Denmark vs Germany: Annual afforestation
Denmark
4,260 hectares per year
in 2020
Germany
6,000 hectares per year
in 2020
Denmark rank
27th
Germany rank
25th
Annual afforestation over time
- Denmark
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 6,000 hectares per year against 4,260 hectares per year in Denmark, a difference of 1,740 hectares per year.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times Denmark's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 27th and Germany ranks 25th of 106 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,050 hectares per year | 8,000 hectares per year | 3,950 hectares per year | Germany |
| 2000s | 1,660 hectares per year | 9,000 hectares per year | 7,340 hectares per year | Germany |
| 2010s | 4,635 hectares per year | 7,380 hectares per year | 2,745 hectares per year | Germany |
| 2020s | 4,260 hectares per year | 6,000 hectares per year | 1,740 hectares per year | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Denmark or Germany?
- Germany, at 6,000 hectares per year against 4,260 hectares per year in Denmark as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Denmark and Germany?
- 1,740 hectares per year, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Denmark ranks 27th and Germany ranks 25th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.