Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Denmark
Denmark: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 430,250 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Denmark stood at 430,250 hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Denmark peaked at 450,280 hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 384,620 hectares, in 1990.
That places Denmark 59th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 402,692 hectares | 384,620 hectares | 420,764 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 431,413 hectares | 424,780 hectares | 438,046 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 442,488 hectares | 432,024 hectares | 450,280 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 428,855 hectares | 427,460 hectares | 430,250 hectares | 6 |
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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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Denmark?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Denmark was 430,250 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 450,280 hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 384,620 hectares in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Denmark ranks 59th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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