Denmark vs Lithuania: Agricultural land use
Denmark
2.62 million hectares
in 2023
Lithuania
2.87 million hectares
in 2023
Denmark rank
108th
Lithuania rank
106th
Agricultural land use over time
- Denmark
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 2.87 million hectares against 2.62 million hectares in Denmark, a difference of 252,000 hectares.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Lithuania ahead.
Denmark ranks 108th and Lithuania ranks 106th of 226 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.70 million hectares | 3.38 million hectares | 671,875 hectares | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 2.67 million hectares | 2.80 million hectares | 135,500 hectares | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 2.64 million hectares | 2.91 million hectares | 271,191 hectares | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 2.62 million hectares | 2.92 million hectares | 295,478 hectares | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use, Denmark or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 2.87 million hectares against 2.62 million hectares in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use between Denmark and Lithuania?
- 252,000 hectares, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Lithuania?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Lithuania rank globally for agricultural land use?
- Denmark ranks 108th and Lithuania ranks 106th 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 use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.