Land use hidden — Forest in Denmark
Denmark: Land use hidden — Forest was 6,313 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in Denmark, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 6,313 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Denmark peaked at 6,313 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,314 Square kilometres, in 1990.
That places Denmark 117th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,314 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 5,355 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 5,395 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 5,435 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 5,475 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 5,515 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 5,555 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 5,596 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 5,636 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 5,676 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 5,716 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 5,731 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 5,746 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5,761 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 5,776 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 5,790 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 5,805 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 5,820 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 5,835 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 5,850 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 5,865 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5,941 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 6,018 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 6,094 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 6,170 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 6,247 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 6,247 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 6,256 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 6,266 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 6,275 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 6,284 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 6,294 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 6,303 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 6,313 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 6,313 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,173 Square kilometres, 2.0× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 6,313 Square kilometres is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21,879 Square kilometres, 29% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,495 Square kilometres | 5,314 Square kilometres | 5,676 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,783 Square kilometres | 5,716 Square kilometres | 5,850 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,138 Square kilometres | 5,865 Square kilometres | 6,275 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,298 Square kilometres | 6,284 Square kilometres | 6,313 Square kilometres | 4 |
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — forest in Denmark?
- Land use hidden — forest in Denmark was 6,313 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 6,313 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,314 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Denmark ranks 117th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata