Denmark vs IDA total: Arable land

Denmark
0.3977 hectares per person
in 2023
IDA total
0.1589 hectares per person
in 2023
Denmark rank
23rd
IDA total rank
24th

Arable land over time

  • Denmark
  • IDA total
0.20.30.40.50.6196119922023

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.3977 hectares per person against 0.1589 hectares per person in IDA total, a difference of 0.2388 hectares per person.

That makes Denmark's figure about 2.5 times IDA total's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 23rd and IDA total ranks 24th of 206 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark IDA total Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5723 hectares per person 0.4343 hectares per person 0.138 hectares per person Denmark
1970s 0.5256 hectares per person 0.3488 hectares per person 0.1768 hectares per person Denmark
1980s 0.5075 hectares per person 0.2799 hectares per person 0.2276 hectares per person Denmark
1990s 0.4635 hectares per person 0.2301 hectares per person 0.2334 hectares per person Denmark
2000s 0.428 hectares per person 0.1942 hectares per person 0.2338 hectares per person Denmark
2010s 0.424 hectares per person 0.1801 hectares per person 0.2439 hectares per person Denmark
2020s 0.4016 hectares per person 0.1632 hectares per person 0.2385 hectares per person Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Denmark or IDA total?
Denmark, at 0.3977 hectares per person against 0.1589 hectares per person in IDA total as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Denmark and IDA total?
0.2388 hectares per person, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and IDA total?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Denmark and IDA total rank globally for arable land?
Denmark ranks 23rd and IDA total ranks 24th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.