Denmark vs France: Agricultural land per capita
Denmark
0.4406 hectares per capita
in 2023
France
0.4259 hectares per capita
in 2023
Denmark rank
97th
France rank
98th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Denmark
- France
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.4406 hectares per capita against 0.4259 hectares per capita in France, a difference of 0.0147 hectares per capita.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
Denmark ranks 97th and France ranks 98th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and France in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6439 hectares per capita | 0.6972 hectares per capita | 0.0533 hectares per capita | France |
| 1970s | 0.5843 hectares per capita | 0.6153 hectares per capita | 0.0311 hectares per capita | France |
| 1980s | 0.5546 hectares per capita | 0.5677 hectares per capita | 0.0131 hectares per capita | France |
| 1990s | 0.5204 hectares per capita | 0.5205 hectares per capita | 0.0001 hectares per capita | France |
| 2000s | 0.4921 hectares per capita | 0.4796 hectares per capita | 0.0125 hectares per capita | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.4648 hectares per capita | 0.4446 hectares per capita | 0.0202 hectares per capita | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.4454 hectares per capita | 0.4289 hectares per capita | 0.0165 hectares per capita | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Denmark or France?
- Denmark, at 0.4406 hectares per capita against 0.4259 hectares per capita in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Denmark and France?
- 0.0147 hectares per capita, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and France rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Denmark ranks 97th and France ranks 98th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.