Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Denmark
Denmark: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 493 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 493 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.5% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Denmark peaked at 493 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Denmark 65th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.11 1000 ha | 40 1000 ha | 85 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 200 1000 ha | 90 1000 ha | 372 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 406.4 1000 ha | 388 1000 ha | 424 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 457.5 1000 ha | 427 1000 ha | 481 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 444.3 1000 ha | 435 1000 ha | 449 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 346.55 1000 ha | 218 1000 ha | 439 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 351.2 1000 ha | 299 1000 ha | 493 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 62 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 546.54 1000 ha compare
- 63 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 522 1000 ha compare
- 64 Lao People's Democratic Republic 500.22 1000 ha compare
- 66 Tunisia 443 1000 ha compare
- 67 Malaysia 442 1000 ha compare
- 68 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 420.99 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Denmark
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 20.69 % (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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.4 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Denmark?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Denmark was 493 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 493 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Denmark rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Denmark ranks 65th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.