Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — Denmark

Arable land share in Denmark in 2023 — 59.13%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 11.05 pp.

2023 59.13% +0.13 pp vs 2022
World rank 2of 206
Period maximum 70.18%1961
Period minimum 56.65%2003

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Denmark, 1961–2023556065707519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 70.18%1963: 68.6%1965: 67.33%1967: 67.13%1969: 66.95%1971: 66.18%1973: 66.33%1975: 66.25%1977: 65.93%1979: 66.05%1981: 65.93%1983: 64.83%1985: 65.03%1987: 64.45%1989: 63.63%1991: 63.7%1993: 63.33%1995: 57.98%1997: 59.13%1999: 57.35%2001: 57.3%2003: 56.65%2005: 58.3%2007: 57.65%2009: 60.78%2011: 62.48%2013: 60.19%2015: 58.79%2017: 59.19%2019: 59.9%2021: 58.93%2023: 59.13%
Change over the period: −11.05 pp Annual average: -0.18 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Denmark 59.13%
World 10.67%
Northern Europe computed 11.16%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Arable land share — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 59.13 +0.13 pp
2022 59 +0.08 pp
2021 58.93 −0.35 pp
2020 59.27 −0.63 pp
2019 59.9 +0.19 pp
2018 59.71 +0.52 pp
2017 59.19 −0.08 pp
2016 59.26 +0.47 pp
2015 58.79 −2.01 pp
2014 60.8 +0.61 pp
2013 60.19 −0.26 pp
2012 60.45 −2.03 pp
2011 62.48 +1.95 pp
2010 60.53 −0.25 pp
2009 60.78 +0.73 pp
2008 60.05 +2.4 pp
2007 57.65 −1.03 pp
2006 58.68 +0.38 pp
2005 58.3 +1.58 pp
2004 56.73 +0.08 pp
2003 56.65 −0.25 pp
2002 56.9 −0.4 pp
2001 57.3 +0.27 pp
2000 57.03 −0.33 pp
1999 57.35 −1.8 pp
1998 59.15 +0.02 pp
1997 59.13 +1.08 pp
1996 58.05 +0.07 pp
1995 57.98 −1.15 pp
1994 59.13 −4.2 pp
1993 63.33 −0.15 pp
1992 63.48 −0.23 pp
1991 63.7 −0.33 pp
1990 64.03 +0.4 pp
1989 63.63 −0.38 pp
1988 64 −0.45 pp
1987 64.45 −0.4 pp
1986 64.85 −0.18 pp
1985 65.03 −0.27 pp
1984 65.3 +0.47 pp
1983 64.83 −0.92 pp
1982 65.75 −0.17 pp
1981 65.93 −0.05 pp
1980 65.98 −0.08 pp
1979 66.05 −0.03 pp
1978 66.08 +0.15 pp
1977 65.93 −0.5 pp
1976 66.43 +0.17 pp
1975 66.25 +0.22 pp
1974 66.03 −0.3 pp
1973 66.33 +0.05 pp
1972 66.28 +0.1 pp
1971 66.18 −0.35 pp
1970 66.53 −0.42 pp
1969 66.95 −0.4 pp
1968 67.35 +0.22 pp
1967 67.13 −0.03 pp
1966 67.15 −0.17 pp
1965 67.33 −0.83 pp
1964 68.15 −0.45 pp
1963 68.6 −0.73 pp
1962 69.33 −0.85 pp
1961 70.18

About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

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