Denmark - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Denmark was 26,320 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31,600 in 1961 and a minimum value of 26,240 in 2012.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 31,600
1962 31,410
1963 30,880
1964 30,680
1965 30,330
1966 30,270
1967 30,230
1968 30,170
1969 29,910
1970 29,750
1971 29,510
1972 29,560
1973 29,860
1974 29,320
1975 29,370
1976 29,330
1977 29,270
1978 29,210
1979 29,200
1980 29,050
1981 28,970
1982 28,870
1983 28,460
1984 28,550
1985 28,340
1986 28,190
1987 27,980
1988 27,870
1989 27,740
1990 27,880
1991 27,700
1992 27,560
1993 27,390
1994 26,910
1995 27,260
1996 27,160
1997 26,880
1998 26,720
1999 26,440
2000 26,470
2001 26,760
2002 26,650
2003 26,580
2004 26,460
2005 27,070
2006 27,100
2007 26,630
2008 26,680
2009 26,340
2010 26,260
2011 26,900
2012 26,240
2013 26,280
2014 26,526
2015 26,339
2016 26,256
2017 26,313
2018 26,320

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Denmark was 65.80 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 74.58 in 1961, while its lowest value was 61.89 in 2010.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 74.58
1962 74.13
1963 72.88
1964 72.41
1965 71.58
1966 71.44
1967 71.35
1968 71.21
1969 70.59
1970 70.21
1971 69.65
1972 69.77
1973 70.47
1974 69.20
1975 69.32
1976 69.22
1977 69.08
1978 68.94
1979 68.90
1980 68.55
1981 68.36
1982 68.12
1983 67.15
1984 67.37
1985 66.87
1986 66.52
1987 66.01
1988 65.75
1989 65.44
1990 65.77
1991 65.35
1992 64.95
1993 64.55
1994 63.42
1995 64.25
1996 64.01
1997 63.35
1998 62.97
1999 62.31
2000 62.39
2001 63.07
2002 62.81
2003 62.64
2004 62.36
2005 63.80
2006 63.87
2007 62.76
2008 62.88
2009 62.08
2010 61.89
2011 63.40
2012 65.60
2013 65.70
2014 66.32
2015 65.85
2016 65.64
2017 65.78
2018 65.80

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use