Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Denmark
Denmark: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 222 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 222 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Denmark peaked at 398 1000 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 187 1000 ha, in 2011.
Denmark ranks 154th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 326.78 1000 ha | 298 1000 ha | 358 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 282.7 1000 ha | 264 1000 ha | 318 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 228.6 1000 ha | 210 1000 ha | 252 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 288.9 1000 ha | 197 1000 ha | 398 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 340.3 1000 ha | 197 1000 ha | 384 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 211.07 1000 ha | 187 1000 ha | 255 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 227.48 1000 ha | 222 1000 ha | 234 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 151 Greenland 243.11 1000 ha compare
- 152 Montenegro 229.23 1000 ha compare
- 153 Jamaica 229 1000 ha compare
- 155 Guinea-Bissau 195 1000 ha compare
- 156 Papua New Guinea 190 1000 ha compare
- 157 Norway 176 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Denmark
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 20.69 % (2024)
- 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 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 permanent meadows and pastures — area in Denmark?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Denmark was 222 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 398 1000 ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 187 1000 ha in 2011.
- How does Denmark rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Denmark ranks 154th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area. 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.