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 210th out of 222 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.
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
- 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 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 210th out of 222 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.