Mixed grain — Area harvested in Denmark
Denmark: Mixed grain — Area harvested was 5,840 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mixed grain — Area harvested in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 5,840 ha for mixed grain — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 34.5% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mixed grain — area harvested in Denmark peaked at 253,817 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 3,000 ha, in 1986.
That places Denmark 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mixed grain — Area harvested in Denmark, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 253,817 ha | — |
| 1962 | 220,600 ha | -13.1% |
| 1963 | 195,134 ha | -11.5% |
| 1964 | 186,195 ha | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 137,931 ha | -25.9% |
| 1966 | 119,489 ha | -13.4% |
| 1967 | 97,227 ha | -18.6% |
| 1968 | 78,033 ha | -19.7% |
| 1969 | 58,113 ha | -25.5% |
| 1970 | 44,469 ha | -23.5% |
| 1971 | 38,595 ha | -13.2% |
| 1972 | 31,000 ha | -19.7% |
| 1973 | 23,337 ha | -24.7% |
| 1974 | 17,892 ha | -23.3% |
| 1975 | 14,082 ha | -21.3% |
| 1976 | 12,388 ha | -12.0% |
| 1977 | 10,839 ha | -12.5% |
| 1978 | 8,147 ha | -24.8% |
| 1979 | 5,357 ha | -34.2% |
| 1980 | 4,469 ha | -16.6% |
| 1981 | 4,453 ha | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 3,896 ha | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 3,173 ha | -18.6% |
| 1984 | 3,736 ha | +17.7% |
| 1985 | 4,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 3,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 1987 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3,741 ha | +24.7% |
| 1991 | 3,176 ha | -15.1% |
| 1992 | 3,207 ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 9,200 ha | +186.9% |
| 2009 | 11,600 ha | +26.1% |
| 2010 | 14,500 ha | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 5,000 ha | -65.5% |
| 2012 | 7,900 ha | +58.0% |
| 2013 | 8,860 ha | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 8,071 ha | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 6,000 ha | -25.7% |
| 2016 | 6,475 ha | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 6,969 ha | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 6,890 ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 7,160 ha | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 8,370 ha | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 10,600 ha | +26.6% |
| 2022 | 10,610 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 8,910 ha | -16.0% |
| 2024 | 5,840 ha | -34.5% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 5,840 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 910 ha, 6.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 5,840 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 587 ha, 9.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mixed grain — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +186.9% | 3,207 ha | 9,200 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 149,615 ha | 58,113 ha | 253,817 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,611 ha | 5,357 ha | 44,469 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,573 ha | 3,000 ha | 4,469 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,375 ha | 3,176 ha | 3,741 ha | 3 |
| 2000s | 10,400 ha | 9,200 ha | 11,600 ha | 2 |
| 2010s | 7,782 ha | 5,000 ha | 14,500 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,866 ha | 5,840 ha | 10,610 ha | 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 mixed grain — area harvested in Denmark?
- Mixed grain — area harvested in Denmark was 5,840 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mixed grain — area harvested recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 253,817 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest mixed grain — area harvested recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 ha in 1986.
- How does Denmark rank for mixed grain — area harvested?
- Denmark ranks 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mixed grain — area harvested rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. 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 Mixed grain — 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.