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 86th out of 217 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.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.42 % | — |
| 1962 | 1.62 % | +14.1% |
| 1963 | 1.81 % | +11.7% |
| 1964 | 2.12 % | +17.1% |
| 1965 | 2.4 % | +13.2% |
| 1966 | 2.59 % | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 2.78 % | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 2.95 % | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 3.16 % | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 3.36 % | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 3.76 % | +11.9% |
| 1972 | 4.5 % | +19.7% |
| 1973 | 5.25 % | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 6.03 % | +14.9% |
| 1975 | 6.77 % | +12.3% |
| 1976 | 7.54 % | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 11.14 % | +47.7% |
| 1978 | 12.89 % | +15.7% |
| 1979 | 14.01 % | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 14.74 % | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 14.64 % | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 14.75 % | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 15.33 % | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 15.42 % | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 15.68 % | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 15.94 % | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 16.19 % | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 16.42 % | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 16.59 % | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 16.61 % | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 17.04 % | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 17.46 % | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 17.9 % | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 19.59 % | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 20.66 % | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 20.63 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 20.06 % | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 19.46 % | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 19.42 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 19.53 % | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 19.43 % | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 19.62 % | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 19.74 % | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 19.73 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 19.2 % | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 19.08 % | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 18.81 % | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 18.07 % | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 17.85 % | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 17.93 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 17.38 % | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 17.95 % | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 18.04 % | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 13.36 % | -25.9% |
| 2015 | 9.16 % | -31.4% |
| 2016 | 9.09 % | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.68 % | +39.5% |
| 2018 | 12.36 % | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 14.63 % | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 12.47 % | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 12.63 % | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 12.84 % | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 14.86 % | +15.7% |
| 2024 | 20.69 % | +39.2% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 20.69 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.71 %, 1.4× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 20.69 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.73 %, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +47.7% | 7.54 % | 11.14 % |
| 2017 | +39.5% | 9.09 % | 12.68 % |
| 2024 | +39.2% | 14.86 % | 20.69 % |
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
- 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 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 86th out of 217 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.