Denmark vs Spain: Land area per crop type
Denmark
112,000 hectares
in 2024
Spain
97,260 hectares
in 2024
Denmark rank
9th
Spain rank
10th
Land area per crop type over time
- Denmark
- Spain
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 112,000 hectares against 97,260 hectares in Spain, a difference of 14,740 hectares.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Denmark ranks 9th and Spain ranks 10th of 65 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90,345 hectares | 411,988 hectares | 321,643 hectares | Spain |
| 1970s | 58,143 hectares | 253,857 hectares | 195,714 hectares | Spain |
| 1980s | 92,064 hectares | 219,546 hectares | 127,482 hectares | Spain |
| 1990s | 85,198 hectares | 161,882 hectares | 76,684 hectares | Spain |
| 2000s | 38,507 hectares | 104,598 hectares | 66,091 hectares | Spain |
| 2010s | 94,010 hectares | 148,912 hectares | 54,902 hectares | Spain |
| 2020s | 110,640 hectares | 107,336 hectares | 3,304 hectares | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area per crop type, Denmark or Spain?
- Denmark, at 112,000 hectares against 97,260 hectares in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area per crop type between Denmark and Spain?
- 14,740 hectares, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Spain rank globally for land area per crop type?
- Denmark ranks 9th and Spain ranks 10th of 65 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.