Denmark vs Slovakia: Annual change in forest area
Denmark
1,970 hectares
in 2025
Slovakia
1,854 hectares
in 2025
Denmark rank
48th
Slovakia rank
49th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Denmark
- Slovakia
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1,970 hectares against 1,854 hectares in Slovakia, a difference of 116 hectares.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 48th and Slovakia ranks 49th of 235 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,016 hectares | -107 hectares | 4,123 hectares | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1,728 hectares | 1,474 hectares | 253.91 hectares | Denmark |
| 2010s | 4,615 hectares | 1,307 hectares | 3,309 hectares | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1,923 hectares | 1,861 hectares | 62.67 hectares | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Denmark or Slovakia?
- Denmark, at 1,970 hectares against 1,854 hectares in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Denmark and Slovakia?
- 116 hectares, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Slovakia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Slovakia rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Denmark ranks 48th and Slovakia ranks 49th of 235 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 change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.