Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Denmark

Agricultural land in Denmark in 2023 — 26,210 km². Ranked 107 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 17.1%.

2023 26,210 km² −0.11% vs 2022
World rank 107of 209
Period maximum 31,600 km²1961
Period minimum 26,180 km²2021

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Denmark, 1961–202326,00028,00030,00032,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 31,600 km²1963: 30,880 km²1965: 30,330 km²1967: 30,230 km²1969: 29,910 km²1971: 29,510 km²1973: 29,860 km²1975: 29,370 km²1977: 29,270 km²1979: 29,200 km²1981: 28,970 km²1983: 28,460 km²1985: 28,340 km²1987: 27,980 km²1989: 27,740 km²1991: 27,700 km²1993: 27,390 km²1995: 27,260 km²1997: 26,880 km²1999: 26,440 km²2001: 26,760 km²2003: 26,580 km²2005: 27,070 km²2007: 26,630 km²2009: 26,340 km²2011: 26,900 km²2013: 26,280 km²2015: 26,339 km²2017: 26,313 km²2019: 26,260 km²2021: 26,180 km²2023: 26,210 km²
Change over the period: −5,390 (−17.06%) Average annual rate: -0.3 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Denmark

Denmark 26,210 km²
World 47.92M km²
Northern Europe computed 378,940 km²
High-income countries computed 14.55M km²
Agricultural land — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 26,210 −30 −0.11%
2022 26,240 +60 +0.23%
2021 26,180 −20 −0.08%
2020 26,200 −60 −0.23%
2019 26,260 −65 −0.25%
2018 26,325 +12 +0.05%
2017 26,313 +62 +0.24%
2016 26,251 −88 −0.33%
2015 26,339 −187 −0.71%
2014 26,526 +246 +0.94%
2013 26,280 +40 +0.15%
2012 26,240 −660 −2.45%
2011 26,900 +640 +2.44%
2010 26,260 −80 −0.3%
2009 26,340 −340 −1.27%
2008 26,680 +50 +0.19%
2007 26,630 −470 −1.73%
2006 27,100 +30 +0.11%
2005 27,070 +610 +2.31%
2004 26,460 −120 −0.45%
2003 26,580 −70 −0.26%
2002 26,650 −110 −0.41%
2001 26,760 +290 +1.1%
2000 26,470 +30 +0.11%
1999 26,440 −280 −1.05%
1998 26,720 −160 −0.6%
1997 26,880 −280 −1.03%
1996 27,160 −100 −0.37%
1995 27,260 +350 +1.3%
1994 26,910 −480 −1.75%
1993 27,390 −170 −0.62%
1992 27,560 −140 −0.51%
1991 27,700 −180 −0.65%
1990 27,880 +140 +0.5%
1989 27,740 −130 −0.47%
1988 27,870 −110 −0.39%
1987 27,980 −210 −0.74%
1986 28,190 −150 −0.53%
1985 28,340 −210 −0.74%
1984 28,550 +90 +0.32%
1983 28,460 −410 −1.42%
1982 28,870 −100 −0.35%
1981 28,970 −80 −0.28%
1980 29,050 −150 −0.51%
1979 29,200 −10 −0.03%
1978 29,210 −60 −0.2%
1977 29,270 −60 −0.2%
1976 29,330 −40 −0.14%
1975 29,370 +50 +0.17%
1974 29,320 −540 −1.81%
1973 29,860 +300 +1.01%
1972 29,560 +50 +0.17%
1971 29,510 −240 −0.81%
1970 29,750 −160 −0.53%
1969 29,910 −260 −0.86%
1968 30,170 −60 −0.2%
1967 30,230 −40 −0.13%
1966 30,270 −60 −0.2%
1965 30,330 −350 −1.14%
1964 30,680 −200 −0.65%
1963 30,880 −530 −1.69%
1962 31,410 −190 −0.6%
1961 31,600

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.