Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Denmark
Denmark: Rape or colza seed — Area harvested was 180,800 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rape or colza seed — area harvested in Denmark stood at 180,800 ha.
The figure is down 14.4% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rape or colza seed — area harvested in Denmark peaked at 281,000 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 11,429 ha, in 1961.
Denmark ranks 22nd of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rape or colza seed — Area harvested in Denmark, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,429 ha | — |
| 1962 | 24,932 ha | +118.1% |
| 1963 | 15,649 ha | -37.2% |
| 1964 | 25,320 ha | +61.8% |
| 1965 | 27,170 ha | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 20,716 ha | -23.8% |
| 1967 | 19,782 ha | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 14,698 ha | -25.7% |
| 1969 | 11,895 ha | -19.1% |
| 1970 | 13,057 ha | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 25,188 ha | +92.9% |
| 1972 | 30,535 ha | +21.2% |
| 1973 | 45,904 ha | +50.3% |
| 1974 | 48,040 ha | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 71,720 ha | +49.3% |
| 1976 | 44,283 ha | -38.3% |
| 1977 | 38,602 ha | -12.8% |
| 1978 | 46,963 ha | +21.7% |
| 1979 | 64,540 ha | +37.4% |
| 1980 | 101,919 ha | +57.9% |
| 1981 | 128,562 ha | +26.1% |
| 1982 | 151,437 ha | +17.8% |
| 1983 | 162,294 ha | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 191,200 ha | +17.8% |
| 1985 | 216,821 ha | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 225,995 ha | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 250,000 ha | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 199,000 ha | -20.4% |
| 1989 | 230,000 ha | +15.6% |
| 1990 | 271,000 ha | +17.8% |
| 1991 | 281,000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 170,000 ha | -39.5% |
| 1993 | 164,000 ha | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 169,580 ha | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 152,073 ha | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 106,000 ha | -30.3% |
| 1997 | 104,000 ha | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 117,278 ha | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 152,000 ha | +29.6% |
| 2000 | 99,318 ha | -34.7% |
| 2001 | 78,875 ha | -20.6% |
| 2002 | 84,100 ha | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 106,600 ha | +26.8% |
| 2004 | 121,800 ha | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 111,700 ha | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 125,400 ha | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 179,200 ha | +42.9% |
| 2008 | 172,100 ha | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 163,100 ha | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 166,500 ha | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 150,500 ha | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 129,100 ha | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 177,200 ha | +37.3% |
| 2014 | 166,100 ha | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 193,200 ha | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 163,200 ha | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 177,600 ha | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 142,600 ha | -19.7% |
| 2019 | 165,500 ha | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 145,900 ha | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 162,400 ha | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 197,900 ha | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 211,200 ha | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 180,800 ha | -14.4% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 180,800 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 62,255 ha, 2.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 180,800 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 48,525 ha, 3.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,066 ha | 11,429 ha | 27,170 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 42,883 ha | 13,057 ha | 71,720 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 185,723 ha | 101,919 ha | 250,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 168,693 ha | 104,000 ha | 281,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 124,219 ha | 78,875 ha | 179,200 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 163,150 ha | 129,100 ha | 193,200 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 179,640 ha | 145,900 ha | 211,200 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 293,231 ha compare
- 20 Brazil 211,800 ha compare
- 21 Ethiopia PDR 186,216 ha compare
- 23 Hungary 172,430 ha compare
- 24 South Africa 165,750 ha compare
- 25 Czechoslovakia 162,969 ha compare
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 rape or colza seed — area harvested in Denmark?
- Rape or colza seed — area harvested in Denmark was 180,800 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rape or colza seed — area harvested recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 281,000 ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest rape or colza seed — area harvested recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,429 ha in 1961.
- How does Denmark rank for rape or colza seed — area harvested?
- Denmark ranks 22nd out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rape or colza seed — area harvested rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 Rape or colza 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.