Drained organic soils — Area in Denmark
Denmark: Drained organic soils — Area was 85,378 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drained organic soils — Area in Denmark, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 85,378 ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Denmark peaked at 87,732 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 85,378 ha, in 2022.
That places Denmark 40th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Drained organic soils — Area in Denmark, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 87,632 ha | — |
| 1991 | 87,632 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 87,632 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 87,610 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 87,589 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 87,732 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 87,645 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 87,582 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 87,571 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 86,935 ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 86,918 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 86,986 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 86,874 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 86,812 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 86,687 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 86,701 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86,698 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 86,769 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 86,741 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 86,689 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 86,822 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 86,860 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 86,861 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86,855 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 86,783 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 86,783 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86,545 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 86,501 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 86,354 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 85,995 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 85,875 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 85,820 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 85,378 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 85,378 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 85,378 ha | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 85,378 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 647.64 ha, 131.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 85,378 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,013 ha, 10.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87,556 ha | 86,935 ha | 87,732 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 86,787 ha | 86,687 ha | 86,986 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 86,636 ha | 85,995 ha | 86,861 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,566 ha | 85,378 ha | 85,875 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More climate change data for Denmark
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 184.48 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,374 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,827 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 233.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,637 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,616 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 20.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.1 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Denmark?
- Drained organic soils — area in Denmark was 85,378 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 87,732 ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,378 ha in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Denmark ranks 40th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.