Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Denmark
Denmark: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 33.04 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Denmark, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 33.04 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Denmark peaked at 33.04 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.04 %, in 2010.
That places Denmark 227th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.63 % | — |
| 1991 | 27.42 % | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 27.22 % | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 27.01 % | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 26.82 % | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 26.62 % | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 26.43 % | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 26.24 % | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 26.05 % | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 25.87 % | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 25.69 % | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 25.62 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 25.55 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 25.49 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 25.42 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 25.36 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 25.29 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 25.23 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 25.17 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 25.1 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 25.04 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 25.63 % | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 26.21 % | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 26.78 % | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 27.33 % | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 27.87 % | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 28.79 % | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 29.71 % | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 30.63 % | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 31.54 % | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 32.44 % | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 32.56 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 32.68 % | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 32.8 % | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 32.92 % | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 33.04 % | +0.4% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 33.04 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.53 %, 35% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 33.04 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.76 %, 44% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.73 % | 25.87 % | 27.63 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.39 % | 25.1 % | 25.69 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.95 % | 25.04 % | 31.54 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.74 % | 32.44 % | 33.04 % | 6 |
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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Denmark?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Denmark was 33.04 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 33.04 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.04 % in 2010.
- How does Denmark rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Denmark ranks 227th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.