Change of cereal yield vs land used in Denmark
Denmark: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 6.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.1
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
28th
of 186 countries
All-time high
7.24
in 2022
All-time low
3.3
in 1976
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change of cereal yield vs land used in Denmark is 6.1, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Denmark peaked at 7.24 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.3, in 1976.
Denmark ranks 28th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.38 | — |
| 1962 | 3.75 | +10.8% |
| 1963 | 3.51 | -6.5% |
| 1964 | 3.96 | +13.1% |
| 1965 | 3.89 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 3.71 | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 3.76 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 4.03 | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 3.98 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 3.58 | -9.9% |
| 1971 | 4 | +11.6% |
| 1972 | 3.98 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 3.77 | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 4.19 | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 3.64 | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 3.3 | -9.2% |
| 1977 | 4.05 | +22.7% |
| 1978 | 4.06 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 4.16 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 3.89 | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 4.07 | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 4.52 | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 3.76 | -16.9% |
| 1984 | 5.56 | +47.8% |
| 1985 | 4.97 | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 5.05 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 4.79 | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 5.08 | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 5.63 | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 6.12 | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 5.91 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 4.31 | -27.0% |
| 1993 | 5.68 | +31.6% |
| 1994 | 5.53 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 6.29 | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 6.05 | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 6.21 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 6.1 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 5.86 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 6.22 | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 6.13 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 5.76 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 6.1 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 6.01 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 6.15 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 5.78 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 5.68 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 6.02 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 6.78 | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 5.88 | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 5.89 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.31 | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 6.32 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.75 | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 6.88 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 6.22 | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 6.92 | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 4.89 | -29.3% |
| 2019 | 6.93 | +41.7% |
| 2020 | 6.93 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.36 | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 7.24 | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 5.67 | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 6.1 | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.77 | 3.38 | 4.03 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.87 | 3.3 | 4.19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.73 | 3.76 | 5.63 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.81 | 4.31 | 6.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.06 | 5.68 | 6.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3 | 4.89 | 6.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.46 | 5.67 | 7.24 | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.17 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.17 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Denmark?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Denmark was 6.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 7.24 in 2022.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 in 1976.
- How does Denmark rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Denmark ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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