Denmark vs Ireland: Annual afforestation
Denmark
4,260 hectares per year
in 2020
Ireland
5,660 hectares per year
in 2020
Denmark rank
27th
Ireland rank
26th
Annual afforestation over time
- Denmark
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 5,660 hectares per year against 4,260 hectares per year in Denmark, a difference of 1,400 hectares per year.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ireland ahead.
Denmark ranks 27th and Ireland ranks 26th of 106 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,050 hectares per year | 16,880 hectares per year | 12,830 hectares per year | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1,660 hectares per year | 10,120 hectares per year | 8,460 hectares per year | Ireland |
| 2010s | 4,635 hectares per year | 5,405 hectares per year | 770 hectares per year | Ireland |
| 2020s | 4,260 hectares per year | 5,660 hectares per year | 1,400 hectares per year | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Denmark or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 5,660 hectares per year against 4,260 hectares per year in Denmark as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Denmark and Ireland?
- 1,400 hectares per year, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Denmark ranks 27th and Ireland ranks 26th 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.