Spinach — Area harvested in Denmark
Denmark: Spinach — Area harvested was 150 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spinach — Area harvested in Denmark, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, spinach — area harvested in Denmark stood at 150 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.1% on the previous year and up 257.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spinach — area harvested in Denmark peaked at 430 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1982.
That places Denmark 45th out of 69 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.
Spinach — Area harvested in Denmark, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 210 ha | — |
| 1962 | 315 ha | +50.0% |
| 1963 | 380 ha | +20.6% |
| 1964 | 380 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 267 ha | -29.7% |
| 1966 | 164 ha | -38.6% |
| 1967 | 235 ha | +43.3% |
| 1968 | 144 ha | -38.7% |
| 1969 | 178 ha | +23.6% |
| 1970 | 209 ha | +17.4% |
| 1971 | 103 ha | -50.7% |
| 1972 | 133 ha | +29.1% |
| 1973 | 132 ha | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 150 ha | +13.6% |
| 1975 | 166 ha | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 129 ha | -22.3% |
| 1977 | 159 ha | +23.3% |
| 1978 | 160 ha | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 128 ha | -20.0% |
| 1980 | 150 ha | +17.2% |
| 1981 | 167 ha | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 0 ha | — |
| 1984 | 0 ha | — |
| 1985 | 0 ha | — |
| 1986 | 0 ha | — |
| 1987 | 0 ha | — |
| 2010 | 110 ha | — |
| 2011 | 153 ha | +39.1% |
| 2012 | 45 ha | -70.6% |
| 2013 | 50 ha | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 42 ha | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 50 ha | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 50 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 51 ha | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 260 ha | +409.8% |
| 2019 | 370 ha | +42.3% |
| 2020 | 270 ha | -27.0% |
| 2021 | 280 ha | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 220 ha | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 430 ha | +95.5% |
| 2024 | 150 ha | -65.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 150 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 160 ha, 94% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 150 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 420 ha, 36% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spinach — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +409.8% | 51 ha | 260 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 252.56 ha | 144 ha | 380 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 146.9 ha | 103 ha | 209 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.62 ha | 0 ha | 167 ha | 8 |
| 2010s | 118.1 ha | 42 ha | 370 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 270 ha | 150 ha | 430 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 spinach — area harvested in Denmark?
- Spinach — area harvested in Denmark was 150 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest spinach — area harvested recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 430 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest spinach — area harvested recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1982.
- How does Denmark rank for spinach — area harvested?
- Denmark ranks 45th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spinach — area harvested rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 257.1%. 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 Spinach — 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.