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Farms and agricultural and horticultural labour

How many agricultural and horticultural farms are there in Denmark? How are they distributed in terms of size, geography and legal form of organisation? How has this developed over time? Learn more about the subject with figures from the farm structure survey.

Selected statistics on Farms and agricultural and horticultural labour

This page shows selected popular statistics on the subject of Farms and agricultural and horticultural labour. In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data and compile your own statistics.

Agricultural and horticultural farms

Here you can see the number of farms in agriculture and horticulture from 1982 to the present. The figures include both part-time and full-time farms. 
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Last update
4.6.2024
Next update
14.5.2025
Source data

The information comes from the questionnaire, IACS and the livestock register

In 2024 the sample had a size of 6.300 farms, about 40 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).

Farms by province

Here you can see the number of farms for each province.
More about the figure
Last update
4.6.2024
Next update
14.5.2025
Source data

The information comes from the questionnaire, IACS and the livestock register

In 2024 the sample had a size of 6.300 farms, about 40 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).

Large farms

Here you can see the number of farms with an area of at least 200 ha. The area may be both owned and under tenancy. It may also include set-aside farmland, but not forest.
More about the figure
Last update
4.6.2024
Next update
14.5.2025
Source data

The information comes from the questionnaire, IACS and the livestock register

In 2024 the sample had a size of 6.300 farms, about 40 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).

People employed in agriculture and horticulture

Here you can see the number of people employed in agriculture and horticulture broken down by types of employment. The ‘manager’ is the manager of a farm that is not a personally owned and run enterprise. This could be a farm owned by a company or run as a national test farm. ‘Family workers’ covers any of the farmer’s children, parents and siblings working at the farm.
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Last update
7.1.2022
Next update
15.1.2025
Source data

The information comes from the questionnaire, IACS and the livestock register

In 2024 the sample had a size of 6.300 farms, about 40 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).

Farms by legal form of organisation

Here you can see the number of farms broken down by sole proprietorships, partnerships, companies and other legal forms of organisation.
More about the figure
Last update
4.6.2024
Next update
14.5.2025
Source data

The information comes from the questionnaire, IACS and the livestock register

In 2024 the sample had a size of 6.300 farms, about 40 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

Gain an overview of the purpose, contents and quality of the statistics. Learn about the data sources of the statistics, the contents of the statistics and how often they are published.

See the documentation of statistics to learn more:

Farm Structure Survey

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.

Need more data on Farms and agricultural and horticultural labour?

You can go on searching on your own in Statbank Denmark. Find further details about agriculture and horticulture, including farms broken down by crop production, cattle and pigs, and number of persons employed by hours of work and geography. 

Contact

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