Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita was 0.392 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Denmark, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Denmark is 0.392 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Denmark peaked at 0.6107 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.392 hectares per person, in 2025.
Denmark ranks 29th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Denmark, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6085 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6107 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.5986 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5882 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.5801 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5689 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5628 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5582 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.5567 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5503 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5428 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5362 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5339 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5311 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5261 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5255 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5256 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5202 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5196 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5189 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5177 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5175 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5165 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5102 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5138 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.511 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5084 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5046 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5009 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4977 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4961 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4926 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4898 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4559 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4447 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4428 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4489 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4475 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4325 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4286 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4291 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4246 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4218 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.421 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4315 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4327 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4234 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.438 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4411 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4372 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4492 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4334 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4332 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4357 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4185 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4188 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4156 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4176 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.416 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4111 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.407 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.405 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3992 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3956 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.392 hectares per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5783 hectares per person | 0.5503 hectares per person | 0.6107 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.528 hectares per person | 0.5189 hectares per person | 0.5428 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5098 hectares per person | 0.4977 hectares per person | 0.5177 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4651 hectares per person | 0.4325 hectares per person | 0.5 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4292 hectares per person | 0.421 hectares per person | 0.4411 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4275 hectares per person | 0.4156 hectares per person | 0.4492 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4016 hectares per person | 0.392 hectares per person | 0.4111 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Denmark
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.3929 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0976 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4345 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Denmark?
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Denmark was 0.392 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6107 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.392 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Denmark rank for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
- Denmark ranks 29th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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 Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland extent over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland extent over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.