Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Denmark
Denmark: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 88.35 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
88.35
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
19th
of 240 countries
All-time high
88.35
in 2025
All-time low
84.11
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Denmark, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 88.35 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Denmark peaked at 88.35 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 84.11, in 2000.
Denmark ranks 19th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.11 | — |
| 2001 | 84.11 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 84.11 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 84.11 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 84.89 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 84.98 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 84.98 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 85.45 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 85.45 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 86.41 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 86.44 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.59 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 87.59 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 87.59 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 87.62 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.62 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.66 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.66 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.66 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.66 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.66 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.31 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 88.31 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.31 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.31 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 88.35 | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 88.35 is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.48, 1.7× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 88.35 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.6, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.86 | 84.11 | 86.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.51 | 86.44 | 87.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.21 | 87.66 | 88.35 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 16 Malta 90.85 compare
- 17 Poland 90.69 compare
- 18 French Southern Territories 90.48 compare
- 20 Greece 87.27 compare
- 21 United Kingdom 86.82 compare
- 22 Sao Tome and Principe 86.27 compare
More environment data for Denmark
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0425 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 6.22 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Denmark?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Denmark was 88.35 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 88.35 in 2025.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.11 in 2000.
- How does Denmark rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Denmark ranks 19th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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