Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Denmark
Denmark: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 178,356 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Denmark, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Denmark is 178,356 ha, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Denmark peaked at 281,183 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 20,177 ha, in 1970.
That places Denmark 83rd out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Denmark, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25,305 ha | — |
| 1962 | 40,887 ha | +61.6% |
| 1963 | 23,292 ha | -43.0% |
| 1964 | 29,505 ha | +26.7% |
| 1965 | 34,097 ha | +15.6% |
| 1966 | 30,131 ha | -11.6% |
| 1967 | 30,760 ha | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 26,611 ha | -13.5% |
| 1969 | 22,165 ha | -16.7% |
| 1970 | 20,177 ha | -9.0% |
| 1971 | 31,631 ha | +56.8% |
| 1972 | 35,834 ha | +13.3% |
| 1973 | 54,897 ha | +53.2% |
| 1974 | 65,025 ha | +18.4% |
| 1975 | 74,961 ha | +15.3% |
| 1976 | 47,478 ha | -36.7% |
| 1977 | 43,687 ha | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 50,084 ha | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 65,283 ha | +30.3% |
| 1980 | 102,528 ha | +57.1% |
| 1981 | 129,277 ha | +26.1% |
| 1982 | 153,774 ha | +18.9% |
| 1983 | 165,457 ha | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 193,420 ha | +16.9% |
| 1985 | 218,240 ha | +12.8% |
| 1986 | 226,835 ha | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 250,791 ha | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 199,490 ha | -20.5% |
| 1989 | 230,420 ha | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 271,304 ha | +17.7% |
| 1991 | 281,183 ha | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 170,630 ha | -39.3% |
| 1993 | 164,452 ha | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 170,697 ha | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 153,623 ha | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 109,558 ha | -28.7% |
| 1997 | 107,480 ha | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 121,171 ha | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 162,707 ha | +34.3% |
| 2000 | 104,362 ha | -35.9% |
| 2001 | 80,319 ha | -23.0% |
| 2002 | 84,344 ha | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 106,737 ha | +26.5% |
| 2004 | 121,943 ha | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 111,724 ha | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 125,545 ha | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 179,326 ha | +42.8% |
| 2008 | 172,662 ha | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 163,779 ha | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 167,135 ha | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 151,134 ha | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 129,732 ha | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 177,810 ha | +37.1% |
| 2014 | 166,869 ha | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 193,864 ha | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 163,949 ha | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 178,356 ha | +8.8% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 178,356 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 52,034 ha, 3.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 178,356 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 167,052 ha, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,195 ha | 22,165 ha | 40,887 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 48,906 ha | 20,177 ha | 74,961 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 187,023 ha | 102,528 ha | 250,791 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 171,280 ha | 107,480 ha | 281,183 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 125,074 ha | 80,319 ha | 179,326 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 166,106 ha | 129,732 ha | 193,864 ha | 8 |
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- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 37.33 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Denmark?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Denmark was 178,356 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 281,183 ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,177 ha in 1970.
- How does Denmark rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Denmark ranks 83rd out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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.