Land area per crop type in Denmark
Denmark: Land area per crop type was 112,000 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area per crop type in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area per crop type in Denmark is 112,000 hectares, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area per crop type in Denmark peaked at 182,674 hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 27,300 hectares, in 2005.
That places Denmark 9th out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90,345 hectares | 37,471 hectares | 182,674 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 58,143 hectares | 41,587 hectares | 88,995 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 92,064 hectares | 49,855 hectares | 135,505 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 85,198 hectares | 51,000 hectares | 108,545 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,507 hectares | 27,300 hectares | 65,306 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 94,010 hectares | 52,100 hectares | 146,600 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 110,640 hectares | 108,300 hectares | 115,300 hectares | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Denmark
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 670,272 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 11.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.23 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area per crop type in Denmark?
- Land area per crop type in Denmark was 112,000 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land area per crop type recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 182,674 hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area per crop type recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,300 hectares in 2005.
- How does Denmark rank for land area per crop type?
- Denmark ranks 9th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area per crop type rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land area per crop type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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