Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Denmark

Arable land per capita in Denmark in 2023 — 0.3977 ha/person. Ranked 23 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 34.7%.

2023 0.3977 ha/person −0.53% vs 2022
World rank 23of 206
Period maximum 0.6087 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.3977 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Denmark, 1961–20230.30.40.50.60.719611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.6087 ha/person1963: 0.5858 ha/person1965: 0.5659 ha/person1967: 0.5553 ha/person1969: 0.5474 ha/person1971: 0.5333 ha/person1973: 0.5283 ha/person1975: 0.5237 ha/person1977: 0.5182 ha/person1979: 0.5163 ha/person1981: 0.5149 ha/person1983: 0.507 ha/person1985: 0.5086 ha/person1987: 0.5028 ha/person1989: 0.4959 ha/person1991: 0.4943 ha/person1993: 0.4882 ha/person1995: 0.4431 ha/person1997: 0.4475 ha/person1999: 0.4311 ha/person2001: 0.4277 ha/person2003: 0.4204 ha/person2005: 0.4303 ha/person2007: 0.4222 ha/person2009: 0.4402 ha/person2011: 0.4486 ha/person2013: 0.4288 ha/person2015: 0.4138 ha/person2017: 0.4107 ha/person2019: 0.4121 ha/person2021: 0.4024 ha/person2023: 0.3977 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.211 (−34.66%) Average annual rate: -0.68 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Denmark 0.3977 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Europe & Central Asia 0.359 ha/person
Northern Europe computed 0.1752 ha/person
High-income countries computed 0.3338 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.3977 −0.0021 −0.53%
2022 0.3998 −0.0026 −0.66%
2021 0.4024 −0.0041 −1.02%
2020 0.4066 −0.0055 −1.33%
2019 0.4121 −0.0002 −0.04%
2018 0.4122 +0.0016 +0.39%
2017 0.4107 −0.0032 −0.77%
2016 0.4138 +0.0001 +0.02%
2015 0.4138 −0.0172 −3.98%
2014 0.4309 +0.0022 +0.5%
2013 0.4288 −0.0037 −0.84%
2012 0.4324 −0.0162 −3.6%
2011 0.4486 +0.0122 +2.8%
2010 0.4364 −0.0038 −0.85%
2009 0.4402 +0.0029 +0.67%
2008 0.4372 +0.015 +3.55%
2007 0.4222 −0.0094 −2.18%
2006 0.4317 +0.0013 +0.31%
2005 0.4303 +0.0105 +2.49%
2004 0.4198 −0.0005 −0.13%
2003 0.4204 −0.003 −0.71%
2002 0.4234 −0.0043 −1.01%
2001 0.4277 +0.0005 +0.12%
2000 0.4272 −0.0039 −0.9%
1999 0.4311 −0.015 −3.36%
1998 0.4461 −0.0014 −0.32%
1997 0.4475 +0.0063 +1.43%
1996 0.4412 −0.0019 −0.44%
1995 0.4431 −0.0112 −2.45%
1994 0.4543 −0.0339 −6.95%
1993 0.4882 −0.0028 −0.57%
1992 0.491 −0.0034 −0.68%
1991 0.4943 −0.0038 −0.77%
1990 0.4982 +0.0023 +0.47%
1989 0.4959 −0.0032 −0.65%
1988 0.4991 −0.0038 −0.75%
1987 0.5028 −0.0038 −0.74%
1986 0.5066 −0.002 −0.4%
1985 0.5086 −0.0024 −0.46%
1984 0.511 +0.004 +0.79%
1983 0.507 −0.0069 −1.34%
1982 0.5139 −0.001 −0.19%
1981 0.5149 −0.0002 −0.05%
1980 0.5151 −0.0012 −0.23%
1979 0.5163 −0.0015 −0.28%
1978 0.5178 −0.0004 −0.08%
1977 0.5182 −0.0056 −1.06%
1976 0.5238 +0.0001 +0.01%
1975 0.5237 +0.0003 +0.05%
1974 0.5235 −0.0048 −0.91%
1973 0.5283 −0.0028 −0.53%
1972 0.5311 −0.0022 −0.42%
1971 0.5333 −0.0066 −1.21%
1970 0.5399 −0.0075 −1.38%
1969 0.5474 −0.0063 −1.14%
1968 0.5538 −0.0015 −0.27%
1967 0.5553 −0.0046 −0.82%
1966 0.5599 −0.006 −1.06%
1965 0.5659 −0.0114 −1.98%
1964 0.5773 −0.0085 −1.45%
1963 0.5858 −0.0109 −1.82%
1962 0.5966 −0.012 −1.98%
1961 0.6087

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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