Forest area in Denmark
Denmark: Forest area was 642,560 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Denmark, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Denmark stood at 642,560 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Denmark peaked at 642,560 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 531,440 hectares, in 1990.
Denmark ranks 138th of 235 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.
Forest area in Denmark, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 531,440 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 535,456 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 539,472 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 543,488 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 547,504 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 551,520 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 555,536 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 559,552 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 563,568 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 567,584 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 571,600 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 573,074 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 574,548 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 576,022 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 577,496 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 578,970 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 580,444 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 581,918 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 583,392 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 584,866 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 586,340 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 593,924 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 601,508 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 609,092 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 616,676 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 624,260 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 625,950 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 627,640 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 629,330 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 631,020 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 632,710 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 634,680 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 636,650 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 638,620 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 640,590 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 642,560 hectares | +0.3% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 642,560 hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 436,060 hectares, 1.5× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 642,560 hectares is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.12 million hectares, 30% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 549,512 hectares | 531,440 hectares | 567,584 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 578,233 hectares | 571,600 hectares | 584,866 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 614,574 hectares | 586,340 hectares | 631,020 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 637,635 hectares | 632,710 hectares | 642,560 hectares | 6 |
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 forest area in Denmark?
- Forest area in Denmark was 642,560 hectares 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 forest area recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 642,560 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 531,440 hectares in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for forest area?
- Denmark ranks 138th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.