Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Denmark is 0 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Denmark peaked at 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2011.
Denmark ranks 133rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Denmark, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +60.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +24.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -18.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -25.9% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -24.9% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | +31.2% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 40% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 19% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +60.4% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person |
| 2015 | +31.2% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
| 2008 | -25.9% | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More environment data for Denmark
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- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -0.2742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Denmark?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Denmark was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2011.
- How does Denmark rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita?
- Denmark ranks 133rd out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.