Oats — Area harvested in Denmark
Denmark: Oats — Area harvested was 51,910 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oats — Area harvested in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 51,910 ha for oats — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oats — area harvested in Denmark peaked at 242,806 ha in 1967 and was at its lowest, 19,819 ha, in 1987.
That places Denmark 31st out of 79 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.
Oats — Area harvested in Denmark, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 195,284 ha | — |
| 1962 | 164,042 ha | -16.0% |
| 1963 | 185,797 ha | +13.3% |
| 1964 | 210,657 ha | +13.4% |
| 1965 | 203,480 ha | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 233,668 ha | +14.8% |
| 1967 | 242,806 ha | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 218,220 ha | -10.1% |
| 1969 | 204,685 ha | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 184,370 ha | -9.9% |
| 1971 | 185,511 ha | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 162,675 ha | -12.3% |
| 1973 | 129,106 ha | -20.6% |
| 1974 | 121,987 ha | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 111,081 ha | -8.9% |
| 1976 | 97,689 ha | -12.1% |
| 1977 | 77,706 ha | -20.5% |
| 1978 | 60,816 ha | -21.7% |
| 1979 | 38,942 ha | -36.0% |
| 1980 | 40,000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 41,660 ha | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 43,472 ha | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 28,980 ha | -33.3% |
| 1984 | 33,736 ha | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 38,422 ha | +13.9% |
| 1986 | 24,342 ha | -36.6% |
| 1987 | 19,819 ha | -18.6% |
| 1988 | 41,079 ha | +107.3% |
| 1989 | 26,548 ha | -35.4% |
| 1990 | 23,953 ha | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 21,462 ha | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 27,646 ha | +28.8% |
| 1993 | 31,000 ha | +12.1% |
| 1994 | 43,700 ha | +41.0% |
| 1995 | 30,900 ha | -29.3% |
| 1996 | 32,000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 29,500 ha | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 31,466 ha | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 25,784 ha | -18.1% |
| 2000 | 44,531 ha | +72.7% |
| 2001 | 60,136 ha | +35.0% |
| 2002 | 55,230 ha | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 49,499 ha | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 62,000 ha | +25.3% |
| 2005 | 69,200 ha | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 69,400 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 65,500 ha | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 83,700 ha | +27.8% |
| 2009 | 66,900 ha | -20.1% |
| 2010 | 57,000 ha | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 46,800 ha | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 58,400 ha | +24.8% |
| 2013 | 64,400 ha | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 44,200 ha | -31.4% |
| 2015 | 43,900 ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 59,500 ha | +35.5% |
| 2017 | 65,100 ha | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 82,890 ha | +27.3% |
| 2019 | 49,290 ha | -40.5% |
| 2020 | 74,750 ha | +51.7% |
| 2021 | 68,080 ha | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 61,840 ha | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 55,230 ha | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 51,910 ha | -6.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 51,910 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 48,360 ha, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 51,910 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25,510 ha, 2.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 206,515 ha | 164,042 ha | 242,806 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 116,988 ha | 38,942 ha | 185,511 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,806 ha | 19,819 ha | 43,472 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,741 ha | 21,462 ha | 43,700 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 62,610 ha | 44,531 ha | 83,700 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,148 ha | 43,900 ha | 82,890 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,362 ha | 51,910 ha | 74,750 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 oats — area harvested in Denmark?
- Oats — area harvested in Denmark was 51,910 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oats — area harvested recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 242,806 ha in 1967.
- What is the lowest oats — area harvested recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,819 ha in 1987.
- How does Denmark rank for oats — area harvested?
- Denmark ranks 31st out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oats — area harvested rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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 Oats — 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.