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.
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
- 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 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.