Canada vs Denmark: Land area per crop type
Canada
117,000 hectares
in 2024
Denmark
112,000 hectares
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
Denmark rank
10th
Land area per crop type over time
- Canada
- Denmark
How they compare
Canada currently reports 117,000 hectares against 112,000 hectares in Denmark, a difference of 5,000 hectares.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and Denmark ranks 10th of 66 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 284,678 hectares | 90,345 hectares | 194,332 hectares | Canada |
| 1970s | 306,265 hectares | 58,143 hectares | 248,122 hectares | Canada |
| 1980s | 369,100 hectares | 92,064 hectares | 277,036 hectares | Canada |
| 1990s | 187,860 hectares | 85,198 hectares | 102,662 hectares | Canada |
| 2000s | 127,250 hectares | 38,507 hectares | 88,743 hectares | Canada |
| 2010s | 100,400 hectares | 94,010 hectares | 6,390 hectares | Canada |
| 2020s | 130,646 hectares | 110,640 hectares | 20,006 hectares | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area per crop type, Canada or Denmark?
- Canada, at 117,000 hectares against 112,000 hectares in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area per crop type between Canada and Denmark?
- 5,000 hectares, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Denmark?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Denmark rank globally for land area per crop type?
- Canada ranks 9th and Denmark ranks 10th of 66 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 Land area per crop type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.