Annual forest expansion in Denmark
Denmark: Annual forest expansion was 4,260 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual forest expansion in Denmark, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
In 2020, annual forest expansion in Denmark stood at 4,260 hectares per year.
The figure is down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Denmark peaked at 7,900 hectares per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,370 hectares per year, in 2015.
Denmark ranks 50th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual forest expansion in Denmark, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,050 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 1,670 hectares per year | -58.8% |
| 2010 | 7,900 hectares per year | +373.1% |
| 2015 | 1,370 hectares per year | -82.7% |
| 2020 | 4,260 hectares per year | +210.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 4,260 hectares per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,880 hectares per year, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 4,260 hectares per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,130 hectares per year, 83% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,050 hectares per year | 4,050 hectares per year | 4,050 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,670 hectares per year | 1,670 hectares per year | 1,670 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 4,635 hectares per year | 1,370 hectares per year | 7,900 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 4,260 hectares per year | 4,260 hectares per year | 4,260 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More environment data for Denmark
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.696 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.29 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0189 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual forest expansion in Denmark?
- Annual forest expansion in Denmark was 4,260 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual forest expansion recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 7,900 hectares per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,370 hectares per year in 2015.
- How does Denmark rank for annual forest expansion?
- Denmark ranks 50th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).