Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Denmark
Denmark: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 65,400 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 65,400 ha for roots and tubers, total — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Denmark peaked at 72,330 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 29,438 ha, in 1972.
That places Denmark 76th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Denmark, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 72,330 ha | — |
| 1962 | 62,131 ha | -14.1% |
| 1963 | 64,050 ha | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 54,382 ha | -15.1% |
| 1965 | 40,618 ha | -25.3% |
| 1966 | 40,437 ha | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 37,405 ha | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 35,015 ha | -6.4% |
| 1969 | 33,503 ha | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 37,058 ha | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 31,734 ha | -14.4% |
| 1972 | 29,438 ha | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 31,753 ha | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 33,200 ha | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 31,234 ha | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 34,665 ha | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 37,925 ha | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 34,422 ha | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 31,724 ha | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 33,634 ha | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 36,222 ha | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 34,521 ha | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 30,445 ha | -11.8% |
| 1984 | 31,044 ha | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 30,384 ha | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 30,710 ha | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 29,604 ha | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 33,390 ha | +12.8% |
| 1989 | 33,505 ha | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 39,578 ha | +18.1% |
| 1991 | 43,488 ha | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 53,774 ha | +23.7% |
| 1993 | 45,000 ha | -16.3% |
| 1994 | 39,000 ha | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 42,419 ha | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 44,000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 39,000 ha | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 36,000 ha | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 37,980 ha | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 38,724 ha | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 38,210 ha | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 37,693 ha | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 36,100 ha | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 41,000 ha | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 40,000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 38,600 ha | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 42,152 ha | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 40,664 ha | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 38,900 ha | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 38,500 ha | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 41,600 ha | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 39,500 ha | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 39,600 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 40,200 ha | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 42,800 ha | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 46,000 ha | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 49,700 ha | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 52,000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 56,700 ha | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 62,800 ha | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 56,200 ha | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 59,200 ha | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 61,100 ha | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 65,400 ha | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48,875 ha | 33,503 ha | 72,330 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 33,315 ha | 29,438 ha | 37,925 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,346 ha | 29,604 ha | 36,222 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 42,024 ha | 36,000 ha | 53,774 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,204 ha | 36,100 ha | 42,152 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,660 ha | 38,500 ha | 56,700 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,940 ha | 56,200 ha | 65,400 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 73 Afghanistan 66,587 ha compare
- 74 Kyrgyzstan 66,402 ha compare
- 75 Mali 65,829 ha compare
- 77 Tajikistan 63,315 ha compare
- 78 Spain 61,390 ha compare
- 79 Myanmar 54,230 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Denmark?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Denmark was 65,400 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 72,330 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,438 ha in 1972.
- How does Denmark rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
- Denmark ranks 76th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.