Denmark vs Lithuania: Agricultural area over the long-term
Denmark
2.61 million hectares
in 2025
Lithuania
2.89 million hectares
in 2025
Denmark rank
105th
Lithuania rank
103rd
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Denmark
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 2.89 million hectares against 2.61 million hectares in Denmark, a difference of 277,630 hectares.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 105th and Lithuania ranks 103rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 15 and Lithuania in 25.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.50 million hectares | 508,599 hectares | 994,741 hectares | Denmark |
| 1100s | 2.07 million hectares | 516,908 hectares | 1.55 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1200s | 2.00 million hectares | 523,178 hectares | 1.47 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1300s | 1.82 million hectares | 526,744 hectares | 1.29 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1400s | 1.30 million hectares | 526,684 hectares | 768,356 hectares | Denmark |
| 1500s | 1.58 million hectares | 521,660 hectares | 1.05 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1600s | 1.61 million hectares | 509,597 hectares | 1.10 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1700s | 1.76 million hectares | 486,927 hectares | 1.28 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1710s | 1.71 million hectares | 561,606 hectares | 1.15 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1720s | 1.65 million hectares | 647,468 hectares | 1.01 million hectares | Denmark |
| 1730s | 1.60 million hectares | 746,121 hectares | 849,059 hectares | Denmark |
| 1740s | 1.53 million hectares | 859,386 hectares | 674,494 hectares | Denmark |
| 1750s | 1.47 million hectares | 989,324 hectares | 480,286 hectares | Denmark |
| 1760s | 1.47 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | 330,030 hectares | Denmark |
| 1770s | 1.45 million hectares | 1.31 million hectares | 145,640 hectares | Denmark |
| 1780s | 1.44 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 64,970 hectares | Lithuania |
| 1790s | 1.42 million hectares | 1.73 million hectares | 305,060 hectares | Lithuania |
| 1800s | 1.40 million hectares | 1.98 million hectares | 578,250 hectares | Lithuania |
| 1810s | 1.47 million hectares | 2.27 million hectares | 802,710 hectares | Lithuania |
| 1820s | 1.53 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1830s | 1.63 million hectares | 2.85 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1840s | 1.68 million hectares | 3.19 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1850s | 1.79 million hectares | 3.56 million hectares | 1.77 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1860s | 1.96 million hectares | 3.97 million hectares | 2.02 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1870s | 2.10 million hectares | 4.30 million hectares | 2.20 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1880s | 2.22 million hectares | 4.63 million hectares | 2.42 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1890s | 2.34 million hectares | 4.98 million hectares | 2.64 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1900s | 2.50 million hectares | 5.34 million hectares | 2.83 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1910s | 2.69 million hectares | 5.68 million hectares | 2.99 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 2.96 million hectares | 5.69 million hectares | 2.72 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 3.11 million hectares | 5.63 million hectares | 2.52 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 3.17 million hectares | 5.92 million hectares | 2.75 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 3.11 million hectares | 4.90 million hectares | 1.79 million hectares | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 3.07 million hectares | 3.45 million hectares | 384,562 hectares | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 2.94 million hectares | 3.41 million hectares | 471,590 hectares | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 2.84 million hectares | 3.41 million hectares | 572,604 hectares | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 2.72 million hectares | 3.38 million hectares | 658,552 hectares | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 2.67 million hectares | 2.80 million hectares | 136,035 hectares | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 2.64 million hectares | 2.91 million hectares | 271,681 hectares | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 2.62 million hectares | 2.91 million hectares | 298,218 hectares | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Denmark or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 2.89 million hectares against 2.61 million hectares in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Denmark and Lithuania?
- 277,630 hectares, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Lithuania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Lithuania rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Denmark ranks 105th and Lithuania ranks 103rd 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.