Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.2057 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.2057 hectares per person for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Denmark peaked at 0.3616 hectares per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.2057 hectares per person, in 2024.
Denmark ranks 23rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Denmark, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3332 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3318 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3351 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.332 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3356 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3345 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3387 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3464 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3484 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3528 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.354 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.356 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3508 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3435 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3398 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3523 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3579 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3615 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3616 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3545 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.349 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3454 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.332 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3275 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.313 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3082 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2924 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3093 hectares per person | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3043 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3054 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.303 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3117 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2783 hectares per person | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2709 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2779 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2894 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2905 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2885 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2813 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2836 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.287 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2842 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2754 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2758 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2784 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2748 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2652 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2754 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2715 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2719 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2686 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2689 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2571 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2571 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2568 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2569 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2515 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2445 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2362 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2344 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2321 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2214 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2076 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2057 hectares per person | -0.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.2057 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0451 hectares per person, 4.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.2057 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0881 hectares per person, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3373 hectares per person | 0.3318 hectares per person | 0.3484 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.353 hectares per person | 0.3398 hectares per person | 0.3616 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3236 hectares per person | 0.2924 hectares per person | 0.3545 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2897 hectares per person | 0.2709 hectares per person | 0.3117 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2771 hectares per person | 0.2652 hectares per person | 0.287 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2569 hectares per person | 0.2362 hectares per person | 0.2719 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2203 hectares per person | 0.2057 hectares per person | 0.2344 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Denmark?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Denmark was 0.2057 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3616 hectares per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2057 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Denmark ranks 23rd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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 Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.