What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Azerbaijan and Denmark?

19,520 hectares, with Azerbaijan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Denmark?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan vs Denmark: Cropland extent over the long-term

Azerbaijan

2.37 million hectares

in 2025

Denmark

2.36 million hectares

in 2025

Azerbaijan rank

82nd

Denmark rank

84th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Azerbaijan
Denmark

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 2.37 million hectares against 2.36 million hectares in Denmark, a difference of 19,520 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Denmark ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 82nd and Denmark ranks 84th of 202 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1000s	97,741 hectares	489,367 hectares	391,626 hectares	Denmark
1100s	147,051 hectares	561,371 hectares	414,320 hectares	Denmark
1200s	196,652 hectares	630,143 hectares	433,491 hectares	Denmark
1300s	246,539 hectares	688,157 hectares	441,618 hectares	Denmark
1400s	197,807 hectares	426,415 hectares	228,608 hectares	Denmark
1500s	247,975 hectares	634,631 hectares	386,656 hectares	Denmark
1600s	298,425 hectares	711,466 hectares	413,041 hectares	Denmark
1700s	349,153 hectares	770,533 hectares	421,380 hectares	Denmark
1710s	230,053 hectares	775,164 hectares	545,111 hectares	Denmark
1720s	249,294 hectares	779,531 hectares	530,237 hectares	Denmark
1730s	270,145 hectares	783,619 hectares	513,474 hectares	Denmark
1740s	292,740 hectares	787,413 hectares	494,673 hectares	Denmark
1750s	317,224 hectares	790,897 hectares	473,673 hectares	Denmark
1760s	343,756 hectares	794,074 hectares	450,318 hectares	Denmark
1770s	372,507 hectares	796,876 hectares	424,369 hectares	Denmark
1780s	403,663 hectares	799,303 hectares	395,640 hectares	Denmark
1790s	437,425 hectares	801,341 hectares	363,916 hectares	Denmark
1800s	474,010 hectares	802,938 hectares	328,928 hectares	Denmark
1810s	513,655 hectares	856,782 hectares	343,127 hectares	Denmark
1820s	556,615 hectares	908,762 hectares	352,147 hectares	Denmark
1830s	603,169 hectares	990,857 hectares	387,688 hectares	Denmark
1840s	653,616 hectares	1.04 million hectares	390,644 hectares	Denmark
1850s	708,282 hectares	1.14 million hectares	431,388 hectares	Denmark
1860s	767,519 hectares	1.27 million hectares	505,441 hectares	Denmark
1870s	831,712 hectares	1.40 million hectares	565,988 hectares	Denmark
1880s	901,272 hectares	1.52 million hectares	616,718 hectares	Denmark
1890s	976,650 hectares	1.65 million hectares	670,220 hectares	Denmark
1900s	1.06 million hectares	1.81 million hectares	748,620 hectares	Denmark
1910s	1.15 million hectares	2.00 million hectares	852,640 hectares	Denmark
1920s	1.24 million hectares	2.27 million hectares	1.03 million hectares	Denmark
1930s	1.35 million hectares	2.45 million hectares	1.10 million hectares	Denmark
1940s	1.46 million hectares	2.58 million hectares	1.12 million hectares	Denmark
1950s	1.79 million hectares	2.70 million hectares	913,433 hectares	Denmark
1960s	2.08 million hectares	2.74 million hectares	662,245 hectares	Denmark
1970s	2.04 million hectares	2.66 million hectares	620,318 hectares	Denmark
1980s	2.03 million hectares	2.61 million hectares	578,446 hectares	Denmark
1990s	2.04 million hectares	2.43 million hectares	393,637 hectares	Denmark
2000s	2.07 million hectares	2.33 million hectares	255,495 hectares	Denmark
2010s	2.21 million hectares	2.43 million hectares	212,110 hectares	Denmark
2020s	2.37 million hectares	2.38 million hectares	10,727 hectares	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Azerbaijan or Denmark?: Azerbaijan, at 2.37 million hectares against 2.36 million hectares in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Azerbaijan and Denmark?: 19,520 hectares, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Denmark?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and Denmark rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Azerbaijan ranks 82nd and Denmark ranks 84th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.