Forest land — Area in Denmark
Denmark: Forest land — Area was 642.56 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Denmark, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Denmark stood at 642.56 1000 ha. 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 land — area in Denmark peaked at 642.56 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 531.44 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Denmark 143rd out of 231 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 | 549.51 1000 ha | 531.44 1000 ha | 567.58 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 578.23 1000 ha | 571.6 1000 ha | 584.87 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 614.57 1000 ha | 586.34 1000 ha | 631.02 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 637.63 1000 ha | 632.71 1000 ha | 642.56 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More environment data for Denmark
- Standard Deviation 0.696 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.29 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 509,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 513,830 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 17,453 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 4,730 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 248,479 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 153,799 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 442,797 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 425,964 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Denmark?
- Forest land — area in Denmark was 642.56 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 642.56 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 531.44 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for forest land — area?
- Denmark ranks 143rd out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.