Denmark vs Madagascar: Forest land — Share in Land area

Denmark
16.01 %
in 2024
Madagascar
17.27 %
in 2024
Denmark rank
158th
Madagascar rank
155th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Denmark
  • Madagascar
0510152025199020072024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 17.27 % against 16.01 % in Denmark, a difference of 1.26 %.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 158th and Madagascar ranks 155th of 231 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s 13.74 % 23.01 % 9.27 % Madagascar
2000s 14.46 % 21.55 % 7.1 % Madagascar
2010s 15.37 % 19.36 % 4 % Madagascar
2020s 15.92 % 17.69 % 1.78 % Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Denmark or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 17.27 % against 16.01 % in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Denmark and Madagascar?
1.26 %, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Madagascar?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Madagascar rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
Denmark ranks 158th and Madagascar ranks 155th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.