Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Denmark
Denmark: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Denmark, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Denmark stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Denmark peaked at 1.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2010.
That places Denmark 32nd out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More environment data for Denmark
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 38.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2865 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.5045 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0088 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1091 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.8057 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Denmark?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Denmark was 0.3% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2010.
- How does Denmark rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Denmark ranks 32nd out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.8%. 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 change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.