 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0663 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0664 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0663 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0663 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0661 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0653 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0657 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0654 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0651 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0647 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0643 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0639 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0643 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.064 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0637 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0635 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0575 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0575 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0571 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0568 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0588 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0578 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0609 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0607 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0606 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0615 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0595 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0599 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0605 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0605 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0599 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0596 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0598 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0599 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.0599 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre, 5.5× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.0599 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0185 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0684 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0673 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0665 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0662 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0669 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0653 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0639 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0663 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0575 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0643 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0568 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0609 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0606 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0595 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0598 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0596 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0599 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 3 Bangladesh 0.0677 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 4 Rwanda 0.0674 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Gambia 0.0606 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 7 Ukraine 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 Burundi 0.0579 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Uganda 0.0573 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- 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 cropland — area, per square kilometre in Denmark?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Denmark was 0.0599 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0568 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Denmark rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Denmark ranks 6th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — 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.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — 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
Cropland — 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.