Agricultural land use, per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.4407 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use, per capita in Denmark is 0.4407 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Denmark peaked at 0.6852 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4407 hectares per person, in 2023.
Denmark ranks 90th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Denmark, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6852 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6758 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6592 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.6497 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.6373 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.631 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6252 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6202 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.6114 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6036 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5946 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5922 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5946 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5811 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5805 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5782 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5752 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5723 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5707 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.567 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5656 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5641 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5565 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5585 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5542 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5505 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5457 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5433 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5405 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5423 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5374 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5329 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5279 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5169 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5209 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.516 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5086 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5038 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4968 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4957 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4994 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4957 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4931 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4896 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4995 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4984 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4876 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4857 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4769 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4734 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4829 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4693 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.468 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.47 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4634 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4583 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4564 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4544 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4516 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4493 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.447 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4445 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4407 hectares per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6439 hectares per person | 0.6114 hectares per person | 0.6852 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5843 hectares per person | 0.5707 hectares per person | 0.6036 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5546 hectares per person | 0.5405 hectares per person | 0.567 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5204 hectares per person | 0.4968 hectares per person | 0.5423 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4922 hectares per person | 0.4769 hectares per person | 0.4995 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4648 hectares per person | 0.4516 hectares per person | 0.4829 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4454 hectares per person | 0.4407 hectares per person | 0.4493 hectares per person | 4 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7939 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Denmark?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Denmark was 0.4407 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6852 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4407 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Denmark rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Denmark ranks 90th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.