Primary Forest — Area in Denmark
Denmark: Primary Forest — Area was 10.53 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in Denmark, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary forest — area in Denmark is 10.53 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Denmark peaked at 23.8 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.53 1000 ha, in 2025.
Denmark ranks 95th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.8 1000 ha | 23.8 1000 ha | 23.8 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.8 1000 ha | 23.8 1000 ha | 23.8 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.08 1000 ha | 14.79 1000 ha | 23.8 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5 1000 ha | 10.53 1000 ha | 14.47 1000 ha | 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 primary forest — area in Denmark?
- Primary forest — area in Denmark was 10.53 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.53 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Denmark rank for primary forest — area?
- Denmark ranks 95th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary 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.