Asparagus — Area harvested in Denmark
Denmark: Asparagus — Area harvested was 210 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Asparagus — Area harvested in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asparagus — area harvested in Denmark is 210 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asparagus — area harvested in Denmark peaked at 3,180 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1982.
That places Denmark 28th out of 50 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asparagus — Area harvested in Denmark, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,180 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,550 ha | -19.8% |
| 1963 | 2,550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,359 ha | -46.7% |
| 1966 | 1,086 ha | -20.1% |
| 1967 | 882 ha | -18.8% |
| 1968 | 768 ha | -12.9% |
| 1969 | 729 ha | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 685 ha | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 604 ha | -11.8% |
| 1972 | 508 ha | -15.9% |
| 1973 | 397 ha | -21.9% |
| 1974 | 354 ha | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 304 ha | -14.1% |
| 1976 | 300 ha | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 253 ha | -15.7% |
| 1978 | 220 ha | -13.0% |
| 1979 | 156 ha | -29.1% |
| 1980 | 139 ha | -10.9% |
| 1981 | 111 ha | -20.1% |
| 1982 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 0 ha | — |
| 1984 | 0 ha | — |
| 1985 | 0 ha | — |
| 1986 | 0 ha | — |
| 1987 | 0 ha | — |
| 2004 | 40 ha | — |
| 2005 | 40 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35 ha | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 56 ha | +60.0% |
| 2009 | 62 ha | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 130 ha | +109.7% |
| 2011 | 140 ha | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 105 ha | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 106 ha | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 120 ha | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 120 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 109 ha | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 130 ha | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 200 ha | +53.8% |
| 2019 | 230 ha | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 210 ha | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 210 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 200 ha | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 210 ha | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 210 ha | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 210 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 267 ha, 79% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 210 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 210 ha, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asparagus — Area harvested in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +109.7% | 62 ha | 130 ha |
| 1982 | -100.0% | 111 ha | 0 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,739 ha | 729 ha | 3,180 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 378.1 ha | 156 ha | 685 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.25 ha | 0 ha | 139 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 45.5 ha | 35 ha | 62 ha | 6 |
| 2010s | 139 ha | 105 ha | 230 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 208 ha | 200 ha | 210 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 25 Switzerland 450 ha compare
- 26 New Zealand 324 ha compare
- 27 North Macedonia 302 ha compare
- 28 Croatia 210 ha compare
- 30 Czechia 200 ha compare
- 31 South Africa 197 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Denmark
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 37.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 900.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1115 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asparagus — area harvested in Denmark?
- Asparagus — area harvested in Denmark was 210 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest asparagus — area harvested recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 3,180 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest asparagus — area harvested recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1982.
- How does Denmark rank for asparagus — area harvested?
- Denmark ranks 28th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is asparagus — area harvested rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Asparagus — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.