Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.2057 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.2057 ha per person for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Denmark peaked at 0.3616 ha per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.2057 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Denmark 21st out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Denmark, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3332 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3318 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3351 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.332 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3356 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3345 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3387 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3464 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3484 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3528 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.354 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.356 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3508 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3435 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3398 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3523 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3579 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3615 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3616 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3545 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.349 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3454 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.332 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3275 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.313 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3082 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2924 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3093 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3043 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3054 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.303 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3117 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2783 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2709 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2779 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2894 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2905 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2885 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2813 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2836 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.287 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2842 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2754 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2758 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2784 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2748 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2652 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2754 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2715 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2719 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2686 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2689 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2571 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2571 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2568 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2569 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2515 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2445 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2362 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2344 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2321 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2214 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2076 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2057 ha per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3373 ha per person | 0.3318 ha per person | 0.3484 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.353 ha per person | 0.3398 ha per person | 0.3616 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3236 ha per person | 0.2924 ha per person | 0.3545 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2897 ha per person | 0.2709 ha per person | 0.3117 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2771 ha per person | 0.2652 ha per person | 0.287 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2569 ha per person | 0.2362 ha per person | 0.2719 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2203 ha per person | 0.2057 ha per person | 0.2344 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Denmark?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Denmark was 0.2057 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3616 ha per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2057 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Denmark ranks 21st out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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 Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.