Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Denmark
Denmark: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 5.65 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Denmark, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Denmark is 5.65 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Denmark peaked at 9.95 hectares per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.67 hectares per square kilometre, in 2011.
That places Denmark 145th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Denmark, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.57 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8.95 hectares per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 8.3 hectares per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1964 | 8.2 hectares per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 8.12 hectares per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 8.15 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 8.07 hectares per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 7.7 hectares per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 7.45 hectares per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 7.47 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 7.22 hectares per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 7.25 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 7.95 hectares per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 6.92 hectares per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 6.92 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6.65 hectares per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 6.97 hectares per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 6.7 hectares per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 6.6 hectares per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 6.3 hectares per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 6.15 hectares per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 6.08 hectares per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 5.9 hectares per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 5.7 hectares per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 5.5 hectares per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 5.38 hectares per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 5.25 hectares per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 5.42 hectares per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 5.47 hectares per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 5.42 hectares per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 5.3 hectares per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 5.2 hectares per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 4.92 hectares per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 7.92 hectares per square kilometre | +60.9% |
| 1995 | 9.95 hectares per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1996 | 9.62 hectares per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 7.88 hectares per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1998 | 7.45 hectares per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 8.55 hectares per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 8.95 hectares per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 9.4 hectares per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 9.55 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 9.6 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 9.25 hectares per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 9.2 hectares per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 8.93 hectares per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 8.75 hectares per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 6.53 hectares per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 2009 | 4.92 hectares per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2010 | 5 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 4.67 hectares per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 5 hectares per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 4.88 hectares per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 4.83 hectares per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 6.38 hectares per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 2016 | 5.65 hectares per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 5.88 hectares per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 5.33 hectares per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 5.17 hectares per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 5.56 hectares per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 5.85 hectares per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 5.83 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 5.65 hectares per square kilometre | -3.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 5.65 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.66 hectares per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 5.65 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.31 hectares per square kilometre, 37% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +60.9% | 4.92 hectares per square kilometre | 7.92 hectares per square kilometre |
| 2015 | +32.1% | 4.83 hectares per square kilometre | 6.38 hectares per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +25.6% | 7.92 hectares per square kilometre | 9.95 hectares per square kilometre |
| 2008 | -25.4% | 8.75 hectares per square kilometre | 6.53 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.17 hectares per square kilometre | 7.45 hectares per square kilometre | 8.95 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.07 hectares per square kilometre | 6.6 hectares per square kilometre | 7.95 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.71 hectares per square kilometre | 5.25 hectares per square kilometre | 6.3 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.22 hectares per square kilometre | 4.92 hectares per square kilometre | 9.95 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.51 hectares per square kilometre | 4.92 hectares per square kilometre | 9.6 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.28 hectares per square kilometre | 4.67 hectares per square kilometre | 6.38 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.72 hectares per square kilometre | 5.56 hectares per square kilometre | 5.85 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 142 United States Virgin Islands 6.29 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 143 Cape Verde 6.2 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 144 Indonesia 5.81 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 146 Russia 5.62 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 147 Tonga 5.56 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 148 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.13 hectares per square kilometre compare
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 area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Denmark?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Denmark was 5.65 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 9.95 hectares per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.67 hectares per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Denmark rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Denmark ranks 145th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.