Forest land — Share in Land area in Denmark
Denmark: Forest land — Share in Land area was 16.01 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Denmark, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 16.01 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Denmark peaked at 16.01 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.29 %, in 1990.
That places Denmark 158th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 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 | 15.37 % | 14.66 % | 15.78 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.92 % | 15.82 % | 16.01 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 155 Madagascar 17.27 % compare
- 156 Argentina 17.09 % compare
- 157 San Marino 16.34 % compare
- 159 Barbados 14.62 % compare
- 160 Azerbaijan 14.56 % compare
- 161 Bermuda 14.44 % compare
More environment data for Denmark
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 20.69 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 493 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 252 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 5.55 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 8.52 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 222 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.07 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 28 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 90.36 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,354 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Denmark?
- Forest land — share in land area in Denmark was 16.01 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 16.01 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.29 % in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Denmark ranks 158th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 — Share in 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.