Denmark vs Yemen: Forest area
Denmark
642,560 hectares
in 2025
Yemen
549,000 hectares
in 2025
Denmark rank
138th
Yemen rank
141st
Forest area over time
- Denmark
- Yemen
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 642,560 hectares against 549,000 hectares in Yemen, a difference of 93,560 hectares.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.
Denmark ranks 138th and Yemen ranks 141st of 235 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 549,512 hectares | 549,000 hectares | 512 hectares | Denmark |
| 2000s | 578,233 hectares | 549,000 hectares | 29,233 hectares | Denmark |
| 2010s | 614,574 hectares | 549,000 hectares | 65,574 hectares | Denmark |
| 2020s | 637,635 hectares | 549,000 hectares | 88,635 hectares | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Denmark or Yemen?
- Denmark, at 642,560 hectares against 549,000 hectares in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Denmark and Yemen?
- 93,560 hectares, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Yemen?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Yemen rank globally for forest area?
- Denmark ranks 138th and Yemen ranks 141st 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.