Agricultural land in Denmark

Agricultural land made up 65.1% of the land area of Denmark in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Agricultural land as a share of land area Unit: % of land area Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Denmark, 2024 65.1% % of land area
Change from 2023 −0.4percentage points 2023: 65.5%
European Union, 2023 40.3% Official aggregate Not the same period as Denmark (2024).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 44.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 32nd of 208 See the full ranking

Agricultural land in Denmark over time

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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Agricultural land as a share of land area (% of land area), 2000 to 2024
Period DenmarkEuropean Union
2024 65.1% –
2023 65.5% 40.3%
2022 65.6% 40.7%
2021 65.5% 40.8%
2020 65.5% 40.8%
2019 65.6% 41.4%
2018 65.8% 41.1%
2017 65.8% 41.2%
2016 65.6% 41.2%
2015 65.8% 41.4%
2014 66.3% 41.5%
2013 65.7% 41.9%
2012 65.6% 42.0%
2011 67.3% 42.3%
2010 65.7% 42.5%
2009 65.9% 42.9%
2008 66.7% 43.2%
2007 66.6% 43.0%
2006 67.8% 43.5%
2005 67.7% 43.9%
2004 66.2% 43.9%
2003 66.5% 44.2%
2002 66.6% 44.7%
2001 66.9% 45.3%
2000 66.2% 45.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 65.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 66.3%, the figure has changed by −1.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Denmark has the 32nd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.LND.AGRI.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Denmark
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)