Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Denmark
Denmark: Fruit Primary — Area harvested was 4,530 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fruit primary — area harvested in Denmark stood at 4,530 ha.
That represents a change of up 13.5% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested in Denmark peaked at 9,688 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 5 ha, in 1981.
That places Denmark 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Denmark, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18 ha | — |
| 1962 | 18 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 25 ha | +38.9% |
| 1964 | 27 ha | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 22 ha | -18.5% |
| 1966 | 22 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 22 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 27 ha | +22.7% |
| 1969 | 27 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 23 ha | -14.8% |
| 1971 | 19 ha | -17.4% |
| 1972 | 18 ha | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 15 ha | -16.7% |
| 1974 | 14 ha | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 13 ha | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 10 ha | -23.1% |
| 1977 | 8 ha | -20.0% |
| 1978 | 8 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 8 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6 ha | -25.0% |
| 1981 | 5 ha | -16.7% |
| 1982 | 5 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6,620 ha | +132300.0% |
| 1986 | 6,495 ha | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 6,495 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6,615 ha | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 6,590 ha | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 6,797 ha | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 8,308 ha | +22.2% |
| 1992 | 9,688 ha | +16.6% |
| 1993 | 9,517 ha | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 8,275 ha | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 7,947 ha | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 8,039 ha | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 7,465 ha | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 7,184 ha | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 7,333 ha | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 7,526 ha | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 7,989 ha | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 7,499 ha | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 6,196 ha | -17.4% |
| 2004 | 6,189 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 6,719 ha | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 6,849 ha | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 6,551 ha | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 6,975 ha | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 6,850 ha | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 6,934 ha | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 7,901 ha | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 6,570 ha | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 6,121 ha | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 5,791 ha | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 5,243 ha | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 5,530 ha | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 4,163 ha | -24.7% |
| 2018 | 4,300 ha | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 4,170 ha | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 4,590 ha | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 4,270 ha | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 4,570 ha | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 3,990 ha | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 4,530 ha | +13.5% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 4,530 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,080 ha, 24% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 4,530 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61,611 ha, 7% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fruit Primary — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +132300.0% | 5 ha | 6,620 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.11 ha | 18 ha | 27 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.6 ha | 8 ha | 23 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,284 ha | 5 ha | 6,620 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,055 ha | 6,797 ha | 9,688 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,934 ha | 6,189 ha | 7,989 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,672 ha | 4,163 ha | 7,901 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,390 ha | 3,990 ha | 4,590 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 151 Sao Tome and Principe 4,868 ha compare
- 152 New Caledonia 4,802 ha compare
- 153 Guadeloupe 4,762 ha compare
- 155 Lesotho 4,212 ha compare
- 156 Kuwait 4,091 ha compare
- 157 Sweden 3,880 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 fruit primary — area harvested in Denmark?
- Fruit primary — area harvested in Denmark was 4,530 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 9,688 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 ha in 1981.
- How does Denmark rank for fruit primary — area harvested?
- Denmark ranks 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — area harvested rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. 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 Fruit Primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.