Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Denmark

Denmark: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 33.04 % in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
33.04 %
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
210th
of 222 countries
All-time high
33.04 %
in 2025
All-time low
25.04 %
in 2010
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Denmark, 1990–2025

01020301990200720251990: 27.6 %1991: 27.4 %1992: 27.2 %1993: 27 %1994: 26.8 %1995: 26.6 %1996: 26.4 %1997: 26.2 %1998: 26.1 %1999: 25.9 %2000: 25.7 %2001: 25.6 %2002: 25.6 %2003: 25.5 %2004: 25.4 %2005: 25.4 %2006: 25.3 %2007: 25.2 %2008: 25.2 %2009: 25.1 %2010: 25 %2011: 25.6 %2012: 26.2 %2013: 26.8 %2014: 27.3 %2015: 27.9 %2016: 28.8 %2017: 29.7 %2018: 30.6 %2019: 31.5 %2020: 32.4 %2021: 32.6 %2022: 32.7 %2023: 32.8 %2024: 32.9 %2025: 33 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
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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.