Poppy seed — Area harvested in Denmark
Denmark: Poppy seed — Area harvested was 200 ha in 1995. ◆ Volatile
Poppy seed — Area harvested in Denmark, 1961–1995
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poppy seed — area harvested in Denmark is 200 ha, measured in 1995.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poppy seed — area harvested in Denmark peaked at 2,791 ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, 5 ha, in 1963.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poppy seed — Area harvested in Denmark, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 241 ha | — |
| 1962 | 36 ha | -85.1% |
| 1963 | 5 ha | -86.1% |
| 1964 | 5 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 138 ha | +2660.0% |
| 1966 | 143 ha | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 70 ha | -51.0% |
| 1968 | 44 ha | -37.1% |
| 1969 | 671 ha | +1425.0% |
| 1970 | 1,718 ha | +156.0% |
| 1971 | 2,551 ha | +48.5% |
| 1972 | 2,713 ha | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 1,604 ha | -40.9% |
| 1974 | 818 ha | -49.0% |
| 1975 | 1,209 ha | +47.8% |
| 1976 | 2,404 ha | +98.8% |
| 1977 | 2,791 ha | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 746 ha | -73.3% |
| 1979 | 157 ha | -79.0% |
| 1980 | 150 ha | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 257 ha | +71.3% |
| 1982 | 1,936 ha | +653.3% |
| 1983 | 2,616 ha | +35.1% |
| 1984 | 2,000 ha | -23.5% |
| 1985 | 750 ha | -62.5% |
| 1986 | 750 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 500 ha | -33.3% |
| 1988 | 400 ha | -20.0% |
| 1989 | 350 ha | -12.5% |
| 1990 | 200 ha | -42.9% |
| 1991 | 65 ha | -67.5% |
| 1992 | 30 ha | -53.8% |
| 1993 | 100 ha | +233.3% |
| 1994 | 220 ha | +120.0% |
| 1995 | 200 ha | -9.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 200 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,144 ha, 6% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 200 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,213 ha, 6% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poppy seed — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +2660.0% | 5 ha | 138 ha |
| 1969 | +1425.0% | 44 ha | 671 ha |
| 1982 | +653.3% | 257 ha | 1,936 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 150.33 ha | 5 ha | 671 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,671 ha | 157 ha | 2,791 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 970.9 ha | 150 ha | 2,616 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 135.83 ha | 30 ha | 220 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 14 Serbia and Montenegro 850 ha
- 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 449 ha compare
- 16 Palestine 222 ha
- 18 North Macedonia 40 ha
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 poppy seed — area harvested in Denmark?
- Poppy seed — area harvested in Denmark was 200 ha in 1995, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poppy seed — area harvested recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2,791 ha in 1977.
- What is the lowest poppy seed — area harvested recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 ha in 1963.
- How does Denmark rank for poppy seed — area harvested?
- Denmark ranks 17th out of 18 countries with data for 1995.
- Is poppy seed — area harvested rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.3%. 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 Poppy seed — 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.