Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Denmark
Denmark: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.4247 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Denmark, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2017, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Denmark stood at 0.4247. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Denmark peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4247, in 2017.
Denmark ranks 80th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9603 | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.9456 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.8679 | -8.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9304 | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9546 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.9412 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.8734 | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 0.9019 | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.8884 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8503 | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8611 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8797 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7907 | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 0.905 | +14.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9666 | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7601 | -21.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7688 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7479 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7877 | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7411 | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.653 | -11.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7841 | +20.1% |
| 1984 | 0.545 | -30.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5747 | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5661 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6297 | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5707 | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5182 | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4689 | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4968 | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.602 | +21.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5274 | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5478 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4891 | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.49 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.478 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4818 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4933 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4779 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4934 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5146 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4936 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4804 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4973 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5328 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5162 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4962 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.465 | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.522 | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 0.529 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4959 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.493 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4622 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4349 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4796 | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4247 | -11.4% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.4247 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5062, 84% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.4247 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5463, 78% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9306 | 0.8679 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8419 | 0.7479 | 0.9666 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.637 | 0.5182 | 0.7877 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5075 | 0.4689 | 0.602 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4967 | 0.465 | 0.5328 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4802 | 0.4247 | 0.529 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More reference data data for Denmark
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Denmark?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Denmark was 0.4247 in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4247 in 2017.
- How does Denmark rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Denmark ranks 80th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).