Agricultural water withdrawals in Denmark
Denmark: Agricultural water withdrawals was 164.00 million billion m³ per year in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Agricultural water withdrawals in Denmark, 1970–2010
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion m³ per year.
Analysis
In 2010, agricultural water withdrawals in Denmark stood at 164.00 million billion m³ per year.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water withdrawals in Denmark peaked at 700.00 million billion m³ per year in 1985 and was at its lowest, 117.50 million billion m³ per year, in 2005.
Denmark ranks 24th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 320.00 million billion m³ per year | 180.00 million billion m³ per year | 460.00 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 1980s | 580.00 million billion m³ per year | 460.00 million billion m³ per year | 700.00 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 1990s | 417.00 million billion m³ per year | 369.00 million billion m³ per year | 465.00 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 2000s | 141.35 million billion m³ per year | 117.50 million billion m³ per year | 165.20 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 2010s | 164.00 million billion m³ per year | 164.00 million billion m³ per year | 164.00 million billion m³ per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 21 Hungary 322.00 million billion m³ per year compare
- 22 Germany 210.90 million billion m³ per year compare
- 23 Cyprus 167.60 million billion m³ per year compare
- 25 Sweden 98.00 million billion m³ per year compare
- 26 Austria 77.10 million billion m³ per year compare
- 27 Netherlands 60.20 million billion m³ per year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Denmark
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 670,272 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 11.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.23 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water withdrawals in Denmark?
- Agricultural water withdrawals in Denmark was 164.00 million billion m³ per year in 2010, according to FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water withdrawals recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 700.00 million billion m³ per year in 1985.
- What is the lowest agricultural water withdrawals recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 117.50 million billion m³ per year in 2005.
- How does Denmark rank for agricultural water withdrawals?
- Denmark ranks 24th out of 37 countries with data for 2010.
- Is agricultural water withdrawals rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total agricultural withdrawals, measured in m³ per year. Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.