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

Latest (2024)
20.69 %
Change on year
up 39.2%
World rank
79th
of 201 countries
All-time high
20.69 %
in 2024
All-time low
1.42 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Denmark, 1961–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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

Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,067 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.