Planted Forest — Area in Denmark
Denmark: Planted Forest — Area was 430.25 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Denmark, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 430.25 1000 ha for planted forest — area in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Denmark peaked at 450.28 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 384.62 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Denmark 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 402.69 1000 ha | 384.62 1000 ha | 420.76 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 431.41 1000 ha | 424.78 1000 ha | 438.05 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 442.49 1000 ha | 432.02 1000 ha | 450.28 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 428.86 1000 ha | 427.46 1000 ha | 430.25 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 60 Uganda 514.35 1000 ha compare
- 61 Belgium-Luxembourg 439.75 1000 ha compare
- 62 Kazakhstan 430.91 1000 ha compare
- 64 Belgium 427.22 1000 ha compare
- 65 Mauritania 403.66 1000 ha compare
- 66 Rwanda 397.35 1000 ha 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 planted forest — area in Denmark?
- Planted forest — area in Denmark was 430.25 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 450.28 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 384.62 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for planted forest — area?
- Denmark ranks 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Planted Forest — 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.