Cropland
How big is the Danish agricultural area, and how did it develop over time? What crops – e.g. cereals and vegetables – are grown, and how much of it is organic? The statistics on cropland are based on the farm structure survey.
Selected statistics on Cropland
Development in utilised agricultural area
The information comes from the questionnaire, IACS and the livestock register
In 2025 the sample had a size of 6.300 farms, about 20 per cent all farms in Denmark. In addition there are 14,000 smaller farms lower than 30 ha, where the results are exclusively from registers and imputations
The sample is stratified by regions, size and type of farming (e.g. pig farms, cattle farms and plant production).
Development in area with cereals for grain production
The information comes from the questionnaire, IACS and the livestock register
In 2025 the sample had a size of 6.300 farms, about 20 per cent all farms in Denmark. In addition there are 14,000 smaller farms lower than 30 ha, where the results are exclusively from registers and imputations
The sample is stratified by regions, size and type of farming (e.g. pig farms, cattle farms and plant production).
Distribution of crops in Danish agriculture
The information comes from the questionnaire, IACS and the livestock register
In 2025 the sample had a size of 6.300 farms, about 20 per cent all farms in Denmark. In addition there are 14,000 smaller farms lower than 30 ha, where the results are exclusively from registers and imputations
The sample is stratified by regions, size and type of farming (e.g. pig farms, cattle farms and plant production).
Distribution of horticultural crops grown in the open
The information comes from the questionnaire, IACS and the livestock register
In 2025 the sample had a size of 6.300 farms, about 20 per cent all farms in Denmark. In addition there are 14,000 smaller farms lower than 30 ha, where the results are exclusively from registers and imputations
The sample is stratified by regions, size and type of farming (e.g. pig farms, cattle farms and plant production).
Geographical distribution of utilised agricultural area
The information comes from the questionnaire, IACS and the livestock register
In 2025 the sample had a size of 6.300 farms, about 20 per cent all farms in Denmark. In addition there are 14,000 smaller farms lower than 30 ha, where the results are exclusively from registers and imputations
The sample is stratified by regions, size and type of farming (e.g. pig farms, cattle farms and plant production).
Development in organic farming
The information comes from the questionnaire, IACS and the livestock register
In 2025 the sample had a size of 6.300 farms, about 20 per cent all farms in Denmark. In addition there are 14,000 smaller farms lower than 30 ha, where the results are exclusively from registers and imputations
The sample is stratified by regions, size and type of farming (e.g. pig farms, cattle farms and plant production).
On the statistics – documentation, sources and method
See the documentation of statistics to learn more:
The purpose of the survey is to describe the structure of agriculture, e.g. number of farms by size and geography.
The statistics have comparable time series going back to 1982. The agricultural statistics, however, are much older than that with figures for number of farms, livestock, crops etc. going back to around 1900.