Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0067 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0067 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
116th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0087 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0067 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Denmark stood at 0.0067 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Denmark peaked at 0.0087 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0067 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Denmark 116th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.0067 Square kilometres per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 99% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.0067 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0114 Square kilometres per person, 59% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 113 United Arab Emirates 0.0068 Square kilometres per person compare
- 114 Ghana 0.0067 Square kilometres per person compare
- 115 Indonesia 0.0067 Square kilometres per person compare
- 117 China 0.0067 Square kilometres per person compare
- 118 Togo 0.0066 Square kilometres per person compare
- 119 Kiribati 0.0061 Square kilometres per person 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)
- 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 use hidden — land area, per capita in Denmark?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Denmark was 0.0067 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0087 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0067 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Denmark rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Denmark ranks 116th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.