Forest area as share of land area in Denmark
Denmark: Forest area as share of land area was 16.06 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.06
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
145th
of 216 countries
All-time high
16.06
in 2025
All-time low
13.29
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area as share of land area in Denmark, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 16.06 for forest area as share of land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Denmark peaked at 16.06 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.29, in 1990.
Denmark ranks 145th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.74 | 13.29 | 14.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.46 | 14.29 | 14.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.36 | 14.66 | 15.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.94 | 15.82 | 16.06 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 142 Madagascar 17.05 compare
- 143 Argentina 17.03 compare
- 144 San Marino 16.67 compare
- 146 Azerbaijan 14.68 compare
- 147 Barbados 14.65 compare
- 148 Bermuda 14.44 compare
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 forest area as share of land area in Denmark?
- Forest area as share of land area in Denmark was 16.06 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 16.06 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.29 in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Denmark ranks 145th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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