Denmark vs France: Agricultural land use per person
Denmark
0.4391 hectares per person
in 2025
France
0.411 hectares per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
90th
France rank
91st
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Denmark
- France
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.4391 hectares per person against 0.411 hectares per person in France, a difference of 0.0281 hectares per person.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 90th and France ranks 91st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 9 and France in 31.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.76 hectares per person | 3.76 hectares per person | 0.0022 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1100s | 4.43 hectares per person | 4.42 hectares per person | 0.0044 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1200s | 3.73 hectares per person | 3.73 hectares per person | 0.0042 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1300s | 3.03 hectares per person | 3.02 hectares per person | 0.0056 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1400s | 3.24 hectares per person | 3.27 hectares per person | 0.0352 hectares per person | France |
| 1500s | 2.63 hectares per person | 2.63 hectares per person | 0.0075 hectares per person | France |
| 1600s | 2.29 hectares per person | 2.3 hectares per person | 0.0049 hectares per person | France |
| 1700s | 2.2 hectares per person | 2.2 hectares per person | 0.0072 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1710s | 2.1 hectares per person | 2.1 hectares per person | 0.0009 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1720s | 1.99 hectares per person | 1.99 hectares per person | 0.0058 hectares per person | France |
| 1730s | 1.88 hectares per person | 1.89 hectares per person | 0.0132 hectares per person | France |
| 1740s | 1.77 hectares per person | 1.79 hectares per person | 0.021 hectares per person | France |
| 1750s | 1.66 hectares per person | 1.69 hectares per person | 0.0294 hectares per person | France |
| 1760s | 1.6 hectares per person | 1.65 hectares per person | 0.0525 hectares per person | France |
| 1770s | 1.55 hectares per person | 1.61 hectares per person | 0.0612 hectares per person | France |
| 1780s | 1.5 hectares per person | 1.57 hectares per person | 0.0693 hectares per person | France |
| 1790s | 1.45 hectares per person | 1.53 hectares per person | 0.0769 hectares per person | France |
| 1800s | 1.4 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | 0.0841 hectares per person | France |
| 1810s | 1.36 hectares per person | 1.45 hectares per person | 0.0886 hectares per person | France |
| 1820s | 1.32 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | 0.096 hectares per person | France |
| 1830s | 1.28 hectares per person | 1.39 hectares per person | 0.106 hectares per person | France |
| 1840s | 1.24 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | 0.1102 hectares per person | France |
| 1850s | 1.2 hectares per person | 1.31 hectares per person | 0.115 hectares per person | France |
| 1860s | 1.15 hectares per person | 1.26 hectares per person | 0.1092 hectares per person | France |
| 1870s | 1.11 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | 0.1066 hectares per person | France |
| 1880s | 1.07 hectares per person | 1.17 hectares per person | 0.1045 hectares per person | France |
| 1890s | 1.02 hectares per person | 1.12 hectares per person | 0.0998 hectares per person | France |
| 1900s | 0.9769 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | 0.089 hectares per person | France |
| 1910s | 0.9308 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | 0.0833 hectares per person | France |
| 1920s | 0.8804 hectares per person | 0.9612 hectares per person | 0.0808 hectares per person | France |
| 1930s | 0.8043 hectares per person | 0.9051 hectares per person | 0.1008 hectares per person | France |
| 1940s | 0.7469 hectares per person | 0.8684 hectares per person | 0.1215 hectares per person | France |
| 1950s | 0.7033 hectares per person | 0.8061 hectares per person | 0.1029 hectares per person | France |
| 1960s | 0.6475 hectares per person | 0.7022 hectares per person | 0.0547 hectares per person | France |
| 1970s | 0.5847 hectares per person | 0.616 hectares per person | 0.0312 hectares per person | France |
| 1980s | 0.5544 hectares per person | 0.5691 hectares per person | 0.0147 hectares per person | France |
| 1990s | 0.5202 hectares per person | 0.5231 hectares per person | 0.0029 hectares per person | France |
| 2000s | 0.492 hectares per person | 0.484 hectares per person | 0.008 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.4654 hectares per person | 0.4465 hectares per person | 0.0189 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.4453 hectares per person | 0.4194 hectares per person | 0.0259 hectares per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Denmark or France?
- Denmark, at 0.4391 hectares per person against 0.411 hectares per person in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Denmark and France?
- 0.0281 hectares per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and France rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Denmark ranks 90th and France ranks 91st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.