Denmark vs North Korea: Agricultural area over the long-term
Denmark
2.61 million hectares
in 2025
North Korea
2.59 million hectares
in 2025
Denmark rank
105th
North Korea rank
106th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Denmark
- North Korea
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2.61 million hectares against 2.59 million hectares in North Korea, a difference of 18,360 hectares.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 105th and North Korea ranks 106th of 202 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.50 million hectares | 549,519 hectares | 953,821 hectares | Denmark |
| 1100s | 2.07 million hectares | 636,543 hectares | 1.43 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1200s | 2.00 million hectares | 815,841 hectares | 1.18 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1300s | 1.82 million hectares | 585,082 hectares | 1.23 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1400s | 1.30 million hectares | 648,143 hectares | 646,897 hectares | Denmark |
| 1500s | 1.58 million hectares | 696,664 hectares | 878,986 hectares | Denmark |
| 1600s | 1.61 million hectares | 807,721 hectares | 797,709 hectares | Denmark |
| 1700s | 1.76 million hectares | 916,004 hectares | 847,256 hectares | Denmark |
| 1710s | 1.71 million hectares | 994,647 hectares | 714,953 hectares | Denmark |
| 1720s | 1.65 million hectares | 1.03 million hectares | 619,100 hectares | Denmark |
| 1730s | 1.60 million hectares | 1.08 million hectares | 519,500 hectares | Denmark |
| 1740s | 1.53 million hectares | 1.12 million hectares | 416,020 hectares | Denmark |
| 1750s | 1.47 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | 308,520 hectares | Denmark |
| 1760s | 1.47 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | 262,950 hectares | Denmark |
| 1770s | 1.45 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 203,930 hectares | Denmark |
| 1780s | 1.44 million hectares | 1.30 million hectares | 142,350 hectares | Denmark |
| 1790s | 1.42 million hectares | 1.34 million hectares | 78,340 hectares | Denmark |
| 1800s | 1.40 million hectares | 1.39 million hectares | 11,980 hectares | Denmark |
| 1810s | 1.47 million hectares | 1.44 million hectares | 29,240 hectares | Denmark |
| 1820s | 1.53 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | 39,370 hectares | Denmark |
| 1830s | 1.63 million hectares | 1.48 million hectares | 145,960 hectares | Denmark |
| 1840s | 1.68 million hectares | 1.46 million hectares | 220,260 hectares | Denmark |
| 1850s | 1.79 million hectares | 1.43 million hectares | 357,960 hectares | Denmark |
| 1860s | 1.96 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | 548,180 hectares | Denmark |
| 1870s | 2.10 million hectares | 1.38 million hectares | 717,150 hectares | Denmark |
| 1880s | 2.22 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | 872,420 hectares | Denmark |
| 1890s | 2.34 million hectares | 1.32 million hectares | 1.03 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1900s | 2.50 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1910s | 2.69 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 1.43 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1920s | 2.96 million hectares | 1.57 million hectares | 1.39 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1930s | 3.11 million hectares | 1.80 million hectares | 1.32 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1940s | 3.17 million hectares | 2.04 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1950s | 3.11 million hectares | 2.15 million hectares | 961,137 hectares | Denmark |
| 1960s | 3.07 million hectares | 2.23 million hectares | 839,911 hectares | Denmark |
| 1970s | 2.94 million hectares | 2.30 million hectares | 644,700 hectares | Denmark |
| 1980s | 2.84 million hectares | 2.48 million hectares | 360,725 hectares | Denmark |
| 1990s | 2.72 million hectares | 2.54 million hectares | 175,423 hectares | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2.67 million hectares | 2.58 million hectares | 89,617 hectares | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2.64 million hectares | 2.62 million hectares | 14,447 hectares | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2.62 million hectares | 2.59 million hectares | 22,515 hectares | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Denmark or North Korea?
- Denmark, at 2.61 million hectares against 2.59 million hectares in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Denmark and North Korea?
- 18,360 hectares, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and North Korea?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and North Korea rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Denmark ranks 105th and North Korea ranks 106th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.