Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Denmark
Denmark: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 20.69 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Denmark stood at 20.69 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.2% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Denmark peaked at 20.69 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.42 %, in 1961.
That places Denmark 79th 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 | 2.32 % | 1.42 % | 3.16 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.53 % | 3.36 % | 14.01 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.57 % | 14.64 % | 16.59 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.88 % | 16.61 % | 20.66 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.11 % | 17.85 % | 19.74 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.26 % | 9.09 % | 18.04 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7 % | 12.47 % | 20.69 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Denmark
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 493 1000 ha (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 — share in cropland in Denmark?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Denmark was 20.69 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 20.69 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 % in 1961.
- How does Denmark rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Denmark ranks 79th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. 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 — Share in Cropland. 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.