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Cropland per person over the long term in Denmark

Denmark: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.3961 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.3961
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
29th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.22
in 1000
All-time low
0.3961
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025

Cropland per person over the long term in Denmark, 1000–2025

0.40.60.811.2100015122025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cropland per person over the long term in Denmark is 0.3961, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Denmark peaked at 1.22 in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.3961, in 2025.

Denmark ranks 29th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 1.22 1.22 1.22 1
1100s 1.2 1.2 1.2 1
1200s 1.18 1.18 1.18 1
1300s 1.15 1.15 1.15 1
1400s 1.07 1.07 1.07 1
1500s 1.06 1.06 1.06 1
1600s 1.02 1.02 1.02 1
1700s 0.9632 0.9632 0.9632 1
1710s 0.9506 0.9506 0.9506 1
1720s 0.9372 0.9372 0.9372 1
1730s 0.9231 0.9231 0.9231 1
1740s 0.9083 0.9083 0.9083 1
1750s 0.8928 0.8928 0.8928 1
1760s 0.8631 0.8631 0.8631 1
1770s 0.8477 0.8477 0.8477 1
1780s 0.8326 0.8326 0.8326 1
1790s 0.8177 0.8177 0.8177 1
1800s 0.8029 0.8029 0.8029 1
1810s 0.7952 0.7952 0.7952 1
1820s 0.7868 0.7868 0.7868 1
1830s 0.7784 0.7784 0.7784 1
1840s 0.7695 0.7695 0.7695 1
1850s 0.7603 0.7603 0.7603 1
1860s 0.7506 0.7506 0.7506 1
1870s 0.7403 0.7403 0.7403 1
1880s 0.7295 0.7295 0.7295 1
1890s 0.7179 0.7179 0.7179 1
1900s 0.7056 0.7056 0.7056 1
1910s 0.6923 0.6923 0.6923 1
1920s 0.6748 0.6748 0.6748 1
1930s 0.6314 0.6314 0.6314 1
1940s 0.6069 0.6069 0.6069 1
1950s 0.6109 0.609 0.6121 10
1960s 0.5781 0.5495 0.6103 10
1970s 0.5285 0.5196 0.5425 10
1980s 0.5097 0.4974 0.5177 10
1990s 0.465 0.4328 0.4999 10
2000s 0.4291 0.4211 0.4411 10
2010s 0.4282 0.4182 0.4488 10
2020s 0.4046 0.3961 0.4128 6

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 26 Tunisia 0.4181 compare
  2. 27 Romania 0.4071 compare
  3. 28 Mali 0.4003 compare
  4. 30 Finland 0.3916 compare
  5. 31 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.3887 compare
  6. 32 Belize 0.3834 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland per person over the long term in Denmark?
Cropland per person over the long term in Denmark was 0.3961 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 1.22 in 1000.
What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3961 in 2025.
How does Denmark rank for cropland per person over the long term?
Denmark ranks 29th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland per person over the long term
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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